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Kia buying FORD out?

I hear that Kia Motor is thinking about purchasing Ford? Does anyone know if this is happening?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If anything it would be the other way around. Do you actually think that Kia Motors would have enough money to purchase Ford, who has been around longer than any other motor company. Who is a much larger and more wealthy company than Kia??

  • 1 decade ago

    Although Ford Motor Company is a publicly traded stock, the Ford family still holds a great bulk of voting rights in the company (about 40%) through class "B" stock. If Kia was to buy out Ford, they would have to purchase almost all of the publicly held stock (which would artifically inflate the price) and then try for a hostile takeover by demanding that the Ford Foundation conceed to the sale of class "B" stock. This would be next to impossible to accomplish. Although Kerkorian is giving it his best shot.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All of the American car companies are in joint venture with Japanese companies. Ford is in a partnership with Mazda which, I believe, owns part of Kia. They are all related, they all own part of each other.

  • 1 decade ago

    doubt it's true, more like ford buying kia out

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ah hahaha more like the other way around.

  • 1 decade ago

    I hope not.

    That will ruin Kia.

    good Luck...

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