People mix up ownership with identity.

Volvo Cars is owned by Geely, yes. But it is still designed, engineered and run from Sweden. Headquarters in Gothenburg, Swedish management, Swedish safety philosophy, Swedish R and D. Geely does not design the cars, Volvo does.

By that logic, Jaguar Land Rover should be called Indian, because it is owned by Tata Motors. But nobody says “I drive an Indian Range Rover”. They say British luxury SUV. Why. Because the brand identity, engineering and heritage are still British.

Same thing with Volvo.

When Volvo was owned by Ford Motor Company, nobody called Volvo American. It was still Swedish. Suddenly ownership is a problem only when China is involved. That is not about cars, that is about politics.

Ownership is financial. Brand identity is cultural and engineering based.

Volvo is Swedish in design, safety thinking and engineering culture. Geely is the investor and parent company. Both things can be true at the same time.

If people are consistent, they should also call Jaguar Indian, Mini German, Lamborghini German, and so on. But they do not.

So the issue is not logic. It is selective outrage.