Geely in Daimler-Benz, parent of Mercedes-Benz. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Geely has production bases in Lanzhou, Gansu (completed in 2006, Geely construction in the region continued as of August 2010 either for expanding the existing facility or for a new semi-complete knock-down factory); Xiangtan, Hunan; an unnamed location 40 minutes south of Shanghai; Jinan, Shandong province; and at Linhai, Luqiao, and Ningbo, in Zhejiang. As of 2011, two Volvo manufacturing plants were planned in Daqing and Chengdu, and work on a transmissions-making factory in Tongliang, Chongqing had been initiated. At least four overseas factories assemble Geely models probably from semi-complete or
Emgrand EC7 garages that used to sell Škodas before the company was owned by Volkswagen, and the type of establishment that once might have sold Rovers." Emgrand EC7 The Emgrand EC7 is a compact car produced by the Emgrand, division of the Chinese automaker Geely. After the discontinuation of the "Emgrand" brand, the EC7 was simply marketed as the Geely Emgrand or Geely New Emgrand in China. The EC7 was the launch vehicle for Emgrand (), the medium to high-end luxury brand of Geely that was launched in July 2009. The car was developed from the outset as an export model. Geely