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 CK is driven by government officials and police and also available to rental car fleets. The specification includes power windows and air conditioning. Still, they have a reputation for being unreliable and many drivers thus prefer the older, Russian-built vehicles. The CK is based on a South Korean design by Daewoo, Tower Metal, Wooshin Systems, and CES, which Geely licensed. Its 1.5 L engine is a Toyota Motor Corporation design, also licensed. It produces 94 hp (70 kW) at 6000 rpm. The 4 speed automatic transmission is built in China, the first to be manufactured there. In 2008, the facelifted CK