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Geely’s high-end SUV will be produced in 2010

by Chief Editor on Apr 15th, 2009 at 9:38 pm / No Comments

As one of China’s own-brand automakers, Geely Automobile has produced a large number of economy cars as its main products for many years. However, after Geely implemented the multi-brand development strategy, its “Imperial”(Di Hao) brand will be the main high-end products, to assume the important task of enhancing brand value. Imperial brand will also offer many products in the future, including a high-end SUV. It is an auspicious Imperial SUV, code-named EX825. It will be officially put into production next year and will debut at the Shanghai auto show.

Chinese automaker may be the buyer of last resort for Ford Volvo

by Chief Editor on Mar 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am / No Comments

Ford Motor needs money and is almost certainly willing to sell Volvo to add cash to its balance sheet. A Chinese car company may be willing to oblige. According to The Times, “Geely Automotive, a Chinese car manufacturer, has appointed NM Rothschild to advise on a possible bid for loss-making Volvo.”

China is one of the few places with potential buyers of Western auto company assets. The central government can make capital available since China has built up a tremendous balance sheet of its own after having years of trade surpluses.

Because of the wealth of the Chinese government, it can afford to play a long-term game that other governments or private enterprises cannot. It may be willing to wait out the revival of the car markets in the US, UK, and EU and be one of the few that has enough capacity and capital to quickly meet the demand of an improving economic environment. Even if it takes two or three years, China has the time and the money.

From: Daily Finance