Chinese Market Defies Gravity
While the American auto market is expected to struggle for some time to come, it’s a very different story, halfway ‘round the world. China already has surged to the global sales lead, surpassing the...
View ArticleHow Low Can You Go? Try Geely’s $2,250 IG
Geely plans to put the IG concept into production by 2012, and at price that will likely run under $2,250, possibly as low as $1,500 - significantly lower than the current global price king, Tata's...
View ArticleVolvo Aiming To Double Sales by 2020
According to Aesop, it took the slow but steady tortoise to beat the hare. Don’t count on it, says Volvo Cars’ news CEO, Stefan Jacoby. In today’s ever more competitive auto market, “the fast ones are...
View ArticleVolvo Planning $10 bil Investment
Now under Chinese ownership, Volvo Cars is looking to double global volume -- and will invest at least $10 billion to get there, much of it to boost sales in China.
View ArticleFormer Ford, Volvo Designer Peter Horbury Heading to China
Long-time Volvo design chief Peter Horbury is heading to China. As TheDetroitBureau.com reports, the 61-year-old Brit will be overseeing styling for Volvo parent Geely Group.
View ArticleGeely Investing $11 Bil in Volvo
China's Geely Automobile Holdings has big plans for Volvo, and will pump $11 bil into the Swedish brand. Or is it Volvo that will raise the much-needed cash infusion? One thing's clear, Volvo has big...
View ArticleVolvo’s Chinese Fire Drill
Volvo's new plant in Chengdu, China, is only slowly ramping up production. But it could be the key to the Swedish maker's future now that it is Chinese-owned. TheDetroitBureau.com visited the facility...
View ArticleVolvo Begins Slow Tease of XC90 Reveal
Swedish automaker Volvo kicked off the slow reveal of its update of its best-selling XC90 crossover by sharing photos of the interior of the car, which looked…well, Swedish thanks to tiny Swedish flags...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Crisis Working to Volvo’s Advantage
The unexpected meltdown of the Chinese auto market may have an upside for now China-run Volvo Cars. TheDetroitBureau.com explains.
View ArticleChina’s Geely Sniffing Around British Luxury Maker Aston Martin
Geely Automobile Principal Li Shufu is apparently still looking for some good deals after the holiday season, and has his eye on another luxury automaker: Aston Martin. Find out why Aston might be a...
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