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| 1986 | |
| November | Geely was founded on the 6th November 1986. |
| 1998 | |
| August | The Geely Haoqing SRV rolled off the production line. |
| 1999 | |
| August | Construction of Geely’s new Ningbo production facility began. |
| 2000 | |
| May | The inaugural Geely Meiri rolled off the new Ningbo production facility. |
| 2001 | |
| October | Geely’s JI-6360 model was certified by the government making Geely the first private company qualified to be producing automobiles in China. |
| 2003 | |
| August | Geely exported its first car outside of China. |
| 2004 | |
| October | Geely established a formal operations and management committee under the leadership of the firm’s chairman of the board, Li Shufu. |
| 2005 | |
| May | Geely Automobile Holdings listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange |
| September | Geely participated in the 61st Frankfurt Auto Show becoming the first Chinese automobile manufacturer to exhibit at the Frankfurt Auto Show during which it exhibited its China Dragon, Freedom Fleet, Vision, Haoqing and Marindo models. |
| December | Geely launched the “Future Talent Fund”, a charitable programme designed to help students train as engineers. |
| 2006 | |
| January | Geely’s 4G18 engine, Geely’s self-developed automatic transmission, and the Geely EPS intelligent steering booster were displayed at the Chinese national innovation exhibition. |
| July | The RMB50 million Guangcai Geely Education Aid programme was established and launched at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. |
| 2007 | |
| March | Geely formed a joint venture with Manganese Bronze Holdings, makers of the London Taxi. Geely owns a 52% stake in Shanghai LTI Automobile Ltd. producing this iconic car in China. |
| May | The Geely operations and management committee announced its international strategy and focus on new markets outside of China. |
| 2008 | |
| January | Geely participated at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, winning the Special Contribution Grand Prize for Invention and Creation for its Blow-out Monitoring and Brake System (“BMBS”), a unique safety system independently developed by Geely. |
| May | Geely, together with its employees, suppliers and marketing agents, donated RMB 10 million to support relief efforts following the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake. |
| May | In addition, Geely launched the “Geely Future Talent Fund” and the “Li Shufu Education Fund” with donations totalling RMB 12.5 million. |
| 2009 | |
| June | Geely completed the acquisition of Australian headquartered Drivetrain Systems International Pty Ltd. |
| July | Geely launched the new independently developed Emgrand EC718 from its Ningbo production facilities. |