The plans by Lynk and C0 to sell Volvo-based cars on a contract similar to a mobile phone could be jeopardised in the US by Trump’s proposed import taxes. It was only in October last year that Lynk & Co arrived as a new type of car company – owned by China’s Geely, as is […]
Lynk & Co planning 500 car ‘Shops’ in Europe to sell their Volvo based range
Lynk & Co – Volvo owner Geely’s new car brand – is aiming at 500 retails shops in Europe to meet demand for its ‘connected’ cars. It was just last week that the Lynk & Co 01 was revealed as the first car from the new brand launched by Geely to offer a fully ‘connected’ […]
Lynk & Co 01 is a ‘Sharing’ Compact SUV with Volvo XC40 DNA
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 […]