https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Lennart Ribring, from Stockholm, bought his first Ford Mustang in the 1960s. Some fifty years later, the 97-year-old driver just became the world's oldest owner of the iconic car. https://www.thelocal.se/20161116/this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:15:23 +0100 this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner Police remain baffled as to the whereabouts of the driver of white Ford Mustang rented in the Czech Republic and found abandoned near the side of a road in northern Sweden with the keys still inside. https://www.thelocal.se/20120514/40812 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:00 +0200 40812 Swedish carmaker Volvo hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $10-$11 billion over the next five years, a report said Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110225/32258 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:49:00 +0100 32258 China may be the largest market for Volvo Cars by the end of 2011, as the company looks to increase sales in China six-fold by 2015, according to the head of Volvo’s China operations. https://www.thelocal.se/20110112/31376 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:58:00 +0100 31376 Volvo Cars is looking to relocate about 50 employees from Sweden to China as more details emerge about Geely’s plans for the Swedish carmaker's operations in China. https://www.thelocal.se/20101012/29570 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:27:00 +0200 29570 Volvo Cars has removed its chief operating officer post in a realignment of management roles at the company, President & CEO Stefan Jacoby announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101005/29440 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:12:00 +0200 29440 The head of Chinese automotive firm Geely has presented ambitious plans for the future of Volvo Cars, aiming to double global sales by promoting the brand in China. https://www.thelocal.se/20100914/28974 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:04:00 +0200 28974 Geely Holdings formally completed its deal to buy Sweden's Volvo Cars from US auto giant Ford at a ceremony in London on Monday, the Chinese firm has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20100802/28134 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:40:00 +0200 28134 High sulphate concentrations in ethanol in the spring have damaged hundreds of car engines, setting off a dispute between car manufacturers and fuel companies as to who will pay for the repairs. https://www.thelocal.se/20100723/27948 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:16:00 +0200 27948 Li Shufu, the chairman of Chinese firm Geely, will also lead Volvo Cars when the acquisition of the Swedish firm is complete, the two firms said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100716/27822 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:24:00 +0200 27822 China's Zhejiang Geely Holding expects to complete the purchase of Sweden's Volvo Cars in the third quarter, the firm said Thursday after the European Commission cleared the takeover earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.se/20100708/27672 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:25:00 +0200 27672 Volvo Cars now has a government partner among its investors, but it is not the Swedish state, TV4's business news program Ekonominyheterna reported late on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100624/27426 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:50:00 +0200 27426 Swedish car firm Volvo has announced the recall of 29,299 of its cars worldwide over a gear stick problem which could make it harder for drivers to shift gears. https://www.thelocal.se/20100622/27370 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:15:00 +0200 27370 Sweden's enterprise minister Maud Olofsson has discussed the Volvo-Geely deal with senior Chinese management and received confirmation that the firm plans to retain its Swedish connection and maintain production in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20100521/26772 Fri, 21 May 2010 12:47:00 +0200 26772 Geely CEO Gui Sengyue has once again caused ripples of concern in Sweden after comments indicating a less independent role for Volvo within the Chinese firm. https://www.thelocal.se/20100413/26054 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:10:00 +0200 26054 Geely aims to use Volvo to crack China's fast-growing luxury car market by using its access to the Swedish firm's cutting-edge technology to vault into global contention, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.se/20100331/25832 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:10:00 +0200 25832 Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding has vowed to pump an extra $900 million dollars into Volvo Cars on top of the $1.8 billion purchase price in a bid to revive the Swedish brand's flagging fortunes. https://www.thelocal.se/20100330/25826 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +0200 25826 Chinese carmaker Geely's deal to buy Sweden's iconic Volvo brand offers a glimpse of a new world order clearly headed up by China, Swedish editorials said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100329/25796 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0200 25796 Likening Volvo to a caged beast, Chinese car maker Geely pledged on Sunday to 'liberate the tiger' onto the Asian powerhouse's burgeoning auto market after it signed a deal to acquire the brand from Ford. https://www.thelocal.se/20100329/25792 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0200 25792 Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding has signed a deal to buy Sweden's Volvo Cars from US auto maker Ford. https://www.thelocal.se/20100328/25784 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:56:00 +0200 25784