On this day in auto history - January 28th

Thu 28th Jan 2021

It was on this day in 1999 that Ford beat off stiff competition to buy the car division of Swedish giant Volvo.

Volkswagen and Fiat both made determined efforts to acquire Volvo cars but it was Ford who ultimately won the bidding war by paying $6.45 billion.

The deal enabled Ford to place the brand within its Premier Automotive Group alongside Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin, whilst allowing Volvo to refocus on heavy vehicles.

In 2010, Ford accepted a substantial loss on its investment when agreeing to sell its Volvo subsidiary to the Chinese group Geely Holdings in a deal worth $1.6 billion – a deal which first heralded China’s global ambitions within the auto industry.

CarSupermarket.com currently stocks a wide range of Ford and Volvo models, all of which can be purchased online from the comfort of your living room and delivered direct to your door anywhere in mainland Britain.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294