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Article: China's Henry Ford.(first cut)
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- Tooling & Production
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- April 1, 2006
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China's Henry Ford goes by the name of Shufu Li. You'll see his handiwork on American roads by 2008--if he s lucky. Like good old Henry Ford, Li believes in making his luck. In fact, the name of his operation in Hangzhou, China, is the Geely Automobile Company. Geely is a Chinese phrase that means "I am lucky."
In January, Li generated more than a little buzz at the annual Detroit Auto Show. There the Geely chairman showed off his 7151 CK, a third-generation model of his main product in China. He wants to enter the U.S. market with a fifth-generation model.
In the Motor City--a town long dominated by the corporate descendents of Henry Ford--Li promised ...