HONG KONG -- Geely Automobile Holdings logged the first profit at its joint venture with Sweden's Volvo Cars producing autos designed for car-sharing, part of a banner first half in which the company defied China's slower sales growth for new cars.
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Geely unveils the 01 SUV, part of its Lynk brand, at a motor show in Shanghai last year. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
HONG KONG -- Geely Automobile Holdings logged the first profit at its joint venture with Sweden's Volvo Cars producing autos designed for car-sharing, part of a banner first half in which the company defied China's slower sales growth for new cars.