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[ellexi]

Laut meiner Info soll der Wagen doch in einem Geely Werk weitergebaut werden. Möglicherweise läuft der wagen das zusammen mit dem zukünftigen EC9 vom Band.

Spy Shots: Volvo XC Classic is the Chinese Volvo XC90

Back in March we reported that production of the current Volvo XC90 will move to China when production of the all-new 2015 Volvo XC90 starts in Sweden. We have new info.

The vehicle will be called ‘Volvo XC Classic’, production will start in the second half of this year and launch on the China car market in scheduled for December. Only available engine will be the 2.5 turbo ‘T5′ tuned up to 220hp. On the photos a very early China-made pre-production car.

The Volvo XC Classic will be manufactured in a new Geely-funded factory in Daqing in Heilongjiang Province. The XC Classic will be offered as a budget-large SUV. The 2015 Volvo XC90 will be imported into China starting early next year, meaning China will have two XC90′s at the same time.

An there will be even more! Geely will use the XC Classic platform for an SUV of its own, which is expected to launch late next year.

[blumstar]

Noch mal eine Frage wegen der Holding Aktie und Volvo. Wie wirkt sich Der G und V von Volvo auf unsere Aktie aus? Könnte mir vorstellen das hier schon ausreichend besprochen wurde, aber ich würde mich über eine kurze präzise Antwort freuen.

Die 0,26-0,27 scheinen ja zu halten. Ich wollte letzte Woche groß nachkaufen, aber meine Order zu 0,25 wurde nicht bedient.
Mal sehen , ob ich mich freuen oder ärgern muss.

[blumstar]

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[Sangonr1]

http://books.google.de/books?id=N074AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA247&lpg=PA…

[Awatek]

Geely Emgrand Cross Concept debuts in Beijing

http://www.carnewschina.com/2014/04/19/geely-emgrand-cross-c…

[Fire72]

N´abend Geelianer ,

@blumstar: Nein, Volvo gehört NICHT zu dem Teil von Geely, dessen Aktien gehandelt werden. Das Risiko und den Erfolg von Volvo trägt/erhält Herr Shufu mit seinen Investorpartnern alleine.

@Awatek: Danke für das Bild ....für mich die klare Linie von Volvo, eben halt Horbury ...erinnert mich ein bischen an den V40 ....sieht aber für mich Klasse aus ...mit dem EC9 und diesem Fahrzeug ist für mich Geely endlich von der Qualität und dem Design her in der großen Runde der ernstzunehmenden Autoherteller angekommen. Jetzt muss diese neue Generation von Geely-Fahrzeugen nur noch das halten, was sie versprechen ...

@Sangonr: Das neue Emgrand-Logo in blau gefällt mir wesentlich besser...vielleicht eine Homage an das Geely-Firmenemblem, in dem die Farbe "Blau" auch dominiert ...Das zumindest die Marke "Emgrand" nicht stirbt macht für mich auch Sinn, da ja der Erfog von Geely wesentlich über diese Marke läuft und im Ausland man nur diese Marke von Geely sieht...s. den GX7, der zum EX7 im Export wird...selbst der Panda bekommt für den Export das Emgrand-Emblem

[Fire72]

Man scheint bei Geely realistischer geworden zu sein ...ab 2019 will man 1,2 Millionen Fahrzeuge pro Jahr verkaufen....in den letzten Jahren wollte man noch 2 Millionen/a ab 2015 verkaufen ...

"China's Geely to consolidate branding, sales
Reuters
April 18, 2014 12:26 PM

By Samuel Shen and Norihiko Shirouzu

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd , whose parent company owns Swedish carmaker Volvo, announced on Friday a plan to phase out its three brands and consolidate them under the Geely name as part of a restructuring effort to shore up sales and cut costs.

Geely, controlled by Li Shufu, the Chinese billionaire who acquired Volvo in 2010 through Geely's parent company, currently sells cars in China under the Emgrand, Gleagle and Englon brands through three different sales channels.

Under the new structure, future products will be marketed under the Geely brand name, executives told a news conference on Friday ahead of the Beijing auto show, which opens on Sunday.

"The new brand strategy is our strategic response to market needs based on the realities of the company's development," said An Conghuipresident of parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group .

"We will centralise our resources and leverage economies of scale," An said.

As part of restructuring which began last year the Hangzhou-based automaker has been streamlining its retail sales network which currently has more than 900 dealers.

The latest restructuring might result in a smaller number of dealers, executives said on Friday, though they did not provide specific details.

Some of the moves Geely announced on Friday were previously reported by Reuters and other media outlets after the company told dealers of its intention to restructure sales and marketing operations.

By overhauling the brand strategy and streamlining its dealer network, Geely is aiming to reinvigorate sales which have lost momentum since 2009 when the company adopted the multiple-brand strategy.

Geely plans to sell about 1.2 million vehicles by 2019, Sun Xiaodong, vice president of parent Geely Group, told the news conference, more than doubling from an expected 580,000 this year.

Geely sales increased by 59 percent in 2009, but its annual growth has slowed to around 15 percent in the past two years.

In 2013, Geely's sales of 549,468 were up 14 percent, the company said.

Sales volumes have fallen 37 percent during the first three months of this year, with An attributing the dismal performance to the ongoing restructuring.

Geely's situation is similar to the plight other indigenous Chinese car brands.

While China's automobile market, the world's biggest, is rebounding with about 10 percent growth expected this year, indigenous brands as a whole are losing market share amid competition from foreign rivals such as Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co.

Chery Automobile Co Ltd and BYD Co Ltd have taken similar restructuring measures to focus their resources on a fewer number of brands or sales channels in a bid to save money in development, manufacturing and marketing.

In 2009, Geely launched what was intended as a "medium-to-high-end" brand of cars in China called Emgrand targeting more well-to-do people. Shortly afterwards it created the Englon and Gleagle brands.

At the time, domestic carmakers sought to shore up their brand image and divided their product portfolio into multiple brands of low-end "no-frills" cars and more upscale, higher-image vehicles.

Gleagle was meant to be Geely's entry brand, while Englon stood between Emgrand and Gleagle.

(Editing by Lee Chyen Yee and Jason Neely)"

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-geely-consolidate-brand…

[Fire72]

Na,

Herrn Shufus Worte hoffentlich in Gottes Ohren...Aber sehr klare Worte...da werden wir als Aktionäre wohl das eine oder andere Mal wohl nocj "leiden" müssen ...

"Geely Says Volvo Technology, New Brand Strategy Can Get It Back on Track
Li Shufu Says Three-Brand Approach Was Beyond Its Capability

BEIJING—Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Chairman Li Shufu said Saturday his Chinese mass-market auto brand Geely can use technology from his Volvo brand and a newly streamlined brand strategy to get back on track for growth after a sharp sales drop in the first quarter.

Mr. Li, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, said Geely "made some detours and made mistakes," but "now is the time to mend our fence. Now we're on the right track."

On Friday, Geely said it was scrapping its three separate brands—Emgrand, Gleagle and Englon—in favor of a single Geely brand. The move essentially reverses a 2009 decision to adopt the multiple-brand approach.

The three-brand approach meant Geely had to develop vehicles in three different categories. "It was beyond our capability to manage such a big portfolio," Mr. Li said.

Mr. Li said Geely and Volvo, the Swedish luxury brand he acquired from Ford Motor Co. F -0.44% in 2010, are working on building a common platform for the development of smaller cars and may use the architecture of Volvo's large sports-utility vehicle, the XC90, as the basis for other models, including a large sedan for the Chinese market.

"I hope in the future more products based on the platform will be launched," Mr. Li said.

He also said Volvo plans to launch a China-built S60L long-wheel base plug-in hybrid sedan.

Mr. Li said he is looking to Volkswagen VOW3.XE +1.08% for inspiration for how best to manage collaboration between the upmarket Volvo brand and the mass-market Geely operation.

"The Volkswagen group has done a great job," Mr. Li said, citing how the German auto maker shares research, technology and procurement platforms across its brands—including Audi, NSU.XE -0.27% Skoda, Porsche and Bentley —while maintaining strict distinctions among the models within each brand. "We want to learn the German model from Volkswagen."

Geely will remake its brand strategy over the next three years. New vehicles produced by the company will bear the Geely name. When existing products phase out, their new generations will be badged Geely.

Mr. Li said Geely had involved Volvo's management in its brand restructuring, which is aimed at "breathing new life" into the Geely brand in China.

About a year ago, Geely's major rival, Chery Automobile Co., announced it was scrapping its multibrand approach in favor of a single brand.

Like other private Chinese auto makers, Geely is facing headwinds as foreign car makers produce more cars in China, avoiding costly tariffs, and expand distribution networks in China's interior, areas once considered the demesne of homegrown Chinese car makers.

As a group, the overall share of Chinese brands in the passenger-car market, including minivans, fell to 38.7% in the first three months of this year, down from 43.3% in the year-earlier period, according to government-backed industry group the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Geely's Hong Kong listed unit reported sales of 89,607 vehicles in the first quarter, down about 37%. Geely's export volume dropped 55% to 6,829 cars in the first two months of this year. It exports cars to Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt.

Geely's growth target for this year is lower for than growth seen in 2013. It aims to sell 580,000 cars this year, up 5.6%, compared with the 14% rise in 2013. The company has said it aims to double the sales volume to 1.2 million cars by 2019.

Smaller Chinese brands such as Geely face growing pressure from larger, global brands which have can spread the costs of technology to enhance safety or fuel efficiency across much larger sales volumes.

International auto makers are using this week's Beijing International Auto Show to spotlight their plans for expansion in the world's largest car market. Volkswagen officials on Saturday outlined ambitious plans to boost Chinese production for their brands, including Volkswagen and Audi, and said they aim to have 3,600 dealers across China, up from about 2,750 projected for this year. Ford Motor Co. said that by 2016 it expects to have 60 dealerships in 50 Chinese cities for its Lincoln luxury brand, a competitor to Volvo in the luxury segment.

Analysts say a key challenge is for companies such as Geely is to create auto brands that strike a chord with Chinese consumers.

Jonah Brown, group account director with brand consultancy Millward Brown, said Chinese car makers are "really deficient" in nurturing brands. "Chinese are building cars, not brands," he said.

Mr. Li is hoping to create a brand that commands consumers' respect.

"Through technology cooperation between Geely and Volvo and through the common development of the modular platform, I hope we can enhance brand visibility in the marketplace," he said.

Creating a strong brand hinges on getting a number of factors right, including product quality, technology and service, Mr. Li said. ""I think it is a long, complicated and arduous process.""

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230431120…

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Hier ein ausführlicher Bericht über den "neuen" GX7 ...

"2014 Geely GX7 launched after upgrading: making versatile and comfortable SUV

Globaltimes.cn | 2014-4-18 16:31:22
By Globaltimes.cn

After piles of work for upgrading, 2014 Geely GX7 was finally launched in Boao, Hainan Province on March 3, 2014. The prices for its eight models equipped with 1.8L, 2.0L and 2.4L engines range from 92,900 to 129,900 yuan.

To fully satisfy the needs of users, 2014 Geely GX7 makes an all-round improvement and upgrade in terms of its design, engine power, chassis, NVH denoise technology and safety, so that its overall performance, quality and cost performance get much better. This exactly reflects Geely’s increasing hard power in technology innovation and manufacturing capability.

Making versatile and comfortable SUV oriented by users’ needs

The recent rapid rise of SUV market in China has changed the situation where sedan cars lead the passenger vehicle market. With its strength of remarkable product competiveness and high cost-performance, Geely GX7, as Geely’s first SUV, became the best performed SUV model among its same-level peers as soon as it was launched in April, 2012 and then won more reputation.

In order to further fit the trend of market change, meet the diversified needs of buyers and sharpen the competitive edge of products, Geely made a thorough study on users’ needs before upgrading and found that users not only care about car’s looks, safety and other points, they also focus on car’s braking, vision, operation convenience, chassis and other functions for driving comfortability and pleasure. Besides, the buyers now not only concern about the off-road performances such as high ability of passage and great power, but also care about feeling of leisure and comfort that SUV brings. Additionally, the traditional SUV users are no longer satisfied with high chassis, broad vision and space; instead, they have a higher demand for SUV technology, automatic transmission and comfortability.

As a versatile and comfortable SUV model particularly designed for emerging entrepreneurs, urban white-collars, professionals and other consumer groups, 2014 Geely GX7 works hard to enhance its technological content, quality, performance as well as its comfortability so as to satisfy the consumer needs in the new economic era. With this concept, 2014 Geely GX7 makes itself not only a transport tool for these consumers, but also a good friend to enjoy happiness with them and even a good helper in their road to success.

Dynamic and fashionable in both interior and exterior attraction

2014 Geely GX7 boasts a majestic look. The popular “X” shaped face, the new reverse trapezoidal air intake grille, the black headlamps, and the embedded and anti-damage front frog lamps make its face more fashionable. The LED vertical tail lamps not only improve the safety when driving at night, but also make the tail more coordinative and majestic. Besides, with the design of the wheel with five double spokes, silvery fender the willow-shaped chrome-painted doors and windows, the streamlining luggage shelf and rearview mirrors, 2014 Geely GX7 brings the divers more comfortability and aesthetic feeling.

The improvement of Geely’s manufacturing capability is also shown in 2014 Geely GX7’s entirely newly designed center console, instrument panel, chairs, and door interior trimming panel. The black sports-flavored chairs with high air-permeability, made from quality leather perforated fabric, are soft and comfortable. The red double stitches design highlights its sports flavor. Some humanized parts such as the barrel-typed and sports-style instrument panel, the supersized armrest box, the brushed metallic door handle, the handbrake and the emergency exit at the tailgate further reflect its elaborate designs. The use of many chrome-painted trim strips inside the car speaks for the quality and fashion of its interior decoration.

GX7’s another attraction for users is the big space. The 4541×1833×1700mm car body, the 2661mm wheelbase, the design of concave roof and lager upper space spare more room for the drivers. Besides, the space in the back is also very impressive. Compared with most same-level peers, the 580-liter trunk and the four-sixths split folding and double-folded back chairs give more flexibility to space division of Geely GX7.

2014 Geely GX7 also sees many humanized improvements in its inside storage space. The 28 storage places and cup tray on the big armrest box offer the users easier access to their belongings. Apart from this, 2014 Geely GX7 introduces four new colors: sapphire blue, amber gold, coral red and mocha brown, providing more options for buyers.

Great improvement in comfortability with the help from Volvo

“Before the upgrade, Volvo gave GX7 over one hundred pieces of advice after it made a comprehensive assessment to GX7, and many modifications for 2014 Geely GX7 actually came from the suggestions put forward by Volvo. Meanwhile, Geely insists on purchasing components and parts from world top suppliers and sticks to high-quality standards in every chain, providing a systematic guarantee for the improvement of its quality and performance,” said Hou Haijing, Vice President of Geely and General Manager of Geely’s base in Chengdu.

One of prominent features for 2014 Geely GX7 lies in its great improvement in comfortability. With the technical support from Volvo, Geely optimized 51 items of NVH technologies, including using soundproof glass, noise reduction technology in the chassis, sound-absorbing cotton in the front and damping system in exhaust system. Therefore, GX7’s noise decreases a lot, with its idle noise reaching 38.7 decibel and 100km-per-hour noise only 63.7 decibel, which is superior to that of some mainstream joint-venture brands and provides the users a relaxing and quiet driving time.

As for its safety, apart from the super five-star safety guarantee, 2014 Geely GX7 also adopts the advanced Bosch Generation 9 ABS+EBD system. The higher-efficient braking system can prevent wheel lockup more effectively. The newly added function of “handbrake alarm”, which monitors the handbrake updates in real time, can prevent cars from damage when users forgetting to release the handbrake, making drivers feel more secured and eased.

2014 Geely GX7’s another attraction should be owed to its richer and more useful equipments. Many humanized high tech equipments, including the constant speed cruise, the radio and entertainment system, the high-integrate digital computer, the two-tier electric panoramic sunroof, the all-direction electric adjustable chairs and the three-radial multifunctional steering wheel, bring drivers more thoughtful and pleasant experience.

The 6AT technology frees drivers from troubles and worries

The 2014 Geely GX7 continues its use of its self-developed green, high-efficient and energy-saving GeTec engines with the capacities respectively as 1.8L, 2.0L and 2.4L. It is also equipped with 5-speed manual transmission and DSI 6-speed manual and automatic transmissions. Notably, it optimizes and upgrades the power management system of engine and adjusts the transmission ratio, consequently increasing the horsepower of the engine by over 10% and saving more fuel.

The perfect combination of “2.0L and 6AT” contributes to the superiority of 2014 Geely GX7. The Australian DSI 6AT transmission, not only makes cars shift gear smoothly and save more fuel, but also boosts the performance of the gearbox. Compared with the common 4AT and 5AT, 6AT has higher gear ratio and can help the car to shift gear more swiftly. It only takes 0.3 second to shift gear.

According to a survey, the sales of automatic-gear SUVs have made up 10% of the total sales in the SUV market, while the sales of Geely automatic-gear SUVs have accounted for 30% in Geely’s total sales, indicating that Geely’s DSI 6AT transmission technology has won the trust from users.

Additionally, 2014 Geely GX7 adds “S” shift sport-mode in its automatic-gear models. Coupled with the newly added constant speed cruise system, it will help the engine increase its power supply under the mode, ensuring a smooth functioning of the vehicle in any road condition.

In regard to its operative performance, the chassis of 2014 Geely GX7 is still trained by Dutch PDE Company, the top chassis training company in the world, therefore GX7 has an outstanding performance in stabilization and tilt. Volvo also twice optimized the chassis of GX7. After the modification, GX7 has better capacity to absorb energy and better braking coordination.

The improvement and upgrading of Geely GX7 series not only represent advancement in the technology, quality and performance of the products, but also demonstrate Geely’s increasing competitiveness and improving technology system. It is believed that by taking the essence of “quality Geely” concept and getting technical support from Volvo, 2014 Geely GX7 would be Geely’s new growth point with great popularity and broad prospect."

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/855415.shtml#.U1K-dVfPAa8

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Und eib -Bericht über den "neuen" Panda-Cross ...

"Geely Panda launches new model of mini city crossover

Globaltimes.cn | 2014-4-18 13:43:38
By Globaltimes.cn

Geely Panda Cross, a glamorous and dynamic mini city crossover, was launched in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province on March 30. With a brand-new image of cute and cool look, spacious riding room, five-star safety standards and superior power, Geely aims to define Panda Cross as a vogue and dynamic mini crossover SUV. The four models of 1.3L and 1.5L launched this time will be sold between 50, 900 yuan and 59,900 yuan.

As a model of A00-class high-end car defined as “mini city crossover”, Panda Cross is set to meet the aesthetic needs of the younger generation to purse freedom, realize self-fulfillment and express personality. In a stylish and creative form of "colorful party", the launching ceremony of the model staged a fantastic visual feast and fully presented the slogan of the buyers of the Geely Panda Cross: "for what I like".

Making mini crossover SUV with cute and cool appearance

While inheriting the fashionable look, five-star safety standards, comprehensive configuration and exquisite quality from the “Panda family”, Geely Panda Cross creatively applies the design concept of “bionic engineering” and innovatively combines cuddly look of panda with SUV’s appeal of individuality, endowing the whole car with a cute and cool temperament.

The model retains the V-shaped smiling face adopted by the Taiwan version of the Panda Cross. The large-sized logo, the sport-style and blackened grille as well as the fog lamps contribute to a sense of athleticism and add cute, cool, stiff and vigorous elements to the model.

Panda Cross is also equipped with a two-tune luggage rack and an external spare wheel, which are rarely adopted by its counterparts. The adoption of an external spare wheel and the metallic wheel cover allows the users to have personalized DIY creation and satisfies the young people’s demands of pursuing a lifestyle with their own individuality. To meet the diversified demands of consumers, four more colors are available in particular and they are orange, red, blue and white.

Stylish and exquisite interior with compact body and spacious riding space

Adopting a two-tune design, the interior of Panda Cross is exquisite in both the workmanship and the materials. Following a bionics concept, the round elements in the “pandas” are widely applied in the layout of center stack, the designs of button, air-conditioning outlet and the black and white seats. The steering wheel follows the popular three-spoke design and looks more elegant. The brushed metal is also extensively used in center stack, door trim panel and air vents, which adds more athletic and vigorous elements to this cute Panda model. The brand-new and quality chairs, made from leather, see a better encapsulation and supporting force, with the red stitches design further highlighting the car’s sporty sense.

The model enjoys a large body size of 3815/1648/1530mm and a wheelbase of 2340mm. An optimized interior layout brings the inner space of the car into full play and provides the car with a compact body and spacious riding space. The curved roof offers the driver and passengers with optimized overhead space and leg room. An external spare wheel saves more room for the trunk. The 4/6 split folding and horizontal folding rear seats further expand the storage room and bring the space of the trunk to match that of compact two-compartment vehicle. In addition, by the adoption of NVH noise reduction technology, the inside noise of the model has decreased to 42 dB.

Five-star safety standards

Geely Panda Cross strictly follows the Geely Total Safety Management (GTSM) concept and inherits the five-star safety standards of the Panda family. It is equipped with comprehensive security configuration, providing the occupants with all-round protections and winning the reputation of “compact car with high safety guarantee”.

Designed in accordance with C-NCAP five-star standards, the strong front beam with high energy absorption, anti-collision girder in the front and tail and the steel frame in both two sides and the roof jointly constitute the impregnable and cage-shaped car body of five-star standards. In particular, the adoption of the beam with double anti-collision effects in the door is rare among A00 class cars and can effectively reduce the damage caused by side crashes. In addition, some other designs for passive driving safety, including dual airbags for front seats, six-polymer macromolecular explosion-proof fuel tank, ATE ABS+EBD system from Germany, collapsible energy-absorbing steering column and ISO-FIX child seat connector, offer the occupants with all-round and all-dimensional passive safety protection.

Geely Panda Cross is also designed to protect pedestrian safety. Various user-friendly safety configuration works together to reduce the injuries to pedestrians in the event of a car-pedestrian crash.

Great power brings pleasant driving experience

Panda Cross perfectly explains the connotation of “compact car with great power”. Equipped with 5MT4AT transmission, Panda Cross is available in 1.3L and 1.5L models, giving the buyers more choices. The minimum ground clearance of 160mm boosts the car’s ability of passage and off-road performance. Moreover, thanks to the optimization and upgrading in the performance of the engine and transmission, the fuel consumption efficiency has been improved.

With the booming development of the Chinese SUV market,, the market segmentation is increasingly mature. The consumers are no longer satisfied with the previous needs of spacious room, great power and high ability of passage, and they have more demands for individuality. As the only high-end Cross model in A00 class market, Panda Cross expounds on the youth groups’ lifestyle of "for what I like" by its outstanding performance in appearance, power, safety and user-friendly configuration. It is believed that the Panda Cross will reshape the traditional SUV market and embrace a bright future."

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/855397.shtml#.U1K_bVfPAa8