Geely at 2008 Auto China

Geely NL SUV

Reinventing the brand

By Frank de Leeuw van Weenen
April 11, 2008 3:12 PM
Filed Under: Asian, Auto China, Geely

The 2008 Auto China show in Beijing will be an important milestone show for Geely. It will be the show where the Chinese marque re-invents itself with a horde of new models all with the 'intention to continue beyond'.

Geely said in a previous press release: 'The year 2008 holds great significance for Geely’s Internationalization, strategic transform and overall elevation of the competitiveness of Geely Brand.'

Geely will be bringing 23 models to the show consisting of a concept car and three high tech models among others, a record for the Chinese car maker. One of this year's show-stoppers will be the Geely GT, a grand-tourer Geely CEO Li Shufu classed as a 'small Rolls-Royce'.

Thirteen models will show where Geely is headed in the near future, starting with the King Kong and CE hatchbacks, HE minivan, NL and Cross GE SUVs and the FC-1, FC-2 and FC-3.

Stay tuned for more information later this month at the 2008 Auto China show.

Source: Geely

Comments

Joe_Limon
April 12, 2008 8:46 PM
thats pretty good for a Chinese manufacturer, if your only comment is that they copied the wheels.

stillthewhizz
April 12, 2008 10:13 PM
And a Pontiac Solstice, a few Daewoo & Chevrolet concepts, the Dacia Sandero, the Hyundai Sonata..... it goes on. Not original at all.

sensei
April 13, 2008 7:55 AM
China can make underwear and socks, but I will NEVER buy a car and risk my life or my family's life in one made there.

wongnawa
April 13, 2008 5:45 PM
hey sensei, i bet ten years ago people also think about korean cars the same way as you think of chinese cars now. just look how far the korean companies have come, i'm sure the chinese manufacturers will start to catch up with other international manufacturers in no more than ten years. just wait and see.

PS. i'm not a chinese alright.

sensei
April 15, 2008 5:48 AM
Its not about thinking, its about factual crash test videos. IF they can ever build a SAFE car that doesn't crumple like a ball of aluminum foil, then I might be interested. Until then, the crash test videos damn them.

AG4
April 13, 2008 4:46 PM
At first glance... I thought it was some new Chevrolet

michelin901
April 13, 2008 7:20 PM
yep same here. looks like a chevy suv from far. but the concepts do look decent. if only they look just the way are now

si1982
April 15, 2008 10:28 AM
a bit of astra, a bit of this a bit of that - throw in some chevy and u have some new concepts...

wonder if they are hybrid?! lol

galaxy_admire
February 27, 2009 8:18 AM
Hi!sensei,Who do ou think you are? Do you know the history of five thousand years! Have you ever been to China? Do ou know?China is Asia's fastest growing economy! Do you think China will only be made in underwear and socks?You make me sick! I also agree that the wongnawa said! China now.pay attention, he's economic development speed is arbitrary also ratio not a country. Besides, he also 1.3 billion population!

galaxy_admire
February 27, 2009 8:23 AM
So,The strength of the Chinese.pay attention!!!

galaxy_admire
March 3, 2009 5:53 PM
There's only one-BMBS!!!

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