Today Volvo announced that their planned location for a new Volvo China factory were not concrete, and there is no substance to the rumors that have attached the cities of Shanghai, Beijing, and even Da Qing to the planned factory.
Plenty of media outlets in the Chinese media have been guessing where the Volvo plant may land, but Volvo have put the breaks on the rumors by announcing that the China factory is part of the global strategy for Volvo post Geely take over and an announcement will eventually come from …

There is now no distinction between the markets that joint venture companies and self developed companies are entering in, both are bringing the fight to each other with JV’s producing mini cars in the low tens of thousands of RMB pricing sector, and self developed brands that are developing mid size sedans to take on the likes of the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. The Geely Emgrand EC825 is Geely’s first mid size sedan, it measures in at (LxWxH) 4905 x 1830 x 1495mm and has a wheel base of …

Geely are busy preparing their EC8 series for the Emgrand line, but they do have another model in store, the EC715. Whilst to Western consumers the Geely line up of vehicles seems confusing, especially using serial numbers instead of car names it is actually quite simple once you understand it. E stands for Emgrand, C for Car, the first number is the series no and the second two numbers are engine size. So, EC715 means its an Emgrand Car from the seventh series and its 1.5L displacement, easy!
The EC7 …

For a short time it had seemed that the Volvo sale to Geely had faltered, but now it appears that deal will be wrapped up and inked by the third quarter of 2010 according to Chinese media reports. Initial reports indicated that Ford and Geely had issue at the IPR at stake which came with the Volvo sale, the sale was given the ultimate nod by the EU regulator that is in charge of avoiding monopoly situations in Europe.
During the EU’s investigation into Geely’s assets and backgrounds it was revealed …

From Reuters:
Vehicle sales of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (0175.HK) rose by an annual 42.1 percent in the first six months of this year, indicating that the Chinese carmaker was on track to achieve its full-year target.
Geely Automobile, whose parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is buying Ford Motor’s (F.N) Volvo car unit, sold 195,734 vehicles from January to June, it said in a statement late on Friday. [ID:nTOE65O00D]
Privately-held Zhejiang Geely is the biggest carmaker in China, which overtook the United States as the world’s No.1 auto market last year.

In March, Geely …

Last time we posted the Geely SUV, Geely’s first self developed crossover we posted some other pictures of a RAV4 suspension set up that looked overly familiar to the Geely SUV.
The Toyota RAV4 has been the basis of several cars in China, notably the first generation Chery Tiggo3 SUV which was heavily influenced by the RAV4, and not forgetting the Jonway UFO series of cars, it appears that Chinese manufacturers are still in love with the simplicity of the RAV4.
The EX7 will be followed into production by the large EX8 …

In the middle of 2009 Geely began to spread its wings on the international scale and one of its first ventures was to take over Drivetrain Systems International, one of the worlds largest gearbox manufactures from Australia.
Geely have invested 1.6 billion Yuan into the new factory in Jininig which will be able to produce 300,000 gearboxes every year for the Chinese market. These gearboxes will initially find their way into Geely models, specifically 1.8L and above sedans and compact SUV’s, but it is expected that Geely will sell their …

According to Chinese automotive media reports, the forthcoming Geely Gleagle IG mini car is going to be priced lower than the worlds cheapest car, the Tata Nano.
The Geely IG will go on the market in 2012 in China first, and will be sold worldwide eventually. The opening price is set to be from $2,250USD whereas the Tata Nano is priced from $2,700USD to $3,800USD.
It’s unclear if the Geely Gleagle IG will be packing its super cool doors into the production door, but it is likely to be a solid metal …

Geely’s Golden Eagle hatchback has already been a popular model and has performed well against competition such as Brilliance’s FRV, and now Geely are playing catch up in the crossover stakes with a new model.
Prices are expected to be from 54,000rmb and rising for the crossover model, which has a 1.5L engine that was developed by Geely themselves.

The Geely Emgrand EC825 is Geely’s first shot at a mid to full size sedan and was officially on show at the Beijing Motor Show last month and will launch in the second half of 2010.
The Emgrand EC825 will use Geely’s own JLδ-4G24 engine, which will replace the Mitsubishi engine that was initially planned for the EC825. The new Geely JLδ-4G24 engine will produce 120KW and 224N.M of torque, making it reasonably powerful.

This years Beijing Auto Show showed that Geely do have the flair and the will to produce a mass range of cars from electric buggies, to mid size pick up trucks, but they don’t have the market yet in China to put all of their models into production. The Associated Press has a very good article on what might happen to Geely post Volvo purchase, and more importantly what will happen with the Chang’an-Volvo joint venture now that Volvo is owned by Geely.
From AP:
Chinese tycoon Li Shufu’s car company Geely …

Gullwing doors are quite frankly awesome, they should certainly be on more production cars, of which the Geely IG. If you though the IG was simply a concept car you are wrong. A quick chat with Geely’s PR director at the Beijing Auto Show revealed that the vast majority of Geely cars on show at this years Beijing Auto Show were production cars, and would be seeing production lines and dealership interiors in the short future, of course the IG is no exception here.
Of course come production time, the IG …

Geely had a mass array of cars on show at the Beijing Auto Show, only there was one problem: Not many of them are actual production cars. Usually at a car show, a manufacturer will deliver around five to six production models, and then possibly one or two concept cars, perhaps with one being a little more ‘out there’ design wise than the other. But then again, Geely are not ones to follow traditional automotive rules though, this year they fielded 39 new concept cars.
Whilst the concept cars were …

Geely, along with Chery and Shengrui, have strong plans for their own gearbox line up in 2010 and 2011. Shengrui recently launched their 8 speed unit, Chery launched their CVT unit over the weekend, and Geely joined the fray this morning with the six speed auto box to the left.
Geely’s gearbox comes from its Australian gearbox company, DSI Transmissions, that it bought early last year and gave it a massive jump in the autobox markets. The new gearbox is likely to be featured on around 9 different models from next …

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The Englon range was initially developed to house the TX4 taxi which is being built between the British company LTI and Geely in Shanghai Maples factory in Shanghai. The latest Taxi looks have jumped over the forthcoming TX5 cab and developed its own funky style, much akin to an enlarged MINI. Its unlikely to see service as a cab in European markets due to its lack of a wheelchair ramp which is a necessity for the European markets.
The MPV’s have a …

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The Global Eagle range is Geely’s range that they plan to sell on international markets (hence the global name) there were rumors circulating before that Geely were interested in taking over a certain mothballed Mitsubishi factory in Australia, but those plans might have been shelved or stalled by now. The GE range has nothing terribly exciting with in its line up, with the Chinese press referring to the Global Eagle as one of the ‘Old three faces’ that Geely …

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Geely’s Emgrand brand came into being in early 2009 and was positioned to be Geely’s premium brand in a sea of mediocre cars, however Geely have seen some good sales in the past few months with their recent Emgrand sedans, especially in Eastern provinces such as Shandong where there is no strong automaker to control the market.
The Zhuo Yue limousine concept seems to be back, and looking less like a Rolls Royce and gaining an extra seat over 2009′s limo model, which came under …

With the Beijing Auto Show right upon us, we can always rely on Geely Auto to blow us away with a massive array of cars, this year is no different to last year with Geely planning to show an impressive 59 cars, ranging from the super small to the impressively big. Geely needs around two and half years to turn a concept into a production car, so its not entirely likely that the  below cars will be put into production but these cars do go some way to show that …

Geely have missed out the SUV sector which was a major growth area for their major rivals, Chery. Geely are now playing catch up in the SUV game, where as Chery are already leading on with 3 SUVs in the marketplace. Geely have to come up with something unique and different to play catch up with Chery, and it appears that their first SUV has been spotted out testing but has already been labeled as a Toyota RAV4 Clone by the Chinese automotive press.
The Geely SUV was first on show …

It appears that CCT has actually turned into ‘Geely Times’ over the past few days with an explosion of Geely related topics, the latest Geely news story is regarding their newest SUV. Of course Geely has yet to produce an SUV, but we have seen other SUV models and renderings from them before now. The below Geely SUV has been labeled the GX718, and will measure LxWxH 4544×1832×1671 and will have a wheelbase of 2660mm. Engine power is expected to come from a choice of 1.8 and 2.0L engines but …

Geely may have bought Volvo for a bargain 1.8 billion USD, a fraction of the price that Ford originally paid for it several years ago, but exactly have they bought? Well, CCT can reveal that Geely have come into quite a bit for the money that they have spent, they’ve gained a fantastic well respected Western brand which could be profitable with the right management. If you compare Geely’s purchase to other overseas purchases by Chinese auto companies it is in fact an absolute steal for the price, SAIC spent …

Ford and Geely have finally come to an agreement that will see the Sweedish brand, Volvo, sold to China’s Geely. Geely’s Chinese name, which in a literal sense means ‘Good luck’ has obviously helped the plucky Chinese automaker over the past decade, this good luck has culminated in the sale of one of the world most well known automotive companies to one of the worlds least known. However, Geely’s international standing is about to be boosted ten fold over night, thanks to the signing of the agreement that officially puts …

It seems the big man of the Chinese automobile world is likely in the air right now on his way to officially buy the Volvo unit from a beleagured Ford International that is just bouncing back from last years devastating economy. The Volvo purchase is likely to give Volvo a massive leap in terms of technology and power over its domestic Chinese rivals.
The WSJ has the lowdown:
The chairman of China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. traveled to Sweden Friday to finalize his company’s acquisition of Ford Motor Co.’s …

The deal between Ford and Geely to sell the troubled Volvo subsidiary is nearing completion with the deal expected to be wrapped up and in the bag by this Sunday at the latest.
The Financial Times has an excellent write up on what is happening so far:
Ford Motor will sign a deal to sell its Volvo cars business to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as soon as this Sunday, three people close to the transaction said on Monday.
The Chinese carmaker will pay $1.8bn for Volvo. Another $750m of working …

Late last night it was announced that the UK’s famed LTI taxi making company had finally come under Chinese control. Previously the owners of LTI, Magneze Bronze set up a joint venture between Geely and LTI to start production of the famous black cab in the Chinese market place which would then have been exported to other Asian markets. Due to poor sales in 2009 and 2008 LTI was running on bare minimum of cash inflow which lead to them visiting Geely cap in hand on several occasions to sell …