How Geely's Li Shufu plans to tackle Tesla
03 September 2021
Li posing with a Benelli Leoncino 800 motorcycle at Geely headquarters in Hangzhou on July 20. — All pix by Reuters
HANGZHOU: "Do you know how big Volvo is?" asked Don Leclair, fi...
Renault to explore hybrid vehicles with Geely
09 August 2021
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Renault and Geely said today they would jointly develop petrol-electric hybrid vehicles for China and South Korean markets, as the French automaker revives plans ...
Volvo and Geely form powertrain JV called Aurobay
10 July 2021
GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holding have agreed to create a joint venture under the name Aurobay for its powertrain operations, as the companies proceed wit...
Geely to press on with methanol vehicles
14 June 2021
BEIJING: Chinese automaker Geely will keep working on vehicles powered by methanol even though the effort may fail, chairman Li Shufu said on Sunday.
Zhejiang-based Geely, among...
Shanghai auto show: Geely-backed Volocopter shows off 2X ele...
20 April 2021
SHANGHAI: Urban air mobility provider Volocopter and Geely Technology Group presented Volocopter’s electric air taxi, the 2X, for the first time in China at Geely’s booth at the Sh...
Shanghai auto show: Geely enters long-range Zeekr 001 as Tes...
20 April 2021
SHANGHAI: Zhejiang Geely Holding, one of China’s biggest carmakers and the owner of Sweden’s Volvo Cars, has entered the fray against Tesla by launching an electric car it describe...
Geely confirmed planning new EV unit called Zeekr
23 March 2021
BEIJING: China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it and its parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will form a joint venture for electric vehicles (EV) and launch a new ...
Is 'Zeekr' the premium EV brand Geely is using to fight Tesl...
19 March 2021
BEIJING: China’s Geely plans to roll out electric vehicles under a new marque with different branding and sales strategies, people familiar with the matter said, as the Volvo owner...
China's Geely to add US$5bil battery plant in EV push
16 March 2021
BEIJING: Geely said it would build an electric vehicle battery factory with a planned annual manufacturing capacity of 42 gigawatt hours (GWh) in China’s eastern city of Ganzhou, a...
Geely and Volvo to launch powertrain venture after merger sc...
24 February 2021
BEIJING: Geely Automobile and sister company Volvo Cars will abandon merger plans but launch a new entity to combine their powertrain operations and expand cooperation on electric ...
Baidu-Geely EV venture names Mobike co-founder as chief
22 February 2021
Xia Yiping is said to have extensive management experience in smart cars and mobility services. — Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s Baidu Inc and automaker Geely hired Mobike co...
Geely departs from convention with plan for new EV unit, say...
19 February 2021
SHANGHAI: China’s Geely plans to set up a firm to explore new approaches to product planning, marketing and sales of electric vehicles (EV), sources said, departing from industry c...
Baidu has decided on a CEO and brand for its EV company with...
18 February 2021
A logo of Baidu seen in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province last November. — Reuters
BEIJING: Baidu has appointed a chief executive officer and decided on a brand for its electric vehicle (...
Manufacturer for hire: China's Geely sets out to become a fo...
11 February 2021
HANGZHOU: Like many others in his industry, Geely chairman Li Shifu has been irked by skyrocketing valuations for electric car manufacturers such as Tesla Inc and Nio Inc, sources ...
Billionaire Li Shufu gears up for his next big move
02 February 2021
HANGZHOU: Chinese billionaire Li Shufu shook up the car industry with an eye-catching run of deals among traditional, European automakers that made his Zhejiang Geely Holding Group...
Geely teams up with Tencent on smart car tech
20 January 2021
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which owns Volvo Cars and holds 9.7% of Daimler, said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Tencent Holdings Ltd to dev...
China's Baidu to create an intelligent EV company with autom...
11 January 2021
Geely said the collaboration would be based on its EV-focused platform called Sustainable Experience Architecture. — Reuters
BEIJING: China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc sai...
Geely debuts its first EV-focused architecture
23 September 2020
BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group today launched its first electric vehicle-focused platform to enable automakers to more efficiently roll out models for different purp...
Geely and GM venture wade into China's pickup truck competit...
01 September 2020
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as well as General Motors Co’s Chinese venture are planning to launch their first pickup truck models, intensifying competition in a ...
Volvo owner Geely cuts full-year sales outlook after profit ...
17 August 2020
SHANGHAI: Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd today booked a 43% drop in half-year profit and trimmed its full-year sales goal, sending its shares down 4%, as the coronavirus outbreak co...
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