Geely aims for 25 pct car sales growth in '09, no layoffs

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SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd aims to grow its car sales by 25 percent in 2009 despite a slowdown of the overall market.

Geely will also try to avoid any layoffs or suspend important projects this year, it said in a statement, without elaborating.

In the statement, Geely did not say how many cars it sold in 2008, but said its domestic auto sales grew 11.6 percent and exports jumped 79.8 percent this year.

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