The new car from Geely’s new brand Lynk & Co has been revealed as the Lynk & Co 01, a compact, connected SUV with the DNA of the new Volvo XC40. We can’t pretend we understand what Geely, owners of Volvo, are playing at with their new brand – Lynk & Co – as they […]
New Volvo XC40 about to arrive in Geely clothes as the first Lynk & Co car
The Lynk & Co new car brand reveal for 20 October is teased as we discover the new car is expected to be the new Volvo XC40 in Geely clothes. We ran a story on the tease for a new car brand – Lynk & Co – just last week, a new car brand about […]
Volvo owner Geely launching LYNK & CO, a new car brand. Or so it seems
Volvo owner Geely is teasing what seems to be the launch of a new car brand – Lynk & Co – with a single teaser image and website. Launches 20 October 2016. Geely isn’t a name that resonates particularly with car buyers in the UK and Europe, but they own Volvo (and London Taxis) and […]
London Taxi Company raise £275M to fund new electric TX5 Black Cab
The London Taxi Company – makers of the iconic Black Cab – has raised £275M through parent Geely to fund development of the new TX5 electrified taxi. It’s three years since Geely took full control of what is now the London Taxi Company, saving the iconic Black Cab from oblivion after years of under-investment saw […]
New TX5 London Taxi is the future of ‘Clean’ black cabs
A new London Taxi has been revealed by the London Taxi Company – owned by China’s Geely – as a plug-in hybrid due to launch in 2017. Assuming a way is found to make the iconic London Black Cab – and Black Cab drivers equipped with ‘The Knowledge’ – viable in the face of competition […]
London Taxi maker Manganese Bronze bought by China’s Geely
China automotive giant Geely has bought Manganese Bronze – makers of the iconic London Black Cab – in an £11.04 million deal. The iconic London Black Cab has been an accident waiting to happen for years, as under investment in making the Black Cab fit for the 21st century saw competition – like the Mercedes […]
Geely to buy bankrupt London Taxis
The Chinese press are reporting that Geely are to buy London Taxi maker Manganese Bronze, which went in to liquidation in October. Back in October we reported that Manganese Bronze – makers of the iconic London Taxi – had gone in to administration, finally tipped over the edge by steering box failures in the TX4. After years […]
China’s Geely to enter the UK car market in 2012
Chinese car maker Geely is to start selling cars in the UK in 2012, with Manganese Bronze (London Black Cabs) handling distribution. We reported recently that the Geely Emgrand EC7 and the MG6 – both made in China – has achieved a four star rating in the latest round of Euro NCAP safety test. And now Geely has […]
China’s Geely to bring Emgrand range to UK in 2013
The Chinese motoring press are reporting that Geely are planning to launch their ‘Premium’ Emgrand range to the UK in 2013. We didn’t think Geely would venture to the West with any of their own brand cars, expecially as Geely is doing very well with its Swedish purchase – Volvo. But it seems that Geely […]
Geely at Shanghai 2011: Geely MINI Cooper & Geely London Taxi
Geely pays homage to British icons at Shanghai 2011. Geely Emgrand EC6-RV is a MINI Cooper by another name, & the Geely Englon SC7-RV is a civilian London Taxi. Regular readers – in fact anyone who takes notice of car news – will probably recognise Geely as being the Chinese car maker who bought Volvo […]