There is a lot of rabble-rousing surrounding the German carmaker BMW AG. While
Reuters
speculates that BMW's controlling shareholders, the Quandt family, may
sell their stake after 47 years,
AutoBlog
translates a German blog's speculation that BMW may be ready for another
acquisition — namely Volvo. Based on the Quandt family's strong-worded denial,
perhaps the AutoBlog speculation is the more likely of the two rumors. Plus,
Ford Motor Co.'s plan to sell Jaguar and Land Rover adds a little more
credence to AutoBlog's speculation. However, considering BMW's disastrous
acquisition of Rover, the Munich company may be shy of another acquisition.
—Matthew Wurtzel
See
Quandt story from Reuters
See
acquisition story from AutoBlog
See
related Volvo story from Dealscape
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