Emgrand
Emgrand was a car brand owned by the Chinese car brand Geely. It was founded in 2009 and discontinued in 2014.
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 Emgrand's dealership in Shanghai, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | 帝豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Company type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industry | Automobile manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | August 2009 in Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defunct | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Merged with Geely | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Geely | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
changeThe Emgrand brand was debuted on Auto Shanghai in 2009 alongside other new brands of Geely named Englon and Gleagle.[1] In 2009 The first Emgrand car the EC7 started being produced at the Geely plant in Ningbo.[2][3] it was put on sale in China In August 2009 as the brand`s launch car its second model named the EC8 was launched in 2010.[4]
In December 2011 it was announced that Emgrand cars would be sold in the United Kingdom in the late 2012 with the Emgrand EC7 intended to be the first car to be sold.[5] the cars of the brand were planned to be distributed in the country by Manganese Bronze Holdings (which is a brand that Geely owns) and it would be trading as "Geely Auto UK".[5] however the launch was suspended
The brand was discontinued in 2014 and currently it is a vehicle name under the Geely brand.
Models
change- Emgrand EC7 (compact front-wheel drive sedan and hatchback)
- Emgrand EC7-RV
- Emgrand EC8
- Emgrand X7 (SUV)
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An Emgrand EC7 sedan -
An Emgrand EC7 hatchback -
An Emgrand EC8
Concept Cars
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The Emgrand KC concept car -
A concept version of the Emgrand GE made its debut at the Auto Shanghai in 2009 with a new version debuted at the Beijing Auto Show in 2010.[6][7] It later revealed three concept cars named the EX8 EX9 and GE at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. Later Emgrand showed the KC in the Shanghai Auto Show in 2013 it previewed the Emgrand GC9.[8][9] but due to the discontinuation of Emgrand brand in 2014 the production version of the KC9 was sold by Geely as the Geely Borui.
References
change- ↑ "2009 Shanghai Auto Show: Geely's New Multi-Brand Strategy". Inside Line. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
insline29512was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Geely to launch Emgrand EC7 in mid-August". Gasgoo. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Geely launches Emgrand EC8 today". Gasgoo. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Geely cars to be sold in the UK". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Geely's Emgrand GE debuts". China Daily. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Geely GE Picture". Inside Line. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Another look at the Geely Emgrand KC concept on the Shanghai Auto Show". Car News China. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "Geely reveals futuristic KC concept". China Car Times. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.