Premier Automotive Group protect their use of the name Land Rover. Ford sold Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors in March 2008 for £1.15 billion. As part of Ford's sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors, the defunct Rover brand name was included, as well as the Daimler and Lanchester marques. Ford purchased Volvo's automotive division in 1999 while Volvo's commercial vehicles division became a separate company. Both share the use of symbols and trademarks. Geely was reported to have approached Ford in mid-2008 about a possible takeover of Volvo Cars. On 28 October 2009, Geely was named as the
Automotive industry in China traditional "Big Four" domestic car manufacturers are SAIC Motor, Dongfeng, FAW and Chang’an. Other Chinese car manufacturers are Geely, Beijing Automotive Group, Brilliance Automotive, Guangzhou Automobile Group, Great Wall, BYD, Chery and Jianghuai (JAC). As of late 2018, several multinational manufacturers have partnerships with domestic manufacturers to make cars in China. Some are long-standing, such as the 30 years for Audi and FAW; granted, this alliance was not manufacturing cars in China until more recently. The main industry group for the Chinese automotive industry is the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (中国汽车工业协会). China has its traditional “Big four” state-owned domestic