Geely Automobile's new global brand, Lynk & Co., will mount a Tesla-like challenge to the U.S. franchised dealer system as it pushes for 500,000 annual global sales within five years. Plans for the 2018 U.S. launch of the first vehicle -- a compact crossover developed with Geely-owned Volvo Car Corp. -- are far from complete. But initially Geely foresees:
Retail sales and delivery of Internet-bought vehicles via a network of company-owned dealerships.
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