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VW to buy majority stake in Proton and Lotus?

sfowle
Enthusiast | Posts: 507 | Joined: 05/06

Posted: 01/26/07
01:47 PM

We've heard that the VW group is considering buying 51% of Proton, the company that owns Lotus. This would obviously be a huge acquisition in terms of engineering and development. We'll keep an eye on this--official word is expected to come on February 8.

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