Geely Automobile

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{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Geely Automobile''' (吉利汽车, pronounced "JEE-lee") 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).

==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:

:''We must make cars like people from Wenzhou make [a quarter of the world's] lighters. But developing a car industry is like growing one tree slowly to cover a whole forest.''

Li relinquished the CEO title to [[Yue Guisheng]] in February 2006 to comply with Hong Kong Stock Exchange regulations. He remains chairman.

==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).

==Companies==

Geely operates two automobile companies in China:
* [[Zhejiang Geely Automobile]]
* [[Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile]]

==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==

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.

===[[Zhejiang Geely Automobile]]===

* [[Xiali TJ7300]]-based
** 1998– [[Geely HQ|HQ/Haoqing/Haoqing SRV (豪情/豪情SRV)]] — 1.0 L & 1.3 L & 1.5 L [[hatchback]]
** 2000– [[Geely MR|MR/Merrie (美日)]] — [[hatchback]]
** 2002— [[Geely MR|MR/Uliou/MS (优利欧)]]
** 2004– [[Geely PU|PU/Rural Nanny/Urban Nanny]]
* 2002– [[Geely BL|BL/Beauty Leopard/BO(美人豹)]] — 1.5 L [[coupe]]
* [[Daewoo]]-designed
** 2005– [[Geely CK|CK/Freedom Cruiser]] — 1.3 L & 1.5 L & 1.6 L [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
** 2005– [[Geely 美日之星]] — 1.1 L & 1.3 L [[hatchback]]
* 2006– [[Geely LG|LG/KingKong(金刚)]] — 1.5 L & 1.6 L [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
** 2006– [[Geely FC|FC/Vision(远景)]] — 1.8 L CVVT [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
* 2008– [[Geely HL]] — MPV

===[[Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile]]===

* 2003–2005 [[Maple Huapu(华普)M203]] — 1.5 L 5-door [[hatchback]]
* 2003– [[Maple Hisoon 205|Maple Hisoon（海迅）AA & AB]] — 5-door [[hatchback]]
* 2004– [[Maple Marindo|Maple Marindo(海域)M303]] — 1.5 L & 1.8 L [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
* 2005– [[Maple Hysoul|Maple Hysoul（海尚）M305]] — 5-door [[hatchback]]
* 2006– [[Maple Hysoul（海尚）M206/Haixuan（海炫）]] — Special car for women<ref>[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109590 Maple Haixuan: What Chinese Women Want?], Edmunds.com, March 10, 2006</ref>

===Concept Cars===
* [[Geely GT Concept]]

==See also==
[[List of automobile manufacturers#China|Chinese auto makers]]

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==References==
* [http://www.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_chinese_car_debut/ Chinese Car to Debut at Detroit Auto Show] [[Ward's AutoWorld]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2006

===Notes===
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==External links==
*[http://www.geely.com/ Official website] in Chinese
*[http://www.geely-global.com/ Geely global site]
*[http://www.geely-usa.net/ Geely USA]
*[http://www.chinacarforums.com Geely Forums at China Car Forums] in English
*[http://www.geelygroup.com.ua/forum Forum at Geely and Maple] in Ukraine
*[http://iranautomobile.com/geely.html Geely Holding Group], a good chronological history of Geely
* [http://www.chinacartimes.com/ China Car Times - News about Geely]
*[http://www.chinacarforums.com/ China Car Forums-For More info on Geely and Chinese cars]
*[http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/11/boo-its-geely-aoo.html Boo, It’s the Geely Aoo...]
*[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/beijing-08-preview-geeley-gt-concept-to-debut/ Beijing '08 Preview: Geeley GT concept to debut]
*[http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080327.001/official-geely-gt-planned-for-auto-china-show Official: Geely GT Planned for Auto China Show]
*[http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/geely-ge-mpv-coming-to-2008-beijing.html Geely GE MPV Coming to 2008 Beijing Auto Show]
*[http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/geely-hl-mpv-compact-minivan-set-for.html Geely HL MPV: Compact Minivan Set For Beijing Debut]
*[http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080331.002/geely-ce-hatchback-headed-for-2008-auto-china Geely CE Hatchback Headed for 2008 Auto China]
*[http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080411.011/geely-at-2008-auto-china Geely at 2008 Auto China]

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