Geely will goto the US via Peurto Rico
im sure they will do good in P.rico..but not sure US... check this article from http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109103
REPORT: Chinese Geely to Invade U.S. via Puerto Rican Test Market
Date posted: 01-31-2006
BEIJING — John Harmer, chief operating officer of Geely USA, told Automotive News that his company elected to use Puerto Rico as a launch pad for Geely's vehicles because the company would like "to do our consumer research [in a place] where the cars can't migrate away."
Geely cars will be distributed in Puerto Rico through Amerito Estrada, which has primarily handled Isuzu in the past. Harmer expects to sell 3,000 cars in Puerto Rico prior to bringing the company's vehicles to the U.S. market in 2008.
Harmer says the company will be signing up dealers after the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. Geely hopes to sell 100,000 cars in the United States by 2012.
What this means to you: It seemed like a good bet that Geely would slide into the United States through another North American inlet — our money was on Canada instead of Puerto Rico, though
im sure they will do good in P.rico..but not sure US... check this article from http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109103
REPORT: Chinese Geely to Invade U.S. via Puerto Rican Test Market
Date posted: 01-31-2006
BEIJING — John Harmer, chief operating officer of Geely USA, told Automotive News that his company elected to use Puerto Rico as a launch pad for Geely's vehicles because the company would like "to do our consumer research [in a place] where the cars can't migrate away."
Geely cars will be distributed in Puerto Rico through Amerito Estrada, which has primarily handled Isuzu in the past. Harmer expects to sell 3,000 cars in Puerto Rico prior to bringing the company's vehicles to the U.S. market in 2008.
Harmer says the company will be signing up dealers after the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. Geely hopes to sell 100,000 cars in the United States by 2012.
What this means to you: It seemed like a good bet that Geely would slide into the United States through another North American inlet — our money was on Canada instead of Puerto Rico, though