Geely Introduction

Geely Group Co., Ltd (Hereafter as Geely) founded on Nov. 6 ,1986. made its debut in manufacturing parts of refrigerator-evaporator located in Huangyan, Luqiao , Taizhou city, Zhejiang Province.

1989 Geely Entered into the production of advanced decoration material industry and manufactured the first magnalium bent board in China

On April, 1994 ,Geely set its foot in motorcycle industry and the same of June , The first scooter motor was manufactured in China by Geely. In 1995 the total sales up to 60,000 and in 1996 up to 200,000. and became the main motorcycle manufacturer enterprise in China.

On May,1996 , Geely Group Co., Ltd was organized.

On March,1997 Geely start into High-education industry. Now Geely have three colleges, Beijing Geely University became one of the private-owned universities which has the independent right to authorize High Education Diploma in Beijing city.

1997 Geely set its foot in Automobile Industry.

On August 8, 1998 . The first Geely Car launched off in Linhai City Zhejiang Province.

On November 9,2001 and December 26,2001. China State Economic and Trade Commission has approved Geely Automobile; JL6360, HQ6360,MR6370 and MR7130 series to be listed on SETC automobile products public catalogue. Geely automobile became the first approved private enterprise in terms of automobile manufacture in China.

On May.25,2003, Mr Xugang, once was a member of Zhejiang Provincial Financial Hall Leading party members’ Group, chief accountant of Local Taxation Bureau of Zhejiang Province, came to Geely group as CEO, indicate Geely toward to a professional manger-operated enterprise from family-operated one.

On Oct.1,2002 Mr. Ke Shouliang, a famous Hong Kong act movie star fly over the mountain top—Potala Palace Square challenge the utmost and accompanied the remarkable achievement and also show the brand image of Geely.

On Dec.,2002, Geely made contracts with Daewoo International Co., Ltd and Maggiora S.p.A a famous Italy automobile project group with respectively to develop CK-1 and CI-1 automobile project.

On Dec.,2002, Geely made strategy corporation with several Shanghai and Zhejiang commercial banks

In 2002, Chairman Li Shufu was listed on the top of “Men of the Time in China’s Automobile Industry”, granted by the Development Research Center under the State Council as “Chinese Management Master”, and elected by Chinese Association for Enterprises and Chinese Association for Entrepreneurs as “Entrepreneur Drawing the Most Attention”, and by Sohu.com as “Ten Major Star Entrepreneurs” and by Wancai Press, Sina.com and Beijing Youth Daily as “the Most Popular Entrepreneur”. In July 203, Chairman Li Shufu was listed by Vehicle Star Network as one of the “50 Most Influential Persons in China’s Automotive Industry in the 50 Years”.

Over the past years, the enterprise has been granted by China Association for Quality Inspection, the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, Zhejiang Province Consumers Association and other departments and agencies as “National Advanced Enterprise with Satisfactory Product Quality and After-sales Services”, “Product with Traced Quality and Reputation”, “Enterprise with Advanced Protection of Consumer Rights”, “Top Ten Enterprises with Customer Satisfaction in Product Quality and After-sales Services”, and a range of other titles. It is also an enterprise of quality – economic effect type in Zhejiang Province and a technologically leading enterprise in Zhejiang Province. Geely brand products have been awarded “Products Recommended by Zhejiang Province Consumers Association” and provincial and municipal renowned products. Geely trademark has been awarded “Renowned Trademark” of the province and the city. Chairman Li Shufu has been titled Zhejiang Province Star Young Township Entrepreneur, New Long March Shock Worker of Zhejiang Province, Young Reformer of Zhejiang Province, Director of an Enterprise with Advanced Economy of Scale during the Eight Five-Year Plan Period, Outstanding Township Entrepreneur of Zhejiang Province, National-level Outstanding Director of a Township Entrepreneur, National Township Entrepreneur, etc.

In 2003, the group still focuses on the core business of automotive industry, and accelerates its paces by improving management, capital, technology and human resource.

On Jan.16,2003, Geely Group Management Headquarter settle in Hangzhou Hi-Tech Industry Development Zone.

On January 28, 2003, the general assembly plant in Taizhou Geely Automotive City, which is expected to produce 300,000 units of vehicles per year, was built up. Beauty Leopard sports car, which was awarded “Special Prize in Innovative Design in Chinese Industry” by the 2nd China Industrial Design Forum, launched off here.

On March 6, the self-developed MR479Q series of electronic control sequential fuel injection engine products passed the certification at the expert certification meeting. The engines have reached the advanced level of the similar domestic products, and created the history that a Chinese sedan car manufacturer, for the very first time, adopts its self-developed and produced four-cylinder electronic fuel injection engines.

On March 24,2003 Founded Zhejiang Geely Holding (Group) Co., Ltd.


On March 30,2003 Founded Zhejiang Geely Guo.Run Automobile Co., Ltd with Hong Kong Main Board company Guo.Run Holding Co., Ltd.

On April ,2003 , The one hundred thousand Geely car launched off.

On May,2003, Geely sparkplug automobile popularization and renovate the newest and lowest price of the automobile in the automobile industry.

On June, 2003. Geely make a technical cooperation agreement with German Rucker Company.

2003 Once the General Manager of SAIC Volkswagen , Vice President of FAW Volkswagen Group, President of Dongfeng Automobile Institute Research, General Engineer of Nanjing FIAT, Chief Representative of German BMW and General Manager of China region after service company of Benz company and so on come into Geely.

In the first half of 2003, the group produced 34360 units of cars, sharing 3.84% of the total car market, and 13% of the market of the sedan cars of the similar grade.

To take off for the second time, the group is making effort to establish Geely brand, and a modern joint stock enterprise group with excellent corporate culture, highly efficient capital operation capability, modern management ideas, participation of all staffs in making innovations, overall quality management system, powerful economic strength, and the harmonious development of the core business of automotive industry and higher education and real estate.

Within five years, we will expand the four production bases to manufacture both medium-grad and low grade cars including two-compartment and three-compartment economical sedan cars, fashionable sport cars, SRV cards, etc. We will have a production capability of 600,000 units per year at that time. We will manufacture stylish and economical two-compartment sedan cars in large quantity, make a firm step in developing small three-compartment multifunctional SRV and medium-grade cars, and build up the two major brand names of Geely and Huapu, so that Geely can break the existing pattern of the domestic automotive industry and build up its status as economical family sedan car giant. We will step foot into the automakers of the world, and play an increasing important role in the world automotive market.

We will spare no effort to conduct brand and capital operation, provide people with efficient, secure and reliable traffic tools that improve their standard of living, seek for the max interests and rights for the shareholders and the relevant people, provide the staffs with opportunity of developing together with the company, and provide the community with highly qualified human resources.

Geely doesn’t have ready-made things but a free sky. Geely warmly welcome foreign and domestic businessmen and friends to visit our group and establish partnership with us. Also, we sincerely welcome various capable people to join Geely to realize the dream of “Make the best Cars, ordinary People Can Afford” together with us.

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