Thread: Volvo and Geely will develop model Golf class

Development work will meet the individual requirements of each brand.

Company Volvo and Chinese automaker Geely by the end of this year will open in the Swedish Gothenburg collaborative Center for research and development. It will create a new modular platform for future models of the golf-class, as well as the necessary components for them.

According to Volvo, you have full control over the creation of a modular platform will implement exactly the Swedish manufacturer. However, all of the development center will meet the individual requirements of each brand, to their cost, quality and performance levels.

At the moment the Swedish brands already have a modular platform-SPA (scalable platform architecture). It will be used only for large models, starting with the 60 series.

The first Volvo using this chassis, will become the next generation of the XC90 SUV which will appear on the market in the year 2014. Then on it will translate sedan S80 and V80 station wagon, as well as build a Coupe with landing a formula 2 +2.

In May and December of last year Volvo Geely has already provided its technology. The Chinese went to the chassis of the XC90, another platform (for medium-sized vehicles), a number of technologies in the field of security and system of thin clearing of air IAQS.

Company Geely bought Volvo in August 2010 year. For the Swedish brand Chinese paid Ford, who had previously owned a Volvo, 1.8 billion dollars. While in 1999 year Ford gave for Volvo at 4.6 billion dollars more.