News They had to start from scratch with the mission to create a car that distinguishes itself. Now the result is here: Lynk & Co. 01.
Through the white blanket, one can discern the outline of a small suv. Next on the scene, Peter Horbury, who was once head of design for Volvo, since 2012 has the same role at Geely. He says that designers often say that they start with a blank sheet of paper.
– It is rarely true. But here there was no history, nothing that held us back, ” he says.
Not much more than three years have passed since the Cevt was founded and moved into at Lindholmen, with the mission to create the architecture for the next generation of mid-range car to Volvo and Geely. Now is the first car finished. And it is a completely new car, with a completely new brand – and the plan is to make Geely a global company.
– It is possible to come up with the objection “does the world need a new car brand?”. But Geely is still a young entrepreneur-driven company with a lot of passion. We want to challenge the standards, said Geely ceo Conghui.
will appeal To young
To a brand new car brand presented belongs, of course, not everyday life. About 150 fordonsindustrireportrar and a further 50 industry analysts from around the world are on site at Lindholmen in order to witness the white blanket is lifted by Lynk & Co. 01.
Peter Horbury tells us how to let himself be inspired by the world’s big cities to find a form that will appeal to young people all over the world. It should look nordic, but rather a signal of the darkness, than nordic light.
– It is important that the first step taken in the right direction, ” he says.
will be a while before it is available in Sweden
About a year will the car reach the chinese market. Then it will take another year before it reaches Sweden.
Geely is the first chinese brand trying to enter the european market. As A Qoros. With a number of previous Saabmedarbetare on the leading items were the shanghai-based company considerable attention for their venture – which, however, not have been a success.
Volvo cars ceo Håkan Samuelsson think Lynk & Co. will succeed better.
– They have a good product, looks young and dynamic. It will be a success – and it is good for Volvo, ” he says.
Historic C-segment has been a concern for Volvo, and the demand for cars increases, so it has become increasingly important for Volvo to produce competitive cars in that size.
– this is the most pragmatic and concrete cooperation you can think of. It is win-win, ” says Håkan Samuelsson.
How do you mean?
– We can produce cars that are one hundred percent Volvo and Geely can produce c ars that are one hundred per cent Geely. If we collaborated with someone else made had we been forced to compromise in a completely different way.
development
To develop the architecture for a new mid-range car entirely on his own was never an option. The development costs are enormous, says Håkan Samuelsson, without wanting to go into any amount.
– We save half the cost and Geely will get a better car. It wins both on.
Volvo will be the first car that is built on the same architecture – it used to be called base and includes both the engine and gearbox – an XC40, which will be presented sometime during the next year.
An important difference Qoros is, of course, Lynk & Co is well developed in Europe. For contrary to what many believed, then the chinese Geely took over Volvo, the purchase brought more jobs to the city of Gothenburg. The company Cevt at Lindholmen work today around 1, 500 people.
And the work is not over with the Lynk & CO. 01 is complete – new models are already in the pipeline.
the Facts: Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co is a new brand in an entirely new car, which are included in the Geelygruppen and developed by Cevt at Lindholmen.
the Car is the first to be built on the new architecture in the C segment, to which Volvo and Geely will share.
During the next year, the Volvo XC40, which is based on the same architecture will be presented.
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