China's Geely struggles to lift profits as price war rages

Transition to electric vehicles and sluggish domestic economy hit automaker

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Lynk & Co, Geely's medium-to-high market brand, is struggling in its transition to electric vehicles.  © Reuters

CK TAN and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- China's Geely Automobile Holdings reported a virtually flat net profit for the first half of the year on Tuesday, as the automaker struggles to shift to electrified vehicles amid a sluggish economic recovery and severe price competition at home.

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