3月28日，中国浙江吉利控股集团有限公司与美国福特汽车公司在瑞典哥德堡正式签署协议，吉利以18亿美元收购沃尔沃100%股权。我们在第一时间收到了福特汽车的官方声明，声明中福特主席及CEO谈及此次收购，祝愿吉利未来取得成功，而沃尔沃CEO Stephen Odell则期待着与吉利展开合作，详情如下。
    福特汽车公司今日宣布与浙江吉利控股集团有限公司就出售沃尔沃汽车公司达成最后的协定。
    此次交易预计将在2010年第三季度完成，受通常截止因素的影响，包括相关管理部分的许可。
    沃尔沃汽车及相关资产(主要是知识产权)的购价为18亿美元，其中2亿美元以支票的形式支付，其余则用现金支付。由于通常购买价调整与退休金赤字、债务、现金和流动资金有关，现金部分会有所变动，付给福特的现金可能会大幅削减。
    “沃尔沃是有着出众产品线的知名品牌。此次签约将为沃尔沃继续在吉利管理下开展业务提供坚实的基础，”福特主席及CEOAlan Mulally说道?！巴?，沃尔沃的出售让我们进一步关注于在全球范围内建立福特品牌，秉承“一个福特”的理念，服务我们的用户，在世界范围内继续提供最好的汽车和卡车”。
    交易完成后福特将继续与沃尔沃汽车在几个不同领域展开合作，保证平衡的过渡，但对沃尔沃汽车业务不再保留任何话语权。
    福特将继续向沃尔沃汽车供应传动系、冲压件及其它汽车零部件，只是供应期限有所不同。
    作为交易的一部分，福特还要在过渡期内提供工程支持、信息技术、共用零部件供应及其它规定的服务，保证平衡的脱离流程。
    福特已就知识产权使用与吉利达成协定；这些协定让沃尔沃和福特都能开展各自商务计划，提供避免误用的相应防范措施。这些协定也能让沃尔沃汽车授权第三方(包括吉利)使用沃尔沃汽车所用的某些福特知识产权部分。
    “沃尔沃团队在重建业务方面的工作卓越，并购流程期间不断提交计划”，福特首席财务官Lewis Booth说道?！霸诟Ｌ氐某中蹲氏?，沃尔沃发布了最好的产品级，保留了其核心价值 - 安全、品质、环保责任和现代化北欧设计”。
    “我们期待着与沃尔沃汽车继续合作，祝愿在不久的将来管理团队、所有员工及新的用户获得成功”。
    “浙江吉利对福特沃尔沃品牌的管理工作致以崇高的敬意，随着沃尔沃与吉利开始下一阶段的发展，我们期待着与福特继续展开合作”，浙江吉利控股集团有限公司主席李书福说道。
    沃尔沃汽车CEO Stephen Odell补充“沃尔沃管理团队完成支持福特把沃尔沃出售给吉利。我们相信这是一项正确的商业运作，将为沃尔沃汽车提供必要的资源，包括资本投资，来增强业务开展，继续前进”。
    “吉利对沃尔沃汽车商务计划和管理团队极为支持。我们期待着沃尔沃汽车与吉利之间建立强有力的关联，也会在某些领域与福特保持这种合作关系，共同努力，保证平衡过渡?！?/p>

附英文声明：
ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell volvo Car Corporation and related assets to Zhejiang Geely Holding GroUP Company Limited.
The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
The purchase price for Volvo Cars and related assets (primarily intellectual property) is $1.8 billion (U.S.), which will be paid in the form of a note in the amount of $200 million (U.S.), and the remainder in cash. The cash portion of the purchase price will be adjusted at close for customary purchase price adjustments relating to pension deficits, debt, cash and working capital, the net effect of which could be a significant decrease in the cash proceeds to Ford.
“Volvo is a great brand with an excellent product lineup. This agreement provides a solid foundation for Volvo to continue to build its business under Geely’s ownership,” said Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and CEO. “At the same time, the sale of Volvo will allow us to further sharpen our focus on building the Ford brand around the world and continue to deliver on our One Ford plan serving our customers with the very best cars and trucks in the world.”
Ford will continue to cooperate with Volvo Cars in several areas after the sale has been completed in order to ensure a smooth transition, but will not retain any ownership in the Volvo Cars business.
Following completion of the sale, Ford will continue to supply Volvo Cars with, for differing periods, powertrains, stampings and other vehicle components.
As part of the sale, Ford also has committed to provide engineering support, information technology, access to tooling for common components, and other selected services for a transition period to ensure a smooth separation process. Ford and Geely have established agreements to govern the use of intellectual property; these agreements will allow both Volvo and Ford to deliver their business plans and provide appropriate safeguards against misuse. These agreements also will allow Volvo Cars to grant sublicenses to certain portions of Ford’s intellectual property used by Volvo Cars to third parties, including Geely.
“The Volvo team has done an exceptional job of restructuring its business and remaining focused on delivering its plan during the sale process,” said Lewis Booth, Ford’s chief financial officer. “With Ford’s continued investment in Volvo, it has launched its best-ever product range and remained true to its core values – safety, quality, environmental responsibility and modern Scandinavian design.
“We look forward to continuing to work with Volvo Cars, and wish the management team, employees and new owners every success for the future.”
“Zhejiang Geely would like to pay tribute to Ford’s stewardship of the Volvo brand, and we look forward to continued cooperation as Volvo embarks on the next stage of its evolution with Geely,” said Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited.
Stephen Odell, CEO of Volvo Cars, added, “The Volvo management team fully endorses Ford’s sale of Volvo Cars to Geely. We believe this is the right outcome for the business, and will provide Volvo Cars with the necessary resources, including the capital investment, to strengthen the business and to continue to move it forward in the future.
“Geely has been very supportive of Volvo Cars’ business plans and management team. We look forward to building a strong relationship between Volvo Cars and Geely, and to maintaining a strong relationship with Ford in those areas where we will continue to work together to ensure a smooth transition.”