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• Geely won't name backer in bid to buy Ford's Volvo   [Nov 20, 2009]

  China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group wouldn't say where it's getting financial backing for a bid to buy Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., unions said Thursday. Geely Chairman Li Shufu, the billionaire ...

• Volvo unions to quiz Geely on financing for purchase   [Nov 19, 2009]

  Labor leaders at Volvo Cars will today press China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to disclose where it's getting the financial backing for a bid to buy the Swedish carmaker from Ford Motor Co. The ...

• Yulon to build Geely Panda-based "Tobe" minicar   [Nov 18, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 18 (Gasgoo.com) Taiwan's carmaker Yulon Motor has tied up with mainland China's Geely Auto to build small cars, with the Taiwan-assembled Panda to be sold under Yulon's "Tobe" ...

• Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology   [Nov 17, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 17 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor's Volvo car division will retain the rights for its licensed technologies, and its Chinese bidder Geely will get the right to use them, Reuters reported ...

• Geely to launch up to three new luxury Volvo models   [Nov 15, 2009]

  Within only four years of having taken over Volvo from Ford, Geely plans to launch up to three new luxury models, according to company sources. The Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which is Ford's ...

• Geely to double Volvo sales to 1 mln vehicles a year   [Nov 13, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 13 (Gasgoo.com) Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, vying to buy Ford Motor's Volvo division, plans to more than double Volvo's sales to near 1 million vehicles a year by 2013, media ...

• Geely plans fancier models in China with Volvo deal   [Nov 12, 2009]

  China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., chosen last month as lead bidder for Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit, has developed a turnaround plan in which the money-losing Swedish auto maker would sell ...

• Geely's Volvo plans include expansion beyond China   [Nov 11, 2009]

  China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., chosen last month as lead bidder for Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit, has developed a turnaround plan in which the money-losing Swedish auto maker would sell ...

• Geely, ready to be married?   [Nov 05, 2009]

  Ford Motor Company announced Oct.29 that a consortium led by Zhejiang Geely Group Holding Co. Ltd. is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car ...

• Yulon Motor, Geely Auto to jointly develop electric cars   [Nov 05, 2009]

  Taiwan's Yulon Motor Co. and mainland China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. will jointly develop electric motor cars powered by lithium batteries, the Economic Daily News reported Wednesday, citing ...

• Geely confident of successful bid for Ford's Volvo   [Nov 02, 2009]

  Shanghai, November 2 (Gasgoo.com) Geely's chairman Li Shufu said on Friday that his company is confident its bid for Ford Motor's Volvo unit will be successful, as it seeks to lead Chinese automakers ...

• China's "Henry Ford" drives Geely onto global stage   [Oct 31, 2009]

  Li Shufu, the founder of China's Zhejiang Geely Holdings, has much in common with Henry Ford, from a childhood on the farm to a scrappy determination to build a car-making behemoth from nothing.If ...

• New Geely has ample reasons to acquire Volvo   [Oct 30, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 30 (Gasgoo.com) A month ago, Geely insiders told some reporters that it was going to acquire Volvo. At that time the media overwhelmingly believed that Geely's acquisition of Volvo ...

• China's Geely says 'fully prepared' for Volvo buy   [Oct 30, 2009]

  China's Geely Automobile, one of the country's largest private carmakers, said Thursday it was "fully prepared" to make good on a bid to buy premium Swedish brand Volvo from US auto giant Ford Motor ...

• Volvo may lose supplier contracts if Geely bid succeeds   [Oct 29, 2009]

  Volvo Cars, Sweden's third-largest private employer, may lose contracts with some suppliers unless Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the favored bidder, promises to protect their patents and not ...

• Geely Auto: not involved in parent's bid for Volvo   [Oct 29, 2009]

  Chinese auto maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that it isn't involved in its parent's bid for Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit and it isn't providing financing to its parent for the ...

• Geely named as preferred bidder for Volvo   [Oct 29, 2009]

  Ford Motor Company announced Wednesday that a consortium led by Zhejiang Geely Group Holding Co. Ltd. is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car ...

• Geely Emgrand EC718 shines at Hangzhou show   [Oct 23, 2009]

  Shanghai, October 23 (Gasgoo.com) Geely Holding Group Co released the Emgrand EC718 sedan model yesterday at the Hangzhou International Auto Expo. The sedan is priced from 82,800 yuan ($12,100) to ...

• Volvo-Geely Fallout: It's The Money, Stupid   [Oct 22, 2009]

  The deal to sell Volvo to Geely may be falling apart after 10 months of heavy petting. Everybody from Bloomberg to the DetN has lapped up the leak that it’s all about intellectual property that ...

• China's Volvo bid may stall over intellectual property   [Oct 22, 2009]

  Geely Holding's attempt to buy Ford Motor Co's Volvo car unit is in danger of stalling over disagreements about intellectual property rights, a source close to the talks said on ...