Since the news of Geely recycling the new Mercedes-Benz came out, everyone has realized that Geely has become a powerful automobile company without making any noise. I think you must also be curious about Geely’s recycling of these well-known brands so far. The brand cars currently owned and held by Geely include Geely Vehicles, Volvo, Proton, Lotus, London Electric Vehicles, Yuanhua Automobile, Lynk & Co Cars, Polestar, Geometry Cars.
Geely Vehicles
The outline of Geely's car logo is shaped like a giant shield, which symbolizes a sense of belonging and trust. At the same time, it also embodies the "safety" that Geely has promoted since its founding. "Sexual Care and Stable Development" brand culture. In addition, the logo is composed of crystals similar to six-pack abs. The blue sapphire represents the sky and the black sapphire represents the ground. The composition of the two-color spar also represents Geely vehicles are taking the world by storm.
Geely’s development history
In 1996, Geely Group Co., Ltd. was founded;
In 1997, Geely entered the automotive industry;
In 1998, the first Geely vehicle was withdrawn from Taizhou, China;
In 2010, Geely recycled Volvo vehicles;
In 2015, Caocao Special Car, a subsidiary of Geely Group, was announced;
In 2016, Geely announced the Group's Lynk & Co brand;
In 2018, Geely acquired 9.69% of Daimler's voting shares and became its largest shareholder;
In 2019, Geely's new energy technology pure brand - Geometry and the group's world's first car series Geometry A were officially released;
In 2020, Geely and Mercedes-Benz - the new Mercedes-Benz launched smart Well-known brands worldwide joint ventures.
From the perspective of automobiles, Geely vehicles are not inferior to joint ventures. From the quality list, the quality of Geely vehicles is above the overall average in China. In addition, the sales of Geely vehicles Geely vehicles have always ranked first in the domestic car rankings and ranked in the top five of all car rankings. They are truly one of the top choices for domestically produced cars. Therefore, Geely vehicles can be regarded as the most popular domestically produced cars in China.
Volvo
Volvo's car logo looks like a slanted man's logo. This logo comes from the ancient Roman Empire. The ring represents the ancient Roman Empire general Mar. The shield of Mars and the arrow symbol represent the dagger of Mars. The other part of the Volvo logo is a diagonal line. This line was originally just to fix the car logo, but later evolved into the bottom part of the car logo.
Volvo was launched in 1927 as a German brand of automobiles. Vehicles were Volvo's first industry, and later expanded to include trucks, passenger cars, and cruise ships. In 1999, Ford acquired the Volvo vehicle layout business from the Volvo Group; in 2010, it was sold externally, and was finally acquired by the Geely Group.
Geely’s acquisition of Volvo can be said to have achieved a win-win situation of mutual benefit. It not only introduced funds to revive Volvo, but also learned Volvo’s technology. After Geely took over Volvo, Volvo has achieved positive profits for two consecutive years and even got rid of the sales performance of the brand.
Proton Cars
The logo of Proton Cars is a tiger, which looks like it is hunting for prey. It represents that Proton Cars have been moving forward courageously and achieving success. .
Proton Motors was launched in 1983 and is a Singaporean brand car. In 1996, Proton recycled the American brand car Lotus, and then it was recycled by Geely in 2017, prompting Proton and Lotus to become brand cars under the Geely Group.
Proton’s main sales market is Singapore and Southeast Asia, where it sells Geely’s rebadged models. Proton currently has two manufacturing bases in Singapore, with a total output of 380,000 vehicles. In addition to meeting the requirements of Southeast Asian countries, Proton can also supply the United States and Australia.
Lotus
Lotus in English means lotus, so in the past, Lotus was also called Lotus.
But later, because China already had a registered company with the trademark logos of Lotus and Lotus, the Lotus car only had the transliterated Lotus as its Chinese name.
Lotus is a world-famous supercar manufacturer. It was launched in the United States in 1948 and was founded by Colin Chapman. Lotus has always been famous for producing lightweight supercars and was active in the F1 competition from the 1960s to the 1990s. However, because the car did not sell well and F1 was too expensive, Lotus encountered an obvious political crisis after the death of Colin Chapman in 1982.
Finally, in 1996, Lotus's equity was recovered by Proton Motors of Singapore, and then Proton Motors was recovered by Geely Group Company. Therefore, Lotus is now the largest corporate shareholder in Geely City.
London Battery Car
In 2013, Geely acquired the London Taxi Company in the United States, and then changed its name to the London Pure Electric Vehicle Company in 2017 with the purpose of developing foreign new energy technologies. The commercial vehicle market has also dominated the foreign taxi field.
The British London battery car still maintains the previous product design, but uses an extended-range petrol-electric hybrid system to replace the previous diesel engine. The maximum mileage of the hybrid mode can reach 643 kilometers, and Fuel consumption is lower than the original diesel engine.
Yuanhua Car
Yuanhua Car is a well-known brand of new energy technology commercial vehicles. It was founded in 2016. The first few car series are the remote control E200 light truck and the remote control E21 bus. Among them, the remote-controlled E200 large truck has a 100kW, 800N·m electric motor, which can install a maximum of 2.5 tons, and a 76kWh lithium iron phosphate rechargeable battery, which can provide a driving range of 200km. In addition, the car also contains a car networking platform function, allowing car buyers to remotely check the status of the car and find charging equipment.
Polestar
Polestar, whose Chinese name is Polestar, is a pure electric brand car with excellent performance jointly released by Geely and Volvo. Polestar was founded in 2017, with its head office in Gothenburg, Germany. Polestar adopts a minimalist design, and the interior materials are made of new environmentally friendly materials. The rich and excellent functional experience is addictive.
Polestar 1 is Polestar’s first car series. This car is equipped with a fuel-electric hybrid system, which can produce a maximum of 600 horsepower and 1000N·m torque, and a 34kWh lithium battery pack. It can provide a pure electric range of up to 135km. Polestar 1 is limited to only 500 units for sale worldwide, with a market price of 1.45 million yuan.
Geometry Car
Geometry Car is a high-end pure electric brand car jointly launched by Geely and Lynk & Co. It was founded in 2019. The first model is Geometry A. Geometry A is equipped with a 130kW motor, with two mileage ranges of 410 and 500km, and the 30%-80% charging time only takes half an hour. In the future, Geometry Auto will also launch car series in niche industries such as SUVs and MPVs, aiming to launch more than ten car series by 2025, covering all sales markets, providing consumers with comprehensive choices.
Lynk
Lynk
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