SOJITZ G AUTO PHILIPPINES (SGAP) recently launched the Geely brand back in the country which aims to provide the market a totally new driving and car ownership experience.

Late last September, SGAP also formally inaugurated its flagship showroom in the heart of Quezon City. The newly built showroom is located at 75 Corregidor Street EDSA, Quezon City with a 1,160 sq.m. showroom floor area which can display 20 cars inside and around 2,600 sq.m. for after-sales which is considered one of the biggest in the world for the Geely brand. The SGAP showroom facility also hosts comfortable lounges for customers and guests for both sales and after-sales.

Apart from the recently launched Coolray subcompact SUV, also in display in the North Edsa showroom are models that showcases the latest technology of Geely such as the Coolray Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and the all-new Geely Atlas compact SUV.

Heading the guests of honor were Congressman Onyx Crisologo and Councilor TJ Calalay of Quezon City, officials from Sojitz Corp. headed by President and CEO Masayoshi Fujimoto, Geely Holding group officials led by An Conghui, President and CEO of Geely Holding Group, and Helen Yuchengco-Dee of House of Investments.

During the construction of its dealership facilities, SGAP already started its pre-selling activities of the Coolray in different shopping malls in the metro such as U.P. Town Center in Quezon City and Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City and TriNoma, also in Quezon City. The pre-selling campaign was very much accepted garnering multiple reservations at the different sites. For its pre-selling and introductory campaign, SGAP is offering P100,000 off the Coolray Sport.

The Coolray is a small SUV packed with cool and state-of-the-art features which gives meaning to its name. It is powered by a 1.5 Gasoline Direct Injection 3-cylinder engine equipped with turbocharger and Dual Variable Valve Timing. It churns out 177ps of power and give 255Nm of torque for a 7.0-second 0 to 100 km/h acceleration. Transmission is via 7-speed Wet Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). The top-of-the-line Coolray Sport also hosts innovative technological features such as the Auto Park Assist system and 360-degree view camera, which makes driving more relaxing and fun. Six SRS air bags and a Blind Spot Detection system are also standard safety features for the Coolray Sport.

The suggested retail prices of the Geely Coolray are as follows: Sport at P1,198,000, Premium at P1,088,000, and Comfort at P978,000.

Sojitz G Auto Philippines is the new member of the growing family of the Sojitz Corp., which has been active in the Philippine Auto Industry since the 1960s. They command local distributorships such as Fuso Trucks under Sojitz Fuso Philippines Corp. and a number of distributorships worldwide.