Geely MR
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The Geely MR is a subcompact car
Subcompact car
Subcompact car is a North American term used to describe automobiles whose class size is smaller than that of a compact car, usually not exceeding in length, but larger than a microcar...

 produced by Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 automaker Geely Automobile
Geely Automobile
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is a holding company and parent of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd a private automobile manufacturer. Geely may often round out the top ten Chinese automakers....

 since May 2000. The MR is produced in five-door hatchback
Hatchback
A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

 (Merrie / 美日) and four-door sedan (Uliou / 优利欧) body styles.

The MR is based on the Daihatsu Charade
Daihatsu Charade
The Daihatsu Charade is a supermini which was first introduced in 1977. Daihatsu considers the Charade a "large compact" car to differentiate it from smaller compacts in its lineup, such as the Daihatsu Mira/Cuore...

 platform, which Geely licensed from Xiali. Its base underpinnings are also shared with the HQ/Haoqing
Geely HQ
The Geely HQ is a hatchback automobile from Chinese manufacturer, Geely Automobile. It was the first Geely product, introduced in February 1998. Originally a 993 cc Daihatsu three cylinder or a 1,342 cc Toyota inline four were offered, with or respectively.The HQ is based on the G100...

 and Rural/Urban Nanny
Geely PU
The Geely PU is a subcompact pickup truck from Chinese manufacturer, Geely Automobile. It was introduced in 2004 as a two-door delivery vehicle called the "Urban Nanny" or "Rural Nanny", depending on equipment...

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The MR was shown at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show along with four other Geely models.

Merrie

The Merrie is a five-door hatchback
Hatchback
A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

that looks like a sedan due to a short protruding trunk. It was introduced in 2000 and updated as the Merrie MR 203 at the 2005 Shanghai Motor Show. The MR 203 received the same styling changes as the previous years MR 303 sedan, but unlike the sedan the hatchback is only available with the 1.5-litre engine, hence its official model code of JL 7150 X6.

Uliou

The Uliou is a four-door sedan version of the MR introduced in 2002 as the MR 7130 (1.3-liter engine). In 2003 the 1.5-litre MR 7150 was introduced, and the next year a restyled version was added. The new version was called the Merrie MR 303 (official model code was MR 7130 X3) and is only built with the smaller engine.
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