Ngakhale ndalama zomwe zidagwiritsidwa ntchito kale pa Volvo ndipo, posachedwa, pogula Lotus, a Geely aku China akadali ndi matumba odzaza. Ichi ndichifukwa chake adakhazikitsa kale cholinga chatsopano - kukhala chofotokozera mu Daimler waku Germany. Cholinga choti ngakhale kulephera kwa kuyesa koyamba, kopangidwa ndi womanga wa Stuttgart, kunali kokwanira kutsitsa.
Malinga ndi nyuzipepala ya ku China "The Global Times", Geely ndi wokonzeka kuyika ndalama zokwana madola mabiliyoni anayi, kuti apeze pakati pa 3 ndi 5 peresenti ya magawo a Daimler, zomwe, ngati zichitika, zidzapangitsa kuti aku China akhale gawo lachitatu lalikulu la gulu lomwe lili ndi ma brand a Mercedes-Benz ndi Smart.
Geely ankafuna kugula masheya a Daimler otsika mtengo… ndipo adakanidwa
Tiyenera kukumbukira kuti Geely anayamba kuyesa kupeza 5% ya magawo a Daimler, mwachindunji kuchokera kwa womangamanga, ngakhale kuti akufuna kuti magawowo akhale amtengo wapatali pamtengo wotsika pang'ono kuposa momwe amachitira pamsika. Chinachake chomwe gulu la magalimoto aku Germany lakana, ndikulangiza aku China kuti agule magawo pamsika wotseguka komanso pamtengo womwe ulipo.
Kumbukirani, Geely wakhala, m'zaka zaposachedwa, m'modzi mwa opanga kwambiri magalimoto aku China pamsika wapadziko lonse lapansi, ndi cholinga chofuna kupeza mitundu yatsopano. Chifukwa cha malingaliro awa, gululi silinawononge kale ma euro 1.5 biliyoni pakugula kwa Volvo mu 2010, koma posachedwa, ma euro opitilira 55 miliyoni, paudindo waukulu ku Lotus. Kumapeto kwa chaka chino, idagulanso kampani yamagalimoto owuluka a Terrafugia.
Ponena za Daimler, ili kale ndi mabizinesi olumikizana ndi opanga aku China BAIC Motor Corp ndi BYD.