China car invades RP: Geely HA 1.0 is now locally available

**Benji_DCP** · October 17th, 2005 05:57 PM

Has anyone seen the engine yet? Is it still a carbureted engine? Or have they throw-in an EFI system? The three cylinder 1.0L engine for the Geely points to some Daihatsu Charade legacy.

From Carlo's pictures, outer door handles, the doors and the windshield are the same as the Charade's.

...planning to visit their showroom this weekend

Hehehe... the thought of buying one has not even crossed my mind! Just want to compare this with the Daihatsu Charade!

**pitbullz** · October 17th, 2005 06:52 PM

sana naman may 2-door version nito hehehe

**oldblue** · October 18th, 2005 02:06 AM

in another point of view, sa laki ng geographical location ng China, mas madami sila ma-mine na bakal panggawa ng tsikot as compared to Japan na bumibili na lang sa China din hehehe

**jang** · October 18th, 2005 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

Behind the capitalist ways of new China is still the iron-fist of the Communist Party that dictates how their whole economy runs.

It might seem that they are doing ok - but quite frankly they are not.

A trip to their provinces will bring you back to reality on how the Communist system really works. Don't forget the millions who perished due their social experiments & re-education. Are all of these justifiable just to produce a "true world-class car"?

It's an authoritarian state but communist in name only. You can't be both communist and capitalist.

Anyway Geely is a small company in china, the big auto producers in china are SAIC and FAW, the joint venture partners of major western auto companies, SAIC was the one who bought Sangyong of Korea. SAIC is planning to produce it own brand car soon.

**BlueBimmer** · October 18th, 2005 10:43 AM

it would be interesting to see those two bigger chinese manufacturers to sell their cars here..

**pitbullz** · October 18th, 2005 11:48 AM

isnt it that SAIC just bought rover?

**eggman** · October 18th, 2005 09:31 PM

Nakita ko yung Geely nung Sunday at honestly kailangan pa ng big improvement ang car na to.According sa taga Commercial Motors they plan to improve the build quality ng Geely HA 1.0 here na gagawin sa pinas kasama ng Nissan LCV vehicles sa Sta Rosa Laguna plant,kaya expect nyo na mas mahusay na daw ang quality.Nagtitinda rin sila ng trucks worth 335 to 365K 2.5 Liter diesel ang makina nung trucks nila.Nakita ko rin si Ms Elizabeth Lee sa Greenhills sa Geely display kinukunan niya ng pics yung car....

**pitbullz** · October 18th, 2005 09:54 PM

mukhang mas ok pa yun halaga ng trucks nila

**jang** · October 19th, 2005 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by pitbullz

isnt it that SAIC just bought rover?

It was Nanjing something (can't remember) that bought rover, SAIC owns the intellectual property rights for the rover 25 and 75 which they intend to produce.