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    China's Geely Automobile first-half profit up 4%

    BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (0175.HK) said on Wednesday its first-half net profit grew 4%, as the world's biggest car market recovers.

    Hangzhou-based Geely, China's highest-profile automaker globally due to the group's investments in Volvo Cars and Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE), posted January-June profit of 2.38 billion yuan ($367.20 million), versus 2.3 billion yuan in the same period a year earlier.

    Geely Automobile sold 630,237 cars in the first six months this year, up 19% from a year earlier, as auto sales in the world's biggest market recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company expects to sell 1.53 million cars this year.

    Geely's revenue rose 22% to 45 billion yuan in the period.

    BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (0175.HK) said on Wednesday its first-half net profit grew 4%, as the world's biggest car market recovers.

    Hangzhou-based Geely, China's highest-profile automaker globally due to the group's investments in Volvo Cars and Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE), posted January-June profit of 2.38 billion yuan ($367.20 million), versus 2.3 billion yuan in the same period a year earlier.

    Geely Automobile sold 630,237 cars in the first six months this year, up 19% from a year earlier, as auto sales in the world's biggest market recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company expects to sell 1.53 million cars this year.

    Geely's revenue rose 22% to 45 billion yuan in the period.

    Source Reuters