and producing electric commercial vehicles. With a new factory in Ansty, Coventry, they have begun production of a new generation of zero emission capable new taxi vehicle in late 2017. Current products sold under the LEVC brand include: 2017 – LEVC TX 2020 – LEVC VN5 Lotus Owned 51% by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and 49% by Etika Automotive. Lotus Cars is a British producer of sports and racing cars. The first Lotus car was built in 1948 and in June 2017, Lotus Cars became majority owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Lynk & Co Owned 50% by Geely Auto, 30% by Volvo Cars, and 20% by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Lynk & Co was formed in 2017. It is a Chinese-Swedish car brand based on technology developed jointly by Volvo Cars and Geely Auto. Maple This brand name was affiliated with Shanghai Maple Automobile, a Geely subsidiary established in 1999 and phased out in 2010. Products sold under the Maple NEV brand include: 2020 – Maple 30X subcompact crossover SUV 2020 – Maple 80V MPV 2022 – Maple 60S (Geely's first battery swap car, produced in association with Lifan) Polestar Owned 50.5% by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (or associated entities) and 49.5% by Volvo Cars. Polestar, a Swedish all-electric premium car brand, was previously part of Volvo Cars before being spun out into an independent entity. Proton Owned 49.9% by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and 50.1% by DRB-Hicom and is managed by Geely Auto Group. Proton is the National Car Brand of Malaysia established in the 1980s at the behest of the government and later reverted to private ownership under DRB Hicom. Radar Radar is Geely's upscale pick-up truck brand, with its name standing for Rational, Alone, Discovery, Accompany, and Romantic. The brands first vehicle, the RADAR RD6, was unveiled in 2022. Volvo Cars Owned 82% by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (post Volvo Cars IPO). Zhejiang Geely Holding Group acquired Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Company in 2010. Zeekr Zeekr 001 Discontinued brands/ models Geely has sold cars under at least three separate brands and may have continued to use the brand name of a purchased company for a short time. The Emgrand, Englon, and Gleagle names were phased out in 2014 alongside efforts to reduce sprawl, and the Shanghai Maple brand name was discontinued in 2010 and revived in 2020. Previous Geely Auto products 1998–2006 HQ/Haoqing/Haoqing SRV (豪情/豪情SRV)