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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s leading privately-owned automotive group, today announced that Hans Oscarsson, former Chief Financial Officer of Volvo Cars, has assumed his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Geely Sweden Holdings AB (GSHAB).

From a single touch he can feel the difference down to the micrometer. Lu Rongliang has been dealing with automotive molds for nearly 30 years. Technical problems that 40-year technical experts from Japan couldn’t figure out, Lu Rongliang solved in two weeks. Processes that industry leaders thought were impossible, Lu Rongliang perfected. How did he become the master of such godly skill?

“It was too much of an opportunity to turn down. It got me back into automotive, with solid backing and a famous brand” says new Lotus Cars CEO Phil Popham. Under Popham, renown British sports car brand Lotus is undergoing a revitalization. At the launch of Lotus's and the world's first pure electric British hypercar, Evija we chat with Phil to see how things are going.

It was just over two years ago on 23rd June, 2017, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a definitive agreement with DRB-HICOM of Malaysia to acquire 49.9% of Malaysia’s national car brand, PROTON. The partnership has just had its second anniversary of its flash marriage in Kuala Lumpur. While two years may be a short time, the two partner have made huge strides in working together, paving the way for further success as PROTON aims to deliver on its 10-year plan – to be the number one car brand in Malaysia and top three in the wider ASEAN region.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest privately-owned automotive technology company, rose 47 places in the 2019 Fortune Global 500 to 220th after its last year’s revenues reached US$49.665 billion.

The world’s first pure electric British hypercar, Evija was unveiled by Lotus in London. Evija is the first new product launched by Lotus after joining Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. It represents Lotus’s innovative capabilities, engineering heritage, and new design language.

A giant leap forward was achieved for China’s auto manufacturing and motorsports with single victory in a single race. The Lynk & Co Cyan Racing team WTCR victory at Marrakech becomes a new milestone in automotive history with the first Made in China vehicle to win in a global motorsport race.

At the “2019 Baidu Create”, Baidu’s Artificial Intelligence Development Conference, Li Shufu, Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) and Robin Li, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Baidu, announced that Geely Holding and Baidu will strategically cooperate in the fields of intelligent connectivity, smart mobility, smart home, e-commerce and in other areas related to AI technology. The two parties will jointly explore the development AI applications in the automotive ecosystem, with the long term aim of accelerating the large-scale popularization of intelligent connected vehicles in China and internationally.

PROTON is a company in a hurry to go places and that mindset is embodied by its energetic Chief Executive Office, Dr. Li Chunrong. It’s been 18 months since his arrival at PROTON and vast changes are evident for all to see ranging from a flatter management structure to much-needed improvements at the cafeteria. To get a better understanding of how he has achieved so much in a short space of time, Geely Stories took five minutes of his time to ask Dr. Li about his Malaysian adventure.