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By Steph Willems on March 24, 2020 Now fully an automotive brand, Polestar aims to attract more than just a limited number of hugely wealthy customers. That was Polestar 1. Now it’s time for Polestar 2, a more affordable, four-door electric sedan with sporting prowess and eco-consciousness in spades. How…

As the COVID-19 pandemic rips across the world, it's leaving businesses and entire economies in tatters. China's auto industry saw its sales drop by 79 percent in February, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. To help stop the bleeding, Geely Auto launched an online purchase program complete with…

For many companies, the current coronavirus epidemic is a good opportunity to implement more automated manufacturing processes and reduce their reliance on human workforce. It may sound cynical, but many factories in China are currently functioning without input from people, relying on artificial intelligence. Automation is obviously used in more…

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Volvo parent company Geely is helping Lotus end its drought of new products. The storied British company is allegedly developing a mid-engined hybrid coupe it will position as a spiritual successor to the Esprit. The yet-unnamed model will slot above the exi… Read More

LEVC, the company that manufactures London's emblematic taxi, detailed a plug-in hybrid delivery van that shares many components with its existing people-mover. Called VN5, the model will enter production in late 2020. It's all in the name: VN stands for van… Read More

I’m not really sure there is any object that feels more like the first quarter of 2020 than a Chinese market SUV with a special air filtration system designed to combat the Coronavirus. The SUV is Geely’s new Icon SUV, a small, mild hybrid crossover with an actually very novel…

Owner of the Volvo and Lotus brands, Geely claims that its new SUV has an N95-certified air filtration system. Geely ICON (Image: global.geely.com) A coronavirus-proof car? That's what Chinese automaker Geely has to say about its newly released Geely Icon.Owner of the Volvo and Lotus brands, Geely claims its new…

The boss of Chinese automotive giant Geely faces stiff competition as tech billionaires around the world look to launch satellites A Chinese billionaire has started a venture to launch satellites, rivalling similar ambitions from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Li Shufu, the owner of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, a Chinese automotive giant…

Geely, one of China's most internationally-known companies due to its investments in Daimler, Volvo and Proton, is building the facilities in Taizhou, where it has car plants. It aims to produce 500 satellites a year by around 2025, with around 300 highly-skilled staff, it said in a statement. China's Zhejiang…