Lynk & Co (Chinese: 领克; pinyin: Lǐng kè) is a Chinese–Swedish automobile brand co-owned by Geely Auto Group and Volvo Cars. The brand was founded in Gothenburg in 2016. Within the Geely group, the brand positioned itself as a startup-like company by introducing innovative sales models such as direct-to-consumer sales model and subscription model to market its vehicles. Lynk & Co shares its technology such as engine and platform with Volvo and Geely vehicles.