- The Chinese carmaker Geely (GeelyEmgrand, Gleagle, Englon and Volvo) has signed a joint venture agreement with BelazCorproration the manufacturer of construction machinery and construction site management and with the equipment supplier Soyuz Corporation. This agreement covers the construction of a vehicle assembly plant with a capacity of 120 000 vehicles per year.

- The plant, which will be based in Borisov in the Minsk region, will initially produce  four models from the Geely brand: the SUV-GX7, the SC7 sedan , the SC5 and the LC Cross urban.

- The establishment of this plant:

       - Accompanied the development strategy of the group outside of China. Indeed, Geely is 100% Chinese group with the highest growth outside China,

       - Allows Belarus to welcome for the first time an automaker, in a territory previously empty of any automobile industry.

- In the first six months of 2013, the Geely brand has sold nearly 15,000 units in Russia and 7000 in Belarus, becoming the first Chinese brand in both countries.

Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models