Geely

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu. Geely was founded in 1986¹ as a refrigerator parts company, before transitioning to motorcycles in 1994 and entering the automotive industry in 1997. ZGH as a holding company was founded in 2003¹. , the company ranks 225 in the 2023¹ Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. In 2025, the group produced a total of 4.1 million vehicles globally, including 2.3 million plug-in electric vehicles. The company manufactures and sells vehicles under the brands of Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr, which are part of the Geely Auto Group business unit, with its subsidiaries and joint ventures such as Volvo Cars, Polestar, Proton, Smart, Lotus, and commercial vehicles London EV Company, Radar Auto, and Farizon. It produces motorcycles under its subsidiaries Zhejiang Geely Ming Industrial (Jiming and Geely), Qianjiang Motorcycle (QJMotor and Keeway), and Benelli. It also holds a 17% stake in Aston Martin and owns half of Horse Powertrain, an engine manufacturing joint venture with Renault. Geely is a phonetic transliteration of the company's native name ( ), which means "auspicious" or "propitious" in Chinese.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu. Geely was founded in 1986 as a refrigerator parts company, before transitioning to motorcycles in 1994 and entering the automotive industry in 1997. ZGH as a holding company was founded in 2003. , the company ranks 225 in the 2023 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. In 2025, the group produced a total of 4.1 million vehicles globally, including 2.3 million plug-in electric vehicles. The company manufactures and sells vehicles under the brands of Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr, which are part of the Geely Auto Group business unit, with its subsidiaries and joint ventures such as Volvo Cars, Polestar, Proton, Smart, Lotus, and commercial vehicles London EV Company, Radar Auto, and Farizon. It produces motorcycles under its subsidiaries Zhejiang Geely Ming Industrial (Jiming and Geely), Qianjiang Motorcycle (QJMotor and Keeway), and Benelli. It also holds a 17% stake in Aston Martin and owns half of Horse Powertrain, an engine manufacturing joint venture with Renault. Geely is a phonetic transliteration of the company's native name ( ), which means "auspicious" or "propitious" in Chinese. ==Overview== Geely entered the automotive industry in 1997, but only officially received national production license in November 2001. Following a restructuring of Geely, ZGH was established as a holding company largely owned by Li Shufu in March 2003. ZGH acquired the Swedish passenger car maker Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Company in 2010. It completed the acquisition of British taxi maker Manganese Bronze Holdings in 2013 and restructured it into London Electric Vehicle Company. In 2017, ZGH acquired a majority stake in British sports carmaker Lotus Cars. ZGH's business is divided into five business units: Geely Auto Group which includes the brands Geely Auto, Lynk & Co, and Proton Holdings; Volvo Car Group which includes the brands Volvo Cars and Polestar; Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group which include the brands London Electric Vehicle Company and Yuancheng (Farizon); Geely Group (New Business) which includes the brands Caocao, Terrafugia, Qianjiang Motorcycle, Joma, and other new businesses; and Mitime Group ( ) which includes ZGH educational institutions, motorsports business, and tourism business. Its global operations span the automotive value chain, from research and development and design to production, sales and service. File:Geely Preface facelift 001.jpg|Geely Xingrui File:Geely Xingyue L 2025 facelift 001.jpg|Geely Xingyue L File:Geely Haoyue L 007.jpg|Geely Haoyue Geely Galaxy ( ) is Geely's mass-market brand of new energy vehicles (plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles) that was established in February 2023. In October 2024, the Geely Geometry line has been merged with Geely Galaxy. File:Geely Galaxy M9 001.jpg|Geely Galaxy M9 File:Geely Galaxy A7 001.jpg|Geely Galaxy A7 File:Geely_Galaxy_E8_20231120_(cropped).jpg|Geely Galaxy E8 File:2022 Radar RD6 (front).jpg|Radar Horizon =====LEVC===== London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is a brand owned by ZGH that produces and sells electric black cabs. It adopted its current name in 2017 to reflect its new mission of developing and producing electric commercial vehicles. It was formerly named The London Taxi Company, which has roots from Manganese Bronze Holdings, the original manufacturer of black cabs that Geely acquired in 2013. With a new factory in Ansty Park, near Coventry, it has begun production of a new generation of zero-emission-capable new taxi vehicle in late 2017. In February 2025, the LEVC has been consolidated into Geely Galaxy. File:2019 LEVC TX Vista Comfort Plus 1.5.jpg|LEVC TX File:LEVC VN5 Classic-Gala 2021 1X7A0300.jpg|LEVC VN5 File:LEVC L380 005.jpg|Geely Galaxy LEVC L380 File:Zeekr 001 facelift 003.jpg|Zeekr 001 File:Zeekr 009 007.jpg|Zeekr 009 File:(CHN-Hubei) Showcar Zeekr 9X No-plate 2025-12-16.jpg|Zeekr 9X File:Lynk & Co 03 facelift 006.jpg|Lynk & Co 03 File:Lynk & Co 08 003.jpg|Lynk & Co 08 File:Lynk & Co 900 001.jpg|Lynk & Co 900 File:Proton X50 1.5 TGDi Flagship – f 13032025.jpg|Proton X50 File:2020 Proton X70 Premium (CKD) front view 01.png|Proton X70 File:Proton S70 1.5 T Flagship – f 13032025.jpg|Proton S70 File:Volvo S90 2025 facelift 001.jpg|Volvo S90 File:Volvo EX90 autoMOBIL Tübingen 2025 DSC 2740.jpg|Volvo EX90 File:Volvo EM90 008 (cropped).jpg|Volvo EM90 Polestar is a publicly traded electric car brand established in Sweden. It is 16% owned by Volvo Cars, 66% owned by Geely and Li Shufu combined. File:Polestar 2 facelift 001.jpg|Polestar 2 File:Polestar 3 001.jpg|Polestar 3 File:Polestar 4 IMG01.jpg|Polestar 4 File:2023 Livan 7 (front).jpg|Livan 7 File:Livan 8 001.jpg|Livan 8 File:Livan 9 001.jpg|Livan 9 File:Lotus Eletre 010.jpg|Lotus Eletre File:Lotus Emira.jpg|Lotus Emira File:Lotus Emeya 003.jpg|Lotus Emeya Farizon also has a sub-brand called Ouling ( ) and Hanma ( ) selling gasoline-powered light and heavy trucks. File:ABD7306 at Xiajia Hutong (20230217153854).jpg|Farizon Xingzhi H8E File:Farizon SV 001.jpg|Farizon SV File:Farizon Xingxiang 005.jpg|Farizon Xingxiang V File:Hangzhou Bus Route 514 Farizon Bus C8E.jpg|Farizon Xingji C8E File:Ouling Fengrui F3 001.jpg|Ouling Fengrui F3 File:CAMC H08 dump truck flat roof. Spielvogel 1.JPG|CAMC H08 dump truck ====Smart==== In 2019, Mercedes-Benz and ZGH revived the Smart brand as a global joint venture, targeted at producing battery electric vehicles in China and selling them globally. In 2022, the joint venture launched its first model, the Smart #1. File:Smart 1 2023030801.jpg|Smart #1 File:Smart 3 004.jpg|Smart #3 File:Smart 5 001.jpg|Smart #5 ====Ji Yue / Jidu Auto==== Jidu Auto ( ) is a joint venture between ZGH and Baidu that would be engaged in the production of electric vehicles in different segments starting in 2022. Jidu Auto is owned 55% by Baidu and 45% by Geely. The Ji Yue ( ) brand was established in August 2023 as the second collaboration between ZGH and Baidu. Ji Yue is 65% owned by ZGH and 35% by Baidu, making it a subsidiary of ZGH. Due to Chinese government policies, Baidu, as the controlling company of Jidu, could not obtain the qualification to manufacture cars. Establishing Ji Yue allowed ZGH to be the controlling company, circumventing these restrictions. Jidu Auto has since become a technology solutions company focused on developing AI driving technology for Ji Yue and will no longer operate as an independent car brand. With the launch of the new Ji Yue brand, the previous Jidu Robo-01 was renamed Ji Yue 01, and the Ji Yue brand inherited the logo originally created for Jidu Auto. File:Jidu Robo-01 001.jpg|Ji Yue 01 File:Jiyue 07 001.jpg|Ji Yue 07 File:2019 Geely Geometry A (front).jpg|Geometry A File:Geometry C 012.jpg|Geometry C File:2022 Geely Geometry E (front).jpg|Geometry E File:Emgrand_EC7_01_China_2012-04-15.jpg|Emgrand EC7 File:Emgrand_EC7-RV_China_2012-05-18.jpg|Emgrand EC7-RV File:Emgrand EC820 001.jpg|Emgrand EC8 File:2013 Geely-Shanghai Englon SC5-RV 1.5L, front 8.16.18.jpg|Englon SC5-RV File:Englon SC7 Haijing Shishi 01 2022-09-10.jpg|Englon SC7 File:Englon TX4.jpg|Englon TX4 File:2011 Geely-Gleagle Yuanjing (Vision), front 8.14.18.jpg|Gleagle GC7 File:Gleagle GX7 facelift -- Auto China -- 2014-04-23.jpg|Gleagle GX7 File:2009_Geely_Gleagle_Panda.jpg|Gleagle Panda File:2018 Geely-Zhidou D2S, front 8.11.18.jpg|Zhidou D2S File:Zhidou D1 001.jpg|Zhidou D1 File:2017 Geely-Zhidou D2, front 8.11.18.jpg|Zhidou D2 ==== Geely Ming Industrial/Jiming==== Zhejiang Geely Ming Industrial Co., Ltd., common known as Geely Ming, or GM Motor, is a motorcycle manufacturer subsidiary founded in 1995¹ with registered office in Zhejiang province. The vehicles are sold under two brands: Jiming and Geely Motorcycle. ===Figures=== ==See also== Automobile manufacturers and brands of China List of automobile manufacturers of China List of foreign brand vehicles developed and manufactured by automobile companies of China Automotive industry in China List of automotive manufacturers by production ==References==

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