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Volvo’s parent Geely to build $170 million joint factory in Vietnam. Credit: Geely A senior executive at Lotus Technology, the electric vehicle arm of British sports car brand Lotus, apologized Tuesday for the company’s failure to fully inform customers about a significant price cut across its lineup, making it the…

Smart has started selling battery electric vehicles in Lebanon and will soon enter Jordan in a partnership with auto dealer T. Gargour & Fils, the latest development by the EV brand, jointly owned by Mercedes-Benz and China’s Geely, to explore the Middle East market. Smart has established its presence in…

On February 18, 2025, StepFun and Geely Auto Group jointly announced that they will open source two Step series multimodal large models developed in collaboration to global developers. This includes the Step-Video-T2V, which is currently the largest parameter and best performing open source video generation model globally, as well as…

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu is expanding carmaker Geely into Latin America through a partnership with Renault, underpinning the nation’s drive to build sales in friendly global markets as tariffs block growth in the US and Europe. Li, through his private investment holding firm Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group, signed a framework…

Volvo’s parent Geely to build $170 million joint factory in Vietnam. Credit: Geely Chinese automaker Geely is planning to sell its exported vehicles in Brazil using Renault’s retail network as early as this year and use the latter’s plant in the Brazilian city of Curitiba to assemble vehicles, sources told…

Geely to integrate DeepSeek for AI-driven vehicle innovationRead More

Following the deep integration of Geely’s Xingrui AI model with DeepSeek, Geely Auto Group CEO Gan Jiayue announced at the 2025 Annual Business Conference on February 9 that the company will release a major AI-driven intelligent strategy in early March. Gan stated, “Geely will become a leader in AI technology…

On February 6, Geely announced that its in-house AI model and DeepSeek’s R1 model have successfully integrated, marking a pivotal development in smart vehicle technology. This innovative advancement will not only transform human-computer interaction but also facilitate a sophisticated intelligent driving system, significantly enhancing the user experience in smart cars.…

Image: DeepSeek Chinese auto giants Geely and Dongfeng are set to become the first in the industry to integrate DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models with their in-vehicle information and entertainment systems for their respective Zeekr and Voyah electric vehicle models, hoping to benefit from the booming AI trend. Dongfeng-owned Voyah said…

A Volvo's booth at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November, 2024. Credit: Volvo Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Tuesday named mainland Chinese actor Hu Ge a regional brand ambassador, broadcasting the tie-up on social networks with videos of the popular film star driving its flagship all-electric sports utility vehicle, the…