China's Geely launches new version of EV model Geometry C in Israel

STORY: China's Geely launches new version of EV model Geometry C in Israel DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Geely's exhibition center in Tel Aviv, Israel 2. various of customers in the shop 3. various of new version of Geometry C 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hebrew): DIKLA BAREL, Customer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RONEN YABLON, CEO of Geely Israel STORYLINE: Chinese automaker Geely on Wednesday officially launched the new version of its electric vehicle model Geometry C in Israel. Compared to its previous version, which topped electric vehicle sales in Israel in 2022, the new version has a re-designed exterior as well as an upgraded battery. Its range reaches 485 km, up 25 km from the previous version. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hebrew): DIKLA BAREL, Customer "I came today to buy the new Geely model, an amazing car whose abilities and equipment level meet my needs. My mother is also very impressed by the car. With the more luxurious model, it is possible to r

Chinese EVs gaining popularity in Israel with green vision

STORY: Chinese EVs gaining popularity in Israel with green vision DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TOM HADAR, Automotive editor, The Calcalist 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RONAN YABLON, CEO of Geely Israel STORYLINE: Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining popularity in Israel as the Israeli government aims to gradually phase out fossil fuel vehicles. Geely is one of them. Most Israelis began to know about the Chinese brand Geely since its launch of Geometry C EV in November 2021. SOUNDBITE (English): SEGAL YAFA, Israeli buyer of Geely "Because it has a good reputation that it is a good car and good price and it's nice. It's quiet and has a lot of power and we are looking for (less) pollution and it's less pollution and the environment, we want it to be clean." For a long period, Japanese and Korean automakers have dominated the Israeli market, but now Chinese automakers are trying to overtake the