kscarbel2 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Mack Trucks Australia / January 18, 2018 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Mack USA could learn some things from down under 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dirtymilkman said: Mack USA could learn some things from down under The US market Mack brand team hasn't put out a video in four months. https://www.youtube.com/user/ut06265/videos But since they're so bad, that might be a good thing for sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidyne Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 These days, sometimes the best news out of Mack is no news... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 How many Americans want to buy a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) built truck? That's literally what the new situation amounts to, Now, the party via Geely is the largest holder of Volvo shares, meaning the party is the largest stakeholder of the Mack brand. When one buys a Mack brand truck now, you are sending a portion of your money to the CCP. No rocket science here. How does everyone feel about that? Our government, the DOJ, should never have authorized the sale of our iconic Mack Trucks to foreign aggressors. Only Americans care about America, and American business. Foreign aggressors only want to profit in the US......their allegiance does not lie within our shores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macks in nigeria Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I must be stale ,thought it was 8% they owned the last time we were discussing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, macks in nigeria said: I must be stale ,thought it was 8% they owned the last time we were discussing this. https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52070-communist-party-backed-geely-buys-volvo-stake/?tab=comments#comment-388414 8.2 percent of Volvo’s capital (Volvo Group's largest shareholder), 15.6 percent of the votes, and a board seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said: How many Americans want to buy a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) built truck? That's literally what the new situation amounts to, Now, the party via Geely is the largest holder of Volvo shares, meaning the party is the largest stakeholder of the Mack brand. When one buys a Mack brand truck now, you are sending a portion of your money to the CCP. No rocket science here. How does everyone feel about that? Our government, the DOJ, should never have authorized the sale of our iconic Mack Trucks to foreign aggressors. Only Americans care about America, and American business. Foreign aggressors only want to profit in the US......their allegiance does not lie within our shores. The way Volvo run Mack is also sort of like communism wouldn't you agree? In a democratic system, Mack would have some sort of say in what affects them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidyne Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 To Volvo and Geely Mack is not a truck, it's a brand to be exploited and then discarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 China's NDRC and SASAC, using Geely, want Volvo's technology. NDRC - National Development & Reform Commission SASAC - State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission of the State Council Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41180 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 A good opportunity was missed when an American investor didn't buy the shares that geeley bought obvious that an American could have bought into volvo and rescued mack but it didn't happen . Why not ? Or was it a inside deal ? As far as I'm concerned lunstedt has done as terrible job as ceo .sad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 One could call it an inside deal. Cevian privately shopped for the highest offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidyne Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, logtruckman said: A good opportunity was missed when an American investor didn't buy the shares that geeley bought obvious that an American could have bought into volvo and rescued mack but it didn't happen . Why not ? Or was it a inside deal ? As far as I'm concerned lunstedt has done as terrible job as ceo .sad really. "American" investors don't exist anymore- A wise investor diversifies their holdings, and owns equities in several areas of the world. And buying Volvo to save Mack? Volvo's got a total stock value of 34 billion $$$, what billionaire can risk half that just to split off Mack? And even if someone bought off Mack, what's left... Mostly just the bulldog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Lets see is Volvo good or bad for Mack? Mao would be pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Down uderites: What was the smaller Mack COE made in Australia. Not the Magnum. Where they decent trucks. I thought they were decent looking trucks. Are they still made. I think they were used over the road, in mixers dumps etc. It may have been a Renault model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 4 hours ago, james j neiweem said: Down uderites: What was the smaller Mack COE made in Australia. Not the Magnum. Where they decent trucks. I thought they were decent looking trucks. Are they still made. I think they were used over the road, in mixers dumps etc. It may have been a Renault model. Mack Quantum, based on the Renault Premium. Good truck. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, kscarbel2 said: Mack Quantum, based on the Renault Premium. Good truck. . There were 2 versions of these from memory. Early ones came in as Glider Kits, (Cab Chassis & front Axle) & were fitted with Aussie spec running gear. These had quite a few issues!!! The Later ones they Imported & fitted a Fully Groomed Cab to the Ch chassis.. These were a Far better Truck from all reports. Edited February 2, 2018 by Hayseed typo Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Recently Kenworth announced their 60,000th locally made truck. About the same time, Volvo announced its 60,000th locally made truck. Are you kidding me? But after doing some reading, Volvo has included every Mack sold in Australia, even prior to Volvo’s purchase of Mack. So Mack does matter to Volvo, when it makes Volvo’s numbers look better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 44 minutes ago, Timmyb said: Recently Kenworth announced their 60,000th locally made truck. About the same time, Volvo announced its 60,000th locally made truck. Are you kidding me? But after doing some reading, Volvo has included every Mack sold in Australia, even prior to Volvo’s purchase of Mack. So Mack does matter to Volvo, when it makes Volvo’s numbers look better. Claiming sales of the former American icon Mack Trucks as their own speaks volumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Volvo letting China in the door is kind of like the last straw. May be this is karma for Mack when they were willing to build a factory in the Soviet Union during the cold war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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