Archive for the ‘Geely’ Category
Volvo Concept Universe = Volvo S100 (?)
Published on February 2, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Volvo Concept Universe debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. It was seen by the time as a sorta sweetener for Mr. Li Shifu, owner of Geely and thereby from Volvo. Li wanted a big Volvo badly to compete with the S-class, 7 and A8.
Spotted in China: Geely Mybo
Published on January 31, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Geely Mybo was an updated and facelifted version of ‘China’s first sportscar’, the Geely Beauty Leopard. The Mybo was called Liliang in Chinese the Beauty Leopard was called Meirenbao. The Mybo got a redesigned front, new head lights, a new body kit, a new logo new rear lights and s slightly improved interior. Fake air-intake on this black example is after market.
(recent) History: the Geely Pride SRV
Published on January 28, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very funny car that was waiting for a story. Car in case is the Geely Pride SRV wagon, based on the Geely Pride hatchback. The Pride, called ‘Haoqing’ in China, was made from 1998 until 2007. The Pride SRV joined the party in 2002.
Geely GLEagle GC7 to be listed in China in H1
Published on January 24, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Geely GLEagle GC7 was expected to hit the Chinese car market in December last year but it didn’t happen, the GC7 has now been delayed to an unspecific ‘first half’ of this year. Debut of the production version is scheduled for the Beijing Auto Show in April. Price will range from 70.000 yuan to 100.000 yuan. Read more »
Spotted in China: Geely Englon TX4 taxi
Published on January 21, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Seen on a cold winter day in Beijing, this Geely Englon TX4 taxi. The TX4 is produced by Manganese Bronze Holdings / The London Taxi Company in Great Britain but since 2007 made in China as well, by Geely which sells it under the Englon-brand. Geely has a majority of shares in Manganese. Englon stands for ‘England-London’.
Geely Englon SC5 to be listed & priced in China in April
Published on January 13, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Geely Englon SC5 will finally hit the market in April, the production car will debut at the Beijing Auto show, in April as well. Geely already has a dozen small sedans almost the same size, Geely don’t care. The Englon SC5 debuted as a concept car on the 2010 Beijing Auto Show.
Spy Shots: facelifted Volvo S80L pops up in China
Published on January 13, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
These are the very first spy shots of the facelifted Volvo S80L in China, the new car will debut at the Beijing Auto Show in November. As usual with Volvo changes are small, mostly around the grille, head lights and bumper. Still, it does look freshed up a bit.
Spy Shots: Geely Englon SX7 SUV
Published on January 8, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
These are the very first spy shots of the upcoming Geely Emgrand SX7 SUV, it will likely debut at the Beijing Auto Show in April. It is almost exactly the same car as the Geely GLEagle GX7 that debuted at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November last year, only the grille and badges are different.
History: the Geely HQ pick-up Trucks from China
Published on January 7, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The great pick-up truck makers from China are Greatwall and Zhongxing. Their trucks are affordable, big, basic, easy to run and do fine in a war. However, they don’t make any really small pick-up trucks and this where Geely saw a niche-market in 2001. Meet the pick-up trucks based on the Geely HQ hatchback, and there was a panel-van as well…
Volvo’s 2011 car sales up 20%
Published on January 6, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Volvo Cars said on Thursday that vehicle sales rose by a fifth last year, putting it on track to remain profitable and making it the fastest growing luxury carmaker.
Best known for its expertise in safety features and traditional emphasis on station wagons like the Volvo V50, Volvo said retail volumes rose 20.3 percent to 449,255 vehicles, its best sales performance since 2007.
