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Western market Volvos are made by the "original" Volvo with minimal Geely influence. For now anyway.

• ddalex 3y ago
  the design language and the consumer software in the Geely era are of atrocious quality Hopefully the safety, mechanics and embedded software are still Volvo-engineered, but I wouldn't bet on it
  • moogly 3y ago
    I've heard much better things about the Zeekr infotainment software. I wonder if they'll consolidate. Then again, Lotus (Geely) also have their own. Not sure about the other car Smart #1.
• seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  All EVs by Volvo and polestar are made at one factory in shandong, so they are made at least with Geely manufacturing influence.
  • moogly 3y ago
    Nah. The EX90 is being built in South Carolina for the US market. Polestar 3 and 4 will also be built there. XC40 and C40 Recharge are built in Ghent, Belgium. The EX30 will also be manufactured there starting in 2025. Somewhat complete list here[0], but it's not including the US-built Polestar 3 and 4 which were announced in 2021. Maybe those plans have changed, not sure. Also if the US EV incentives were to go away, see planned US production to diminish across the board. The battery production plant joint venture (with Northvolt) is being constructed outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volvo_Car_production_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volvo_Car_production_p...
    • seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      That’s new. Even if the incentive goes away, the tariff will still make production outside of China (in Mexico or the USA) worthwhile for Geely.