Geely starts online sales to ease virus impact

A Geely Geometry A electric vehicle on display at the Auto Shanghai 2019 show in Shanghai in April 2019. (BLOOMBERG)

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February 23, 2020 03:31 PM

BEIJING -- Geely is launching a service in China for customers to buy cars online and get them delivered directly to their homes, in a bid to drum up sales as the coronavirus outbreak prompts buyers to stay away from showrooms.

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