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
Geely BL Geely BL The Geely BL is a coupe automobile from Chinese manufacturer, Geely Automobile. The "BL" name stands for "Beauty Leopard". The car was designed with help from Daewoo and was introduced to production in January, 2003. It is best known outside China for being the first vehicle with an in-car karaoke machine. The car's design seems to copy mostly the Toyota Celica, with the front taking inspiration from the Honda Integra and the rear from the Toyota Supra. The Geely BL is considered a sports car in China. It has a top speed of 180 km/h (approx 111 mph).