Contrary to popular myth, truckers do not pick up hitchhikers any longer. Most haulage companies forbid that practice. AB Volvo, the Swedish maker of 18 wheelers, has no choice in the matter. On Wednesday, Volvo dropped off one rider, activist fund Cevian Capital, in exchange for another: privately held Geely Holding of China. The former will sell its 8.2 per cent stake to Geely in a deal worth €3.25bn. For both sides, the deal makes sense.
与流行的神话相反,卡车司机再也不让搭便车的人上车了。多数运输公司禁止这种做法。瑞典的18轮大卡车制造商沃尔沃集团(Volvo Group)在这件事上没有选择。周三,沃尔沃让一个车手——维权基金Cevian Capital——下车,换上另一个车手:私有的manbetx3.0 吉利控股(Geely Holding)。前者将以32.5亿欧元将其所持的8.2%股份出售给吉利。这笔交易对双方都是有道理的。