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Geely

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Chinese automaker based in Hangzhou. Parent company of Volvo Cars, Polestar, Lotus, Proton, and Lynk & Co. Own-brand electric models sell under the Galaxy sub-brand; Zeekr is the premium EV arm.

About

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and is one of the largest privately-owned automakers in the country. Founded in 1986 as a refrigerator manufacturer, it entered the auto industry in 1997. Key acquisitions: Volvo Cars (2010, from Ford), Proton and Lotus (2017), and a 50% stake in smart (JV with Mercedes-Benz, 2019).

Geely’s current EV and PHEV models use the GEA platform. The Xingyuan (sold in some markets as the EX2) is the volume entry-level EV on that architecture. Premium EVs are sold under the Zeekr brand; Galaxy covers the mid-market electric range under the main Geely umbrella.

Geely is expanding production into Europe — it has agreed to buy a building at Ford’s Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, to produce GEA-platform models alongside affordable Ford EVs on the same architecture.