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Management Discussion and AnalysisBreakdown of sales volume of Geelyand Maple sedans by models in <strong>2007</strong>ModelsFree CruiserGeely KingkongMapleUlionVisionMerrieHaoqingMyboSales volume (Unit)68,25834,33731,19620,89011,5409,7514,0751,470Total181,517Production Plants/CapitalExpendituresThe Group’s four associates – Zhejiang Geely,Shanghai Maple, Zhejiang Ruhoo and ZhejiangKingkong – own production facilities in Ningbo,Shanghai, Linhai and Luqiao respectively. A new46.8%-owned associate Hunan Geely was formedin April <strong>2007</strong> to invest in a new production plantlocated in Xiangtan of Hunan province. The fiveproduction plants’ <strong>com</strong>bined annual productioncapacity amounted to 430,000 units of sedansper shift. The five production plants are all fullyintegratedplants, <strong>com</strong>prising stamping, welding,painting and assembly facilities, with supportingproduction facilities including three engines plantslocated in Shanghai, Ningbo and Linhai with atotal annual production capacity of 350,000 units ofengines and a gearbox plant in Ningbo with annualproduction capacity of 300,000 units of gearboxes bythe end of <strong>2007</strong>.The associates’ strategy is to continue the expansionand upgrading of its five production plants to furtherimprove quality and reduce costs. In addition, theassociates also plan to build new production facilitiesat less developed provinces in China for the benefitof proximity to new demand, lower costs and accessto additional financial and other resources availablein other provinces. To minimize the financial burdensand the investment risks for the five associates and inorder to allow the new plants to be<strong>com</strong>e eligible formore investment incentives offered by the respectivelocal governments, the construction of the newplants in new locations will be initially undertaken bythe Group’s parent Geely Holding, which has agreedto transfer its interests in these new plants to theGroup when mass production started.GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED20ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 0 7

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