Geely strong 2017 sales, Geely Auto Group has subsequently set its 2018 sales volume target to 1.58 million units including the sales volume target for Lynk & Co-branded vehicles: Lynk & Co 01 and Lynk & Co 02. Geely Auto Group has four independent design centres in Shanghai, Gothenburg, Barcelona and California as well as four R&D centres in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Coventry, and Gothenburg capable of independently researching and producing full car parts, engines, transmissions and electrical systems. In Gothenburg, the group has established CEVT, a joint research and development centre between Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to create an industry
Geely complete knock-down kits. Such facilities are or have been located in Indonesia, (some of its production has been imported back to China), Sri Lanka (in collaboration with Micro Cars), Malaysia, Russia, (assembly is controlled by local firm Derways), and Ukraine. These locations are not necessarily affiliated with or owned by Geely. Establishing a joint venture with this British maker of London Black Cabs in 2007, Geely purchased in 2013 "Manganese Bronze Holdings", initially trading as The London Taxi Company, and subsequently as London EV Company. The joint venture, Shanghai LTI Automobile Components Co Ltd, made the TX4, a licensed London