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Geely

Geely is a major Chinese carmaker. It sells vehicles under its own brands, including Geely Auto, Geometry, Livan and Zeekr. In 2010, Geely acquired Volvo from Ford, and it purchased a majority stake in the Lotus brand in 2017. It also operates the Smart brand under a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz.

Chairman / President

Li Shufu

CEO / Managing Director

An Conghui

CFO / Finance Director

Feng Qing

Industry

Automobiles

Website

geelyauto.com.hk

Headquarters address

Room 2202, 22nd Floor, Wanhchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Stock Code

SEHK:00175

Year founded

1986

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Volkswagen

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Volkswagen’s research and development centre in eastern China’s Anhui provincial capital of Hefei on November 20, 2025. Photo: handout

Electric & new energy vehicles

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Carmaker expands testing to 27 categories at Ningbo facility to prioritise safety over discounts in a crowded market.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM

China manufacturing

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China exports

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Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

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Bloc’s acceptance of a narrow review process from a manufacturer may give others hope that tariffs could be reduced or removed.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers post stellar sales before incentives are phased out next year

Leapmotor leads the pack with record sales for a seventh month in a row, while Voyah and Zeekr put on a strong performance.

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Voyah’s monthly sales rose for a fourth straight month, with deliveries rising 16.2 per cent month on month to 20,005 vehicles. Photo: Xinhua

Electric & new energy vehicles

China EV profit woes fuel market anxiety over challenging 2026

Investors quickly turn against EV makers as earnings fall short, and next year looks even more difficult, analysts say.

28 Nov 2025 - 3:10PM

Xpeng Mona M03 electric vehicles are displayed outside the venue of a launch event in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Made in China 2025

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Chinese carmakers are expected to climb the global league tables over the next five years, as technology and scale disrupt the leaders.

28 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Volkswagen revs up designed-in-China approach to catch up in EV market

Carmaker says mainland operations can now design and validate new models without approvals from Germany, reducing development time and cost.

26 Nov 2025 - 9:54AM

Robotics

UBTech’s 2026 humanoid robots production to grow 10-fold to 5,000

Production cost is falling 20 per cent every year, says UBTech’s chief branding officer Michael Tam during an interview with the Post.

19 Nov 2025 - 10:44PM

UBTech says it is on track to deliver 500 humanoid robots for industrial use by the end of this year. Photo: Handout

Mainland China

Geely’s third-quarter revenue and profit soar on surging EV sales on mainland

Carmaker posts a 27 per cent jump in revenue to 89 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) and a 59 per cent increase in net profit to 3.8 billion yuan.

17 Nov 2025 - 4:29PM

Geely’s EV sales jumped 98 per cent year on year in the first 10 months of the year, faster than most mainland rivals. Photo: Xinhua

China economy

China economy slows, Taiwan tensions, Nexperia talks

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14 Nov 2025 - 5:33PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s car industry preps for next-level self-driving: Hesai

Use of advanced hardware will pick up next year, with some carmakers already adopting it to ‘pre-empt rivals’, CFO says.

13 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Artificial intelligence

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WeRide wins UAE go-ahead for driverless taxis as CaoCao joins the race in the Middle East.

11 Nov 2025 - 8:15PM

WeRide driverless cars are set be operating commercially in Abu Dhabi by the end of the year. Photo: Handout

Electric & new energy vehicles

Volkswagen bets on EV developed with Xpeng to regain ground in China

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers from Leapmotor to Zeekr challenge Tesla in premium segment

Leapmotor’s D19 luxury SUV, unveiled on Thursday, is likely to be priced below Tesla’s new Model Y L, which starts at US$47,580.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker Li Auto eyes global market with Hong Kong base

The Beijing-based carmaker will oversee its R&D, intellectual property management and international supply chain functions from Hong Kong.

17 Oct 2025 - 9:37AM

Li Auto plans to expand its presence in Hong Kong and grow its local team before further developing its global businesses, according to InvestHK. Photo: Reuters

China-EU relations

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Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

15 Oct 2025 - 11:25AMvideocam

Asean

Opinion | How China is engineering Asia’s rise as the world’s leading EV factory

Systematic Chinese investments and tech transfers are being embraced, especially in Southeast Asia, in contrast to Western decoupling efforts.

10 Oct 2025 - 5:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s state-owned car giants embrace home-grown tech to dominate EV market

State-owned carmakers like SAIC and FAW are tying up with domestic firms to recover market share from nimble privately owned rivals.

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Hong Kong economy

Geely drone subsidiary Aerofugia eyes Hong Kong market for AE200 flying car

Traffic congestion, high-density urban core and scattered islands are advantages positioning city as a prime hub for nascent low-altitude economy.

25 Sep 2025 - 10:30AM

Aerofugia’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the AE200. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors await rate-cut clarity

Ample domestic and external liquidity should fuel another rally in Hong Kong this month, strategists at China Merchants Securities say.

16 Sep 2025 - 4:45PM

Chair of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & finance

Shares in Chinese lidar-sensor maker Hesai rise in Hong Kong debut

The dominant maker of the key sensors in self-driving cars announced a US$40 million deal with a US robotaxi firm on Monday.

16 Sep 2025 - 4:29PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future

Xpeng subsidiary expects to start mass production next month and begin deliveries of its eVTOLs in the second half of 2026.

10 Sep 2025 - 5:00PM

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Geely

Mercedes-Benz buys US$191 million stake in Chinese autonomous driving developer

The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology.

BYD’s big plans in Brazil, Xpeng tries to go global: 7 EV reads

Building a humanoid robot without China? Then you better bring a bigger wallet

Can Volkswagen regain its China market share with its US$3.5 billion bet?

Volkswagen, which once had 50 per cent of China’s vehicle market, has invested €3 billion in its largest R&D centre outside its home country in Hefei.

China’s Geely Auto raises bar on car safety with world’s largest test centre

Carmaker expands testing to 27 categories at Ningbo facility to prioritise safety over discounts in a crowded market.

From steel to space: China giant sells first 2 satellites in bold pivot

Once forging steel for skyscrapers, Jigang Group is now in a race to the skies with Geely and 90,000 other Chinese companies.

Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom

Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.

EU launches 1st formal review of Chinese EV tariffs after VW Anhui’s submission

Bloc’s acceptance of a narrow review process from a manufacturer may give others hope that tariffs could be reduced or removed.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?

Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors.

China’s EV makers post stellar sales before incentives are phased out next year

Leapmotor leads the pack with record sales for a seventh month in a row, while Voyah and Zeekr put on a strong performance.

China EV profit woes fuel market anxiety over challenging 2026

Investors quickly turn against EV makers as earnings fall short, and next year looks even more difficult, analysts say.

Chinese EV makers tipped to storm global top 10 carmakers by 2030, McKinsey says

Chinese carmakers are expected to climb the global league tables over the next five years, as technology and scale disrupt the leaders.

Volkswagen revs up designed-in-China approach to catch up in EV market

Carmaker says mainland operations can now design and validate new models without approvals from Germany, reducing development time and cost.

UBTech’s 2026 humanoid robots production to grow 10-fold to 5,000

Production cost is falling 20 per cent every year, says UBTech’s chief branding officer Michael Tam during an interview with the Post.

Geely’s third-quarter revenue and profit soar on surging EV sales on mainland

Carmaker posts a 27 per cent jump in revenue to 89 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) and a 59 per cent increase in net profit to 3.8 billion yuan.

China economy slows, Taiwan tensions, Nexperia talks

This week: Economic data disappoints, China slams new Japan PM over Taiwan comments, The Sichuan drone carrier starts sea trials; Next week: Dutch delegation visits Beijing for Nexperia talks; EV makers post earnings, arrivals cards go digital and more.

China’s car industry preps for next-level self-driving: Hesai

Use of advanced hardware will pick up next year, with some carmakers already adopting it to ‘pre-empt rivals’, CFO says.

CaoCao tailgates WeRide into the UAE as flag comes down on China’s driverless race

WeRide wins UAE go-ahead for driverless taxis as CaoCao joins the race in the Middle East.

Volkswagen bets on EV developed with Xpeng to regain ground in China

The ID Unyx 08 has received government approval to begin production and is expected to enter the market in 2026.

Chinese EV makers from Leapmotor to Zeekr challenge Tesla in premium segment

Leapmotor’s D19 luxury SUV, unveiled on Thursday, is likely to be priced below Tesla’s new Model Y L, which starts at US$47,580.

Chinese EV maker Li Auto eyes global market with Hong Kong base

The Beijing-based carmaker will oversee its R&D, intellectual property management and international supply chain functions from Hong Kong.

As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?

Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | How China is engineering Asia’s rise as the world’s leading EV factory

Systematic Chinese investments and tech transfers are being embraced, especially in Southeast Asia, in contrast to Western decoupling efforts.

China’s state-owned car giants embrace home-grown tech to dominate EV market

State-owned carmakers like SAIC and FAW are tying up with domestic firms to recover market share from nimble privately owned rivals.

Geely drone subsidiary Aerofugia eyes Hong Kong market for AE200 flying car

Traffic congestion, high-density urban core and scattered islands are advantages positioning city as a prime hub for nascent low-altitude economy.

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors await rate-cut clarity

Ample domestic and external liquidity should fuel another rally in Hong Kong this month, strategists at China Merchants Securities say.

Shares in Chinese lidar-sensor maker Hesai rise in Hong Kong debut

The dominant maker of the key sensors in self-driving cars announced a US$40 million deal with a US robotaxi firm on Monday.

China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future

Xpeng subsidiary expects to start mass production next month and begin deliveries of its eVTOLs in the second half of 2026.

Explainer | As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?

Opinion | How China is engineering Asia’s rise as the world’s leading EV factory