David Fickling, Columnist

What's Geely Playing At?

Daimler and Fiat Chrysler deals would take the Chinese firm down two very different paths.

February 28, 2018 at 4:33 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Gadfly has mostly assumed that Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. founder Li Shufu is one of the smartest operators in China's car industry.

Two news stories Wednesday in the wake of last Friday's revelation of a $9 billion stake in Daimler AG challenge that view.