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Dating back to 1927, when its first model was built, Volvo Group used to build trucks and cars, as well as marine and aero engines. In 1999, it sold its car business to Ford Motor for US$6.45 billion, and focused on commercial vehicles. Ford sold Volvo to China’s Geely in 2010.

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Chinese carmaker Geely said on Wednesday its last year net profit jumped 32 per cent, helped by recovering domestic sales and strong growth in exports. The owner of Swedish nameplate Volvo, Geely said its net profit for the year ended December 31, last year was 2.04 billion yuan (US$328 million), up from 2011’s 1.54 billion yuan, in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange where it is listed.

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Geely is to build a research centre with Volvo Cars in Volvo's home country, Sweden, the first time a mainland carmaker has moved its research and development work overseas.