What's with all the anti Ford sentiment?
They've built an inspiring range of contemporary budget drivers cars that no other mass producer can match
Yeh - and their falling profits and brewing troubles shows for it 
bit by bit the ford empire is being sold off
And so is VW!!!!
Thats news to me. Last time i checked VAG Group still owns Audi, Bentley, Lambo, Seat, VW, Buggati, and Skoda. The've not sold any of the companies the've bought thus far and dont look to either.
Porsche own the biggest stake in VAG Group with shares of 30.9% making it the largest shareholder.
"Porsche formally announced in a press statement that it did not intend to take over Volkswagen (it would set its offer price at the lowest possible legal value), but intended the move to avoid a competitor taking a large stake or to stop hedge funds dismantling VW, which is Porsche's most important partner."Porsche has been working with VW since 1969 and if anything both are considered cross-platform sharing partners. An example of this being the Porsche Cayenne co-developed with VW and the chassis shared with VW Touareg and Audi Q7.
VW is making huge profits where as Ford is making a monumental loss and thus selling off its brands one by one.
