INTRODUCTION
Independent research is the key to Geely's development strategy in the area of innovation and global knowledge integration. The history of Geely brand on Russian market starts from 2007 and up to 2011 it was represented by independent distributors. Having travelled their way of development from hundreds to dozens of thousands cars sold, today Geely brand in Russia takes the leading position among Chinese manufacturers and firmly realizes the “transformation strategy”, gradually becoming a real player of Russian automotive market along with European brands. The key values of Geely brand in Russia reflect completely the company’s principles all over the world — reorientation from low manufacturing costs to the innovative solutions in the field of quality, safety, technological effectiveness and design.