On Wednesday, China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said its Volvo Cars is exploring capital market options including a potential initial public offering. Earlier this year in February, Geely’s Hong Kong-listed unit Geely Automobile and Volvo Cars scrapped their full merger… Read More ›
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Britain’s Lotus car to be made in Geely’s new plant in China
Geely is aiming to emulate luxury carmakers whose SUVs have so far done well in the Chinese market. But given that China’s auto-market has shrunk for the first time in two decades as well as low sales in 2018, Geely’s… Read More ›
China’s Volvo Cars plant in South Carolina caught in tariff wars
The strategic Chinese move is aimed at hurting Trump’s Republican base since South Carolina is a Republican controlled state. The move also carefully targets U.S. jobs as well as hangs the carrot of potential auto exports from the U.S. to… Read More ›
China-based Lynk & Co to piggybacking on Volvo to launch its brand of cars
The strategy to gain valuable experience from Volvo’s assembly line before launching its own production in its plant is likely to be a strategic decision taken by Lynk & Co and taps strategic resources – China’s financial clout, the strength… Read More ›
Volvo shares engine technology with its Chinese parent
With this development, the Volvo brand will get diluted even further. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Sweden’s Volvo Cars, which incidentally is a unit of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has agreed to provide its engines for… Read More ›