Biography Lee Shuf

And this is not the first exit of the company to the global automobile market. That the color of the car can tell about its owner? The company now controls a number of other large automakers around the world, including the Swedish Volvo and the British sports automobile brand Lotus. Do you know the famous London taxi "Black Cabbi"? Their manufacturer - a London taxi company - in the year saved Geely from disappearance.

But how did this company achieve such success at a time when the Chinese government prevents foreign investment? Geely began to actively buy companies in the year in the world arena. At the head of this process, Lee Shuf stood, whose name in the West probably did not hear. The son of rice farmers today has a fortune of $ 16.5 billion and, according to the Forbes magazine rating, takes tenth place among the richest people in China.

The economy developed thanks to the reforms conducted by the Chinese government in the year, and Shuf relied on the increase in demand for household electrical appliances. He began his job for money, borrowed from his parents, and had already been engaged in the sale of motikyclics and scooters for up to a year - who at that time began to win the popularity of bicycles.

Three years later, Shuf was attracted by China’s automobile industry, which at that time was not in the best condition. And a year later, his first Haoqing car drove into the street. Forward and upward, some experts consider Geely the first private car manufacturer in China, since the government was not related to Lee Shuf, with the exception of the fact that at the beginning of his entrepreneurial activity he bought a loss -making factory that belonged to a state enterprise.

In the year, Geely began exporting cars, and soon the company entered the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. A recent study shows that Geely takes 13th place in terms of sales in the world. In it sold more than 1.92 million units, and is currently the largest Chinese seller. But why does Geely continue to stretch his tentacles? Observers believe that, in addition to investment opportunities, the Chinese company is interested in technological and business knowledge of European colleagues.

The electric path was a powerful hint of Shuf's plans was contained in the Geely statement, where it was about the knowledge and experience of Mercedes-Benz in the production of electric vehicles.