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Geely Chairman pledges to halt further capacity expansion amid global glut

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On Saturday, Geely Chairman Li Shufu announced at a major auto industry forum that the company has decided to stop building new factories or expanding the capacity of existing ones, citing "serious overcapacity" in the global auto industry.

Throughout the forum, top Geely executives repeatedly slam...



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