The Geely CK is a 4-door, 5-seater subcompactsedan produced by the Chinese manufacturer Geely Auto from May 2005 to January 2016. The CK's Chinese name, Ziyoujian, stands for "Freedom Ship" or "Free Cruiser". It was sold as the Geely Otaka on the Russian market in 2007-2008.[3] Nowadays,[clarification needed] the car is sold as the Gleagle CK in the Chinese domestic market, part of Geely's recent proliferation of brands.
The CK holds the distinction of being the first Chinese automobile ever displayed at an Americanauto show, although it was only shown to the press and not the general public. Geely had planned to begin selling the model in Puerto Rico in 2007 on the way to beginning sales in Mainland America the next year. However, since Geely failed the IIHS and NHTSA safety tests, plans were halted. The CK was also shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005 along with four other Geely models.
At least 1,500 Geely CKs were shipped to Cuba in 2009, where they would replace some of the many Lada 2105s used by government officials and police.[4][5] The car is thus becoming a common sight in Cuba. Displacing the old Russian-made Ladas, it is driven by government officials and police and also available to rental car fleets. The specification includes power windows and air conditioning. Still, they have a reputation for being unreliable and many drivers thus prefer the older, Russian-built vehicles.
Its 1.5 L engine is a Toyota Motor Corporation design, also licensed. It produces 94 hp (70 kW) at 6000 rpm. The 4 speed automatic transmission is built in China, the first to be manufactured there. In 2008, the facelifted CK II was released, with modified headlights and bumpers. The pre-facelift model resembles a W220 S-Class Mercedes-Benz, while the facelift resembles a W203 C-Class.[6]
In the first car safety crash test results issued by the Latin New Car Assessment Programme in 2010, the CK versions without airbags was rated with zero out of four stars for adult occupants, and two out of four stars for child occupants. The press release cited: "Protection for the driver is poor for most body regions. Significant collapse of the body shell during tests."[7] According to the testers, the structure of the car is so bad that even an airbag would not improve the situation.
The CK Work, powered by a 1.3 L (1342 cc) engine producing 85 PS (63 kW), is sold in Colombia for use as a taxi.[8]
The CK was later given a facelift for 2015 and ended production in 2016.[citation needed]
Gleagle CK front.
Gleagle CK rear.
Geely CK front.
Geely CK rear.
Facelifted Geely CK II.
Geely CK rear end.
Safetyedit
The Geely CK 1.3L in its most basic version for Latin America with no airbags received 0 stars for adult occupants and 2 stars for infants from Latin NCAP in 2010.[9]
Referencesedit
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The Geely CK is a 4 door 5 seater subcompact sedan produced by the Chinese manufacturer Geely Auto from May 2005 to January 2016 The CK s Chinese name Ziyoujian stands for Freedom Ship or Free Cruiser It was sold as the Geely Otaka on the Russian market in 2007 2008 3 Nowadays clarification needed the car is sold as the Gleagle CK in the Chinese domestic market part of Geely s recent proliferation of brands Geely CKGleagle CK sedanOverviewManufacturerGeely AutoAlso calledGeely Otaka Russia Geely Echo Turkey Gleagle CK China Geely Free Cruiser China Geely Freedom CruiserGeely ZiyoujianGleagle ZiyoujianShanghai Englon SC3Production2005 2016AssemblyZhejiang China Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd Kremenchuk Ukraine KrASZ Montevideo Uruguay Nordex Novouralsk Russia Amur 2007 2008 1 Body and chassisClassSubcompact car B Body style4 door sedanLayoutFF layoutPowertrainEnginepetrol 1 0 L I31 3 L MR479Q I41 5 L MR479QA I41 6 L MR481QA I4Transmission5 speed manual4 speed automatic 2 DimensionsWheelbase2 434 mm 95 8 in Length4 152 mm 163 5 in Width1 680 mm 66 1 in Height1 440 mm 56 7 in Curb weight1 042 kg 2 297 lb ChronologySuccessorGeely MK Contents 1 Overview 2 Safety 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksOverview editThe CK holds the distinction of being the first Chinese automobile ever displayed at an American auto show although it was only shown to the press and not the general public Geely had planned to begin selling the model in Puerto Rico in 2007 on the way to beginning sales in Mainland America the next year However since Geely failed the IIHS and NHTSA safety tests plans were halted The CK was also shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005 along with four other Geely models At least 1 500 Geely CKs were shipped to Cuba in 2009 where they would replace some of the many Lada 2105s used by government officials and police 4 5 The car is thus becoming a common sight in Cuba Displacing the old Russian made Ladas it is driven by government officials and police and also available to rental car fleets The specification includes power windows and air conditioning Still they have a reputation for being unreliable and many drivers thus prefer the older Russian built vehicles Its 1 5 L engine is a Toyota Motor Corporation design also licensed It produces 94 hp 70 kW at 6000 rpm The 4 speed automatic transmission is built in China the first to be manufactured there In 2008 the facelifted CK II was released with modified headlights and bumpers The pre facelift model resembles a W220 S Class Mercedes Benz while the facelift resembles a W203 C Class 6 In the first car safety crash test results issued by the Latin New Car Assessment Programme in 2010 the CK versions without airbags was rated with zero out of four stars for adult occupants and two out of four stars for child occupants The press release cited Protection for the driver is poor for most body regions Significant collapse of the body shell during tests 7 According to the testers the structure of the car is so bad that even an airbag would not improve the situation The CK Work powered by a 1 3 L 1342 cc engine producing 85 PS 63 kW is sold in Colombia for use as a taxi 8 The CK was later given a facelift for 2015 and ended production in 2016 citation needed nbsp Gleagle CK front nbsp Gleagle CK rear nbsp Geely CK front nbsp Geely CK rear nbsp Facelifted Geely CK II nbsp Geely CK rear end Safety editThe Geely CK 1 3L in its most basic version for Latin America with no airbags received 0 stars for adult occupants and 2 stars for infants from Latin NCAP in 2010 9 References edit Russia s AMUR Launches Assembly of Chinese Vehicles News amp Analysis content from WardsAuto Archived from the original on 2016 04 10 Retrieved 2016 03 24 lt PHP echo Isset sub title sub title isset site title site title gt Archived from the original on 2016 03 14 Retrieved 2016 03 24 Geely Otaka Wroom ru Cuba Lada Hyundai Geely amp vintage Americans dominate Best Selling Cars December 14 2010 Israel Esteban Russian Lada gets Chinese rival on Cuban roads Reuters 2009 09 29 Has the W203 C class aged well MBWorld org Forums Retrieved 2024 03 05 Latin NCAP Latin NCAP releases first car safety crash test results Archived 2010 10 24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010 12 21 Geely CK Work PDF brochure Derco Colombia Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 03 20 Official results of the Geely CK 1 1 3 NO Airbags 2010 LATIN NCAP PARA AUTOS MAS SEGUROS Further reading edit Chinese Car to Debut at Detroit Auto Show Ward s AutoWorld Archived from the original on January 12 2006 Retrieved January 11 2006 China s lucky man bags Volvo The Economist 5 August 2010 Retrieved August 9 2010 External links editOfficial website Archived 2016 03 14 at the Wayback Machine Geely CK gallery and features at ChinaAutoWeb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geely CK amp oldid 1225366878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
