Geely

Towell Auto Centre recently launched the Geely Emgrand GT with the 3.5-litre V6 in Oman, after launching the 2.4-litre inline-4 model earlier this year. It comes a few months after the 4-cylinder car was launched in the UAE by Union Motors.

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What do iPhones, Nike Air Jordans and Honda Accords have in common? All three popular products are made in China. However, actual homegrown Chinese brands have built a reputation for their lack of build quality, let alone safety, especially when it comes to cars. So when a Geely executive contacted us, directly from China no less, to try out their latest still-to-be-formally-named midsize sedan, consider our interest piqued.

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Geely is on a roll in the GCC region, it seems. Two test cars in light camo which were spotted by two commuters in Dubai on two different streets that lay fairly close by, turned out to be two different models from the same manufacturer, Geely. This one is the Emgrand EC825.

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So I was driving along Garhoud Bridge in Dubai a few days ago, and a seemingly mid-size sedan bearing light camouflage caught my attention. Like any other car enthusiast I was eager to find out what it was and soon got involved in a brief chase with the unknown driver of the unknown car. Though the chase did not help me get a clue of what brand the car possibly belonged to, I succeeded in taking a few pictures of the car. And as it turned out, what I chased was a Geely Emgrand EC718.

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The news of the day is that Ford has finally completed the sale of its Swedish Volvo division to China’s Geely for US$ 1.8 billion. Almost simultaneously, Volvo has announced a recall for all of the S80 sedans for the 2007-2010 model years.

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أعلنت مجموعة تشجيانغ جيلي القابضة المحدودة، أحد أسرع شركات صناعة السيارات نمواً في الصين، عن تعيينات في المناصب العليا لمجلس إدارة شركة ڤولڤو للسيارات، في انتظار استكمال عملية الاستحواذ على الشركة من شركة فورد موتور. ومن المتوقع أن يتم إنهاء الصفقة خلال الربع الثالث من هذا العام.

حيث أعلنت المجموعة أن لي شوفو، رئيس مجلس إدارة جيلي، سيصبح رئيساً لمجلس إدارة شركة ڤولڤو للسيارات، وذلك عند إتمام صفقة الاستحواذ، بينما سيتم تعيين هانس-أولوڤ أولسون نائباً لرئيس مجلس إدارة ڤولڤو للسيارات. ويشار إلى السيد أولسون هو الرئيس والرئيس التنفيذي السابق لشركة صناعة السيارات السويدية ڤولڤو .

وفي هذا الصدد، قال لي شوفو: “لقد أحرزنا تقدماً ملحوظاً فيما يتعلق بتشكيل فريق سيعمل على تطوير وتنمية أعمال ڤولڤو للسيارات كشركة تابعة لمجموعة جيلي.

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., one of the fastest-growing car manufacturers in China, has announced the top positions in the new board of directors at Volvo Car Corporation, pending completion of the acquisition of the company from Ford Motor Company. The deal is anticipated to be completed within Q3 2010.

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Ford Motor Company has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Swedish subsidiary Volvo Car Corporation and related assets to the Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited, maker of Geely automobiles. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.

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