Which brands does Geely own? According to incomplete analysis, Geely currently owns 17 car brands. The results of the brands under the statistics as of 2019 are as follows: Geely’s car brands (statistics as of 2019)
1. Geely Auto
A brand under Geely Auto Group. Geely Auto Group Co., Ltd. is affiliated to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
2. Volvo
A famous Swedish luxury car brand, once translated as “Rich Man”. The brand was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927. The Volvo Group currently owns Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses, Volvo Construction Equipment and other related brands. Volvo Cars is no longer under the Volvo Group and was acquired by China’s Geely Holding Group in 2010.
3. Proton
Founded in 1983, it is a Malaysian car brand. In 1996, Proton acquired the British car brand Lotus, and was then acquired by Geely in 2017, making Proton and Lotus both Geely’s car brands.
4. Lotus
Lotus is a world-renowned sports car manufacturer. It was founded in the UK in 1948 by Colin Chapman. Lotus has always been famous for manufacturing lightweight sports cars and was active in the F1 arena from the 1960s to the 1990s.
5. London Electric
In 2013, Geely acquired the London Taxi Company in the UK, and then changed its name to London Electric Vehicle Company in 2017. The purpose was to develop the overseas new energy commercial vehicle market and control the British taxi industry by the way.
6. Remote Automobile
It is the first commercial vehicle brand in China that focuses on new energy. It was officially released on October 26, 2016. Remote Automobile has completed the layout of five major product lines: heavy trucks, light trucks, small and micro trucks, LCVs and buses.
7. Lynk & Co LYNK&CO (Chinese name: Lynk & Co) is a new era high-end brand jointly established by Geely Auto Group and Volvo Car Group.
8.POLESTAR
The Chinese name is Polestar, which is a high-performance pure electric car brand launched by Geely and Volvo. Polestar was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Polestar adopts a simple design style, and the interior materials are made of environmentally friendly materials. The rich and advanced functional experience makes people love it.
9. Geometry Car
A high-end pure electric brand under Geely Auto Group, a first-level sub-brand parallel to the Geely brand and Lynk & Co brand. On April 11, 2019, the high-end pure electric brand-“Geometry Car” was grandly released in Singapore.
10.Smart Car
The brand is a joint venture between Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Daimler AG, and is committed to making smart a world-leading high-end electric smart car brand.
11.Lotus Car
The company to which this brand belongs is a world-renowned sports car manufacturer. Founded in 1951, it is now owned by Malaysia’s Proton PROTON Group.
12.ZEEKR Car
The English name is ZEEKR, positioned as a trendy technology brand. Zhejiang Zeekr Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. was established in March 2021 and has released a number of products including Zeekr 001.
13.RADAR
The brand was officially released in July 2022, and its Chinese name is “Radar”.
14.Zhidou Automobile
Originally positioned as a high-quality small electric car, Zhidou Automobile suffered serious losses, cash flow problems, and was deeply in debt crisis due to its own poor management. And later it fell into layoffs, arrears of wages, arrears, lawsuits and other storms. Since September 2019, the brand’s models have been out of production.
15.Global Eagle
In recent years, the development is not as good as other brands, but the name Global Eagle still exists, and Geely has also taken over Kandi Electric and become Kandi’s largest shareholder.
16.Geely Free Cruiser
It is Geely’s new top product, jointly developed by Geely Holding Group and Daewoo International Corporation of South Korea. It has independent intellectual property rights and is an economical benchmark model.
17. Jiyue
A car brand launched by a joint venture between Baidu and Geely. On August 14, 2023, “Jiyue” was officially released, and the first model was officially named “Jiyue 01”.
18. Geely Galaxy
Positioned as a mid-to-high-end new energy vehicle, it officially released the “Geely Brand New Energy Strategy” at the main venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games on February 23, 2023, and launched Geely Galaxy’s first smart electric product. It is understood that the positioning of the new brand “Galaxy” is expected to be between the Geometry brand and the Zeekr brand, focusing on the 200,000 to 300,000 yuan market.
Which brands does Geely own? Now you know, right?
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