Will BMW Buy Volvo From Ford by 12/31/08

Settled as No

No one, including BMW has bought Volvo as of 12/31/08.

In fact this comment was made in early December:

"Dec 1, 2008 ... Ford said it would take several months to come to a decision on Volvo"
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/ford-considers-sale-of-volvo-unit/

Background:

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/05/ford_may_sell_v.html

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history, %

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Settled

Yes

94%

Activity: H$27,429

Settled as No on Fri 2nd Jan 6:52am PST

Suspend date: Tue 30th Dec 2008 8pm PST Settlement date: Fri 2nd Jan 6:52am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 30th Dec 2008 8pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Tue 1st Apr 2008 12pm PDT by

rootehound Level 8, Super-Pro (H$6,171)

Suspended Tue 30th Dec 2008 8pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Fri 2nd Jan 12:22am PST by

andrewpmk Level 13, Psychic (H$67,200)

: No - can't find any such news on Google News, Wikipedia

Settlement requested Fri 2nd Jan 6:19am PST by

nikolausi Level 6, Player (H$2,939)

: volvo is not bought by bmw at all, thx

Settled as 'No' Fri 2nd Jan 6:52am PST by

bayoubear [Admin]

: No one, including BMW has bought Volvo as of 12/31/08.

In fact this comment was made in early December:

"Dec 1, 2008 ... Ford said it would take several months to come to a decision on Volvo"
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/ford-considers-sale-of-volvo-unit/

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