These days, the birthplace of a new car is hard to determine. Though the brand might have its origins, often the manufacturing and building process resides elsewhere; many “European” or “German” cars are actually built in countries such as the US or South Africa.

Exemplarily, the traditionally Swedish automotive giant, Volvo, will soon begin producing several of its models, via several plants in China. The move towards the three Chinese plants is principally on account of the vision of the brand’s new owners, the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.

The Asian group, which purchased the Volvo brand from Ford Motor Co in August this year, plans to produce over 300,000 vehicles at the three Chinese manufacturing plants.

The specific details of the plans have not been publicly confirmed, however if they are to proceed, they must attain approval from the company’s board and the Chinese government. According to several sources, Volvo’s owners are looking for possible plant locations in Chengdu, the Jiading district, and Daging.

At first the Chinese plants will not supply all Volvos to the Australian market, however it is definitely a future prospect. Ask yourself – would you buy a “Made in China” Volvo ?