Geely

A Zeekr 007 was displayed at Geely's battery production base in the eastern Chinese city of Quzhou on Dec. 14, 2023. The car comes with 1,711 high-intensity lamp beads powered by 75 automotive chips, enab the carling’s LED headlights to display a dazzling, customized lighting sequence with animation about 90…

Geely didn't make our list of EVs we wish were sold in the United States, but the Hangzhou, China-based automaker sold more than 2 million cars globally in 2024. Geely operates 22 factories in its home country, including facilities in Chengdu, Inzhong, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Taizhou. While most of Geely's cars are currently…

Geely has been selling its EX5 all-electric SUVs, with a driving range of 430 kilometers (267 miles), in more than 25 countries. Credit: Geely Chinese automaker Geely on July 10 announced its entry into Poland, where it is already taking reservations for its EX5 electric crossover. The vehicle will go…

Mercedes-Benz rolls out cost-cutting programs in China. Credit: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Chinese tech companies Ecarx and Xingji Meizu and will install Flyme Auto—an operating system developed by the two Geely-backed firms—in the upcoming redesigned version of its E-Class long-wheelbase model, sources told Chinese media outlet 36Kr on Tuesday.…

Geely-owned Lotus Cars said it will keep making Sports Cars in the UK, debunks reports of plant closure. Lotus said that UK remains home to its sports car manufacturing and its largest commercial market in Europe. Adds that the company have invested significantly in R&D and operations in the UK…

The steady influx of Chinese car brands to Europe continues, with the latest set to be Geely, one of the country’s biggest car brands of all. It’s launching here, rather predictably, with an all-electric crossover, the EX5. This news would normally pass over our desks without so much as a…

1,300 jobs at Lotus' Norfolk factory are at risk, reports suggest (Image: Getty) Labour is set to engage in urgent discussions with historic British carmaker Lotus following fears that its owners are considering shuttering their UK operations. This comes after reports emerged that Chinese owner Geely was considering halting production…

In June 2025, Unitree Robotics completed its latest Series C financing round, drawing investments from prominent Chinese tech giants including Tencent, Alibaba, Ant Group, China Mobile, and Geely, pushing its valuation beyond $1 billion. Just months earlier, in February, a troupe of life-sized robots spun and leapt across China’s biggest…

Polestar said on Monday it had secured a $200m (R3.57bn) equity investment from major shareholder PSD Investment, a company controlled by Geely Holding founder Li Shufu. The Swedish EV maker will sell more than 190-million Class A American depositary shares (ADS) to PSD Investment, which will hold 44% of Polestar. After…

For Father’s Day, Chinese automaker Geely, parent company of Volvo, Polestar, Zeekr, and Lotus, dropped this amazingly bad AI advertisement on social media, that has to be seen to be believed. The ad, which is posted below (it has apparently been removed from Instagram where we first encountered it), ostensibly…