• noneabove1182
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    10 months ago

    Huh, didn’t realize Volvo was primarily owned by a Chinese company, you got me there lol, genuinely always thought they were standalone and therefore a Swedish company

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      10 months ago

      Geely buys European car brands left and right. Somewhat recent examples are Lotus and Smart.

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        10 months ago

        Interesting, hadn’t heard of it before today, but guess I don’t look at European car brands that often anyways

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        10 months ago

        Ah I mean fair enough :) I don’t keep up much with car brands and ownerships, but still TIL haha