Geely talks to buy Ford's Volvo unit stall: source

</head> <body> <p>HONG KONG (Reuters) - Geely Holding's discussions to acquire Volvo from Ford Motor Co <F.N> have stalled over disagreements on intellectual property, a source close to the talks said on Wednesday.</p> <p>Representatives from both Geely, the parent of Hong Kong-listed Geely Automotive <0175.HK>, and Ford are meeting in London to discuss Geely's interest in Ford's Swedish unit.</p> <p>The talks are focused on the US carmaker's worries about sharing its proprietary technology and plans for new products, said the source in response to a Reuters query about an earlier Bloomberg report.</p> <p>The companies have been discussing a possible deal for 10 months.</p> <p>A Ford spokesman declined to comment on an earlier Bloomberg report that the acquisition talks were faltering.</p> <p>(Reporting by Don Durfee; Editing by Chris Lewis)</p> </body> </html> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix social-container"> <ul class="social-share-btns"> <li><g:plusone size="medium" href="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/21/geely-talks-to-buy-fords-volvo-unit-stall-source/"></g:plusone></li> <li><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=112315878855956&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/21/geely-talks-to-buy-fords-volvo-unit-stall-source/" action="recommend" send="true" layout="button_count" width="150" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/21/geely-talks-to-buy-fords-volvo-unit-stall-source/" data-text="Geely talks to buy Ford's Volvo unit stall: source" data-count="horizontal">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></li> </ul> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_print"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a3a7bf17b384e16"></script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="related-article-container"> <hr /> <div id="tags"> <h2 class="tags">Tags:</h2> <a href="/news/articles/tagged/talks/" title="Articles tagged with talks">talks</a>, </div> <h2>Similar Articles</h2> <ul class="related-articles"> <li><a href="/news/articles/2011/aug/17/salma-hayek-talks-about-being-super-rich-and-privi/" title="Full Article: Salma Hayek Talks About Being Super-Rich and Privileged">Salma Hayek Talks About Being Super-Rich and Privileged</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2010/aug/12/major-powers-drawing-up-framework-for-mideast-talk/" title="Full Article: Major powers drawing up framework for Mideast talks">Major powers drawing up framework for Mideast talks</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/apr/24/exclusive-us-eyes-options-to-restart-afghan-peace-talks/" title="Full Article: Exclusive: U.S. eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks">Exclusive: U.S. eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="comment-container"> <hr />  <div class="comments"> <a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/21/geely-talks-to-buy-fords-volvo-unit-stall-source/#disqus_thread"></a> <div id="disqus_thread"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var disqus_shortname = 'wnwnam'; var disqus_title = 'Geely talks to buy Ford's Volvo unit stall: source'; var disqus_url = 'http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/21/geely-talks-to-buy-fords-volvo-unit-stall-source/'; (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="col-2"> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="sidebar-box featured-list clearfix"> <h2 class="news">Top Stories</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/21/two-teens-killed-in-weekend-wreck-alcohol-is-blamed/" title="Full Article: Two teens killed in weekend wreck, alcohol is blamed">Two teens killed in weekend wreck, alcohol is bl...</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/21/two-teens-killed-in-weekend-wreck-alcohol-is-blamed/" title="Full Article: Two teens killed in weekend wreck, alcohol is blamed">Two teens killed in weekend wreck, alcohol is bl...</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/21/indiana-man-killed-in-a-one-car-crash-in-cass-county/" title="Full Article: Indiana man killed in a one-car crash in Cass County">Indiana man killed in a one-car crash in Cass Co...</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/20/public-safety-holding-man-who-they-say-intentionally-set-apartment-building-on-fire/" title="Full Article: Public Safety holding man who they say intentionally set apartment building on fire. 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