Ford to sell Volvo to China's Geely for $1.8 bln
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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!f/quotes/nls/f (F 13.86, +0.06, +0.43%) on Sunday said it has reached an agreement to sell Volvo Car Corp. to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of China for $1.8 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, Ford said in a press release. Ford will not retain any ownership in Volvo.