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- Title
Geely Automotive's Acquisition of Volvo.
- Authors
Chen, Yuanyi Amy; Wang, Xinran Joyce; Young, Michael N.
- Abstract
The case describes Geely Automotive's strategy to grow from an unknown Chinese refrigerator manufacturer into a global international player. A big step toward Geely's internationalization was its acquisition of Volvo Car Corporation in 2010. The acquisition prompted the largest profits and most intense technology transfer in Geely's history. But it also created conflicts between the two merging organizations including differences over leadership style, resource sharing, and branding strategy. The case discusses the synergies and challenges encountered by Geely and Volvo and illustrates the details of the acquisition. The case also provides lessons for other enterprises from emerging economies that are increasingly wishing to expand to well-developed markets such as America and Europe.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; GEELY Automobile Holdings Ltd.; BUSINESS expansion; GLOBALIZATION; VOLVO Car Corp.
- Publication
Asian Case Research Journal, 2015, Vol 19, Issue 1, p183
- ISSN
0218-9275
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0218927515500078