And considering this is a city that helped put Britain on wheels, it feels rather fitting. Geely Auto UK has officially moved its headquarters from Milton Keynes to Ansty Business Park, bringing its UK sales, marketing, aftersales, network development and corporate teams to Coventry. If the name Geely isn't immediately familiar, the companies connected to its wider group probably will be. Its parent group has interests in brands including Volvo, Lotus, Polestar, Zeekr, Lynk & Co and the London Electric Vehicle Company, the company behind the modern electric black cab. And Coventry was already a pretty important part of the Geely story. The London Electric Vehicle Company has its manufacturing and development operation at Ansty, while Geely also has a global design studio in Coventry. Now its British passenger-car headquarters is joining them. Geely only launched its own passenger cars in Britain last October, but says it has already passed 10,000 UK registrations in 11 months. It now plans to introduce another seven models over the next two years. There's a Sky Blue connection too. Geely became the official automotive and sleeve sponsor of Coventry City in August, a couple of months before confirming its HQ move. Its UK managing director Michael Yang described Coventry as “Britain's answer to Motor City” and said the company wants to put down roots here. We quite like that description. From bicycles to Daimler, Jaguar, Standard, Triumph and the black cab, Coventry's relationship with the motor industry runs ridiculously deep. A lot of those famous factories have disappeared, but the city is clearly still attracting the next generation of the automotive industry.