Shelly Banjo, Columnist

Geely's Home Court Advantage

Stay home and go big made the automaker the best performer on the Hang Seng Index.

August 16, 2017 at 8:43 AM UTC

Shelly Banjo leads the global business team for Bloomberg News in New York. A former New York bureau chief and senior tech writer, she’s covered business, finance and economics for two decades.

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Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. lured investors with the promise of worldwide expansion after big purchases like Volvo Car AB and Proton Holdings Bhd., making it the best performer on the Hang Seng Index in the last 12 months.

It turns out the carmaker's greatest value is providing investors with a pure play on China's rising middle class.