SELL Volvo's carmaking operations, which Swedes consider a national treasure, to Ford Motor for a price that may reach $6 billion

LAUNCH a hostile takeover bid for Scania trucks, now controlled by the Wallenberg family, in a move to make Volvo the most profitable truckmaker in the world

SPARK a further wave of consolidation among Sweden's big industrial companies--leading to tens of thousands of job losses


DATA: BUSINESS WEEK


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