Geely Automobile (Simplified Chinese: 吉利汽车; Traditional Chinese: 吉利汽車; Pinyin: Jí Lì Qì Chē) (SEHK: 0175) was the first independent automobile manufacturer in the People's Republic of China. The parent company is Geely Holding Group (吉利控股集团). Geely logo - Fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; Traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of printed contemporary Chinese written language, simplified from traditional Chinese by the Peoples Republic of China in an attempt to promote literacy. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Traditional Chinese: , also 港交所; abbreviated as HKEX ; SEHK: 0388) is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. ... Automakers are companies that produce automobiles. ...

Early Years

Geely started in 1986 as a manufacturer of refrigerators, then moved to manufacturing decoration materials in 1989, and by 1992, motorcycle parts. In 1994, Geely began manufacturing motorcycles. By 1996, Geely had produced over 200,000 motorcycles and scooters. Automobile production started in 1998. Geely began exporting its first cars in 2003. Geely had its IPO in 2004. Geely's chairman and founder, Li Shufu, wants to sell two-thirds of the company's output overseas, though he is noncommitted as to when that could happen. In a March 2005 forum held in Beijing, he was quoted as saying: Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Export sales

Geely made its first foreign incursion into a developed market by being the first Chinese automakers present at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2005. The company presented the entirety of their passenger model lineup with the Haoqing and Meirie hatchbacks, Uliou and Free Cruiser sedans and Beauty Leopard coupé. Geely also became the first Chinese car maker to display at the US Detroit auto show. Geely is expected to begin mass sales in Europe in 2007, and are currently re-engineering their cars to meet Euro IV emission and Euro NCAP crash-test regulations. So far, the only European distributor interested in marketing the brand is SHA, former representative of SEAT in Portugal, who is planning to distribute Geely in the Iberian Peninsula. Geely originally planned to begin selling cars for the North American market in 2008, the year the of the Beijing Olympics, but after several test vehicles failed U.S. crash and emissions tests, Geely's debut in America has been delayed until 2009. In Venezuela, Geely already started to sell its products (automobiles and motorcycles). Geely has also entered the Pakistan car market. The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) is the worlds largest motor show. ... An old SEAT 600 SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p. ...

Companies

Geely operates two automobile companies in China:

• Zhejiang Geely Automobile
• Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile

Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile is an automobile manufacturer in Shanghai, China. ...

Sales

• 1998-~200
• 1999-~2000
• 2000-~8000
• 2001-~20,000
• 2002-~50,000
• 2003-~80,000
• 2004-~106,000
• 2005-~150,000
• 2006-~200,000 (expected)

Models

The prototype sports car Geely CD at the IAA 2005 in Frankfurt

Most of Geely's range is based on the Xiali TJ7300, which in turn was based on the 1987 Daihatsu Charade. Models such as the Haoqing (豪情) (five-door), Merrie (美日) (five-door), Uliou (优利欧) (four-door) and Urban Nanny (van and pick-up truck) have Charade bases, but feature a more prominent chromed grille. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1538x1000, 357 KB) Chinese car manufaturer Geely at the IAA 2005 showing the model Beauty Leopard. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1538x1000, 357 KB) Chinese car manufaturer Geely at the IAA 2005 showing the model Beauty Leopard. ... The Geely CD is a coupe automobile from Chinese manufacturer, Geely Automobile. ... The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) is the worlds largest motor show. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Tianjin Xiali is the fourth-largest automobile manufacturer in China. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Daihatsu Charade was a subcompact car sold from 1977 to 2000. ...

Zhejiang Geely Automobile

• Xiali TJ7300-based
  • 1998– HQ/Haoqing/Haoqing SRV (豪情/豪情SRV) — 1.0 L & 1.3 L & 1.5 L hatchback
  • 2000– MR/Merrie (美日) — hatchback
  • 2002— MR/Uliou/MS (优利欧)
  • 2004– PU/Rural Nanny/Urban Nanny
• 2002– BL/Beauty Leopard/BO(美人豹) — 1.5 L coupe
• Daewoo-designed
  • 2005– CK/Freedom Cruiser — 1.3 L & 1.5 L & 1.6 L sedan
  • 2005– Geely 美日之星 — 1.1 L & 1.3 L hatchback
• 2006– LG/KingKong(金刚) — 1.5 L & 1.6 L sedan
  • 2006– FC/Vision(远景) — 1.8 L CVVT sedan

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Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile

• 2003–2005 Maple Huapu(华普)M203 — 1.5 L 5-door hatchback
• 2003– Maple Hisoon（海迅）AA & AB — 5-door hatchback
• 2004– Maple Marindo(海域)M303 — 1.5 L & 1.8 L sedan
• 2005– Maple Hysoul（海尚）M305 — 5-door hatchback
• 2006– Maple Hysoul（海尚）M206/Haixuan（海炫） — Special car for women^[1]

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Transmissions

In January 2007 Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co signed a production licence agreements to produce the Antonov TX6 automatic transmission. This is a 6 speed drive by wire planetary gearbox for front wheel drive capable of power-shifting from any of the six forward speeds to any other.

Antonov PLC Production Licence Agreement with Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co.

See Also

Chinese auto makers This page tries to show every car ever made by country and then manufacturer. ...

References

• Chinese Car to Debut at Detroit Auto Show. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on January 11, 2006.

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Notes

1. ^ Maple Haixuan: What Chinese Women Want?, Edmunds.com, March 10, 2006

External links

• Official website in Chinese
• Geely global site
• Geely USA
• Geely Pakistan
• Geely Club in Ukraine
• Geely Forums at China Car Forums in English
• Geely Holding Group, a good chronological history of Geely
• China Car Times - News about Geely
• China Car Forums-For More info on Geely and Chinese cars