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Geely was reported to have approached Ford in mid-2008 about a possible takeover of Volvo Cars. 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 ...
STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding from their joint ventures in China, in a move that could make a potential initial public ...
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.
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 ...
Because Zhejiang Geely Holding already owns Volvo Cars, a stake in truckmaker AB Volvo (VOLVb.ST), and 49.9 percent of Malaysian automaker Proton, German executives fear any wide-ranging ...
According to Geely designer Peter Horbury, the intention was "to position it between Volvo and Geely as a so-called 'near premium' brand". [10] In August 2017, Zhejiang Geely Holding, Geely Automobile Holdings and Volvo Car Group signed an agreement at Geely Auto's Hangzhou Bay R&D Center to establish the Lynk & Co joint venture. Under this ...
Volvo Cars will merge its engine development and manufacturing assets with those of parent Geely, creating a division to supply in-house brands Lotus, LEVC, Lynk and Proton, and also potential ...