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On 28 October 2009, Ford named Geely the preferred buyer of Volvo Cars. [13] [14] On 23 December 2009, Ford confirmed that all substantive commercial terms for the sale to Geely had been settled. Geely signed a deal with Ford to acquire Volvo Cars for $1.8 billion on 28 March 2010 and closed the deal on 2 August 2010. [6]
In February 2020, Volvo and Geely announced that they had started formal discussions about a merger of business. Geely had owned 100% of Volvo, but Volvo Cars had largely been allowed autonomy with its resources. [47] These merger talks were later halted, and 18% of Volvo Cars shares were listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange in October ...
Volvo Group (6.8% stake) In 2017, Geely acquired an 8.2% stake of Volvo AB, which is also about 15% of votes. [132] [133] In January 2024, Geely announced to reduce its holdings in Volvo Group by 685 million USD. The stake has been lowered from 8.2% to 6.8%. Despite the reduction, Geely remains the second-largest shareholder in Volvo Group. [134]
Ford Motor (F) announced Monday that it has completed the sale of Volvo, its Swedish unit, to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Geely put up $1.3 billion cash for Volvo and issued a note worth ...
With continued strong growth and highly competitive companies, China has been trying to press into global markets. However, the politics of growth can get difficult -- not to mention the cultural ...
Hangzhou-based Geely, which also owns a 9.7% stake in Daimler, said earlier this year it was considering options for Volvo, including an IPO and stock market listing.
Li founded Geely in November 1986; it is now the second-largest private automobile manufacturer in China. [4] On 28 March 2010, Geely signed a deal worth US$1.8 billion to buy Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars from American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. [5] It was the largest foreign purchase by a Chinese car manufacturer.
China's Geely Automobile and its Swedish sister company Volvo Cars will abandon merger plans but launch a new entity to combine their powertrain operations and expand cooperation on electric ...