Ford Motor Company sports car maker Aston Martin in 1989, later selling it on March 12, 2007, although retaining an 8% stake. Ford purchased Volvo Cars of Sweden in 1999, selling it to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010. In November 2008, it reduced its 33.4% controlling interest in Mazda of Japan to a 13.4% non-controlling interest. On November 18, 2010, Ford reduced their stake further to just 3%, citing the reduction of ownership would allow greater flexibility to pursue growth in emerging markets. Ford and Mazda remain strategic partners through exchanges of technological information and joint ventures, including an American joint venture
Geely Boyue launched on the 12th of December 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The X70 is available with four variants: Standard 2WD, Executive 2WD, Executive AWD and Premium 2WD. All variants are powered by a 1.8 litre turbocharged gasoline direct injection or TGDI engine and pared to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The Premium 2WD variant features ADAS or 'Advanced Driver Assistance System' which is a suite of collision avoidance systems which consists of: Geely Boyue The Geely Boyue is a compact crossover SUV produced by Chinese automaker Geely. Originally planned to be launched as part of the Emgrand series during