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Hi Noah...... good info.....
MB just annouced they are selling the Smart production plant in France and from 2022..
will move all prodution to China....
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/mercedes-benz-sell-smart-factory-france
Mercedes are a couple of years behind in there EV plan...mainly because Tesla bought the German Battery mass prodution plant...that MB had plans on using.....
it stopped MB in there tracks....Elon Musk ...clever guy.....
Also Geelys boss....Li Shufu...Chinese equivalent of Elon Musk.....not to under estimated..if he wants AML....he will get it....
just my opinion....
Mb have now invested heavily in a Chinese battery company .......
Hi 33... CC... always value your point of view....on this BB......
From my understanding.........Mercedes HAVE to get out of F1 because it dosent suit there new
brand image ..of lower emissions...going EV......marketing.... etc..etc....too much politics.....but they have to get out.....
Imo AML future is to connected to what happens with Mercedes F1 and Stroll ....
I dont know the F1 scene ....so am hoping the knowledgeable F1 guys here can add.......
I think we will get more answers following whats happening on the F1 scene.......
I think the MB take over should have happened before now.....
I think Stroll has always been the middle man....
Could this take over be all about F1......
In past few days MB have announced sweeping restructuring
and severe cost cutting plans across their division....
so maybe the timing not right...for MB take over
hence..... Stroll has needing money from shareholders....
OR...........
maybe plans have changed for AML
Maybe Geely are putting pressure on MB so Geely can get what
they want....AML
Geely were interested in January..and Im sure still are ...
Geely and MB are getting into bed together more and more.....
Apart from the 10 percent stake in MB.....
Geely own 50 percent ot the MB Smart brand...
MB have have just announced moving production to China and
making smart fully EV.........using .....Geely...in China
MB have stated for years they are switching to EV.....
So as they are developing a new emission free " clean image ".....
for the Mercedes brand.....
As stated in many reports, they are looking to get out of F1...
But....still keep their fingers in...by continuing to
supply the engines.......
So a question for the knowlegble F! guys here .....
IF ... Mercedes F1 were
to sell there team to Stroll....
and.....Geely were to take over AML....could Stroll control 2 teams
one ....for his private interests...ie...his son....
could he use his own name as team name and still get finance from AML.......and the other onebe works team AML ....Geely.....
or maybe there are other possibilities...
Is ther a clue in the fact tha AML recently said they were putting there
new F1 facility on hold until next year....would they need a new facility...
if they bought F1 mercedes team......
now im starting to think we will get the answer to the MB or Geely take over
in the way of F1 .....
getting so much more interesting......
on this board I hear talk of AML going bust again.....
Not going to happen imo....we are just waiting to see if its MB or Geely to take control...
which imo is the same thing.......as they are so close to each other....
Shame on you trolls..... even the ones calling every one else a troll....... Sorry to see the good guys go...........
internet slang, a 'troll' is someone who starts trouble because they like making people upset. They provoke people with various means just for their own enjoyment. So to 'troll someone' usually you would purposefully act in a way that you know (hope) will upset the other person.
Bye........
Volvo alraedy have the advantage of Geely backing ......they already have good EV vehicles....wth a good milage range that use
cheap chinese technology....they soon release ther euro brand Lync and Co...
emissions are based on manufactures high ..volume......thats why manufactures ...make some electric casr that are total rubbish...
to bring down total emissions for the whole company.....whole range...politics at its best.......
to develop a new engine is always a huge..cost a ...lot of money........high ..risk........IF... a newly developed engine ...after a year or two of road use shows a design flaw....then thats a huge..huge... problem......for AML.....why take that risk when already a ..... hand built ..road proven....engine..is at your disposal...AMG...just seems less risk....
when already you are £1Billionin debt.....