article_snippet.sent: Shanghai, China (CNN)Volvo says it will begin exporting vehicles made in a factory in southwest China to the United States next month, the first time Chinese-built passenger cars will roll into American showrooms.
article_snippet.sent: Parent company Geely Automobile, which bought Volvo in 2010, is seeking to prove that a Chinese company can manage a global auto brand.
article_snippet.sent: Geely's gambit will be watched to see if it paves the way for other Chinese car manufacturers to crack developed markets.
article_snippet.sent: CEO Håkan Samuelsson said Volvo planned to sell 1,500 Chinese-made S60 Inscription sedans in 2015 and 5,000 annually in subsequent years.
article_snippet.sent: Chinese car manufacturers like Geely and Geely rival Great Wall Motor do export Chinese car manufacturers like Geely and its rival Great Wall Motor models to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
article_snippet.sent: Geely chairman Li Shufu said chairman Li Shufu hoped Volvo's brand would eventually become a global car brand, but said there were no current plans to begin export Volvo's brand home-grown brand to U.S. showrooms.
highlights_snippet.sent: Volvo says Volvo will begin exporting Chinese-built cars to the U.S. in May .
  