London EV Company London EV Company London EV Company Limited (LEVC, formerly The London Taxi Corporation Limited trading as The London Taxi Company) is an automotive engineering company with its headquarters near Coventry, United Kingdom, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely. The company is famous for its London black taxicabs. Geely's involvement in British taxicab production dated to 2006 when it partnered with LEVC's predecessor The London Taxi Company, and its parent Manganese Bronze Holdings, in the creation of a China-based taxicab manufacturing joint venture. In 2009 Geely bought shares in Manganese Bronze Holdings. In 2012 Manganese Bronze Holdings entered
Made in Oregon (company) Made in Oregon (company) Made in Oregon is a private company founded in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1975 by Portland businessman Sam Naito. The company is a gift retailer that specializes in Oregon-made products. It was originally owned by Norcrest China Company, an import business co-owned by Sam Naito and his brother Bill Naito, until Norcrest was reorganized as H. Naito Corporation in 1992. The first Made in Oregon store opened in 1975 in an space at Portland International Airport, and was one of the first retailers in what became the Oregon Market inside the airport. The idea of