CHINA’S GEELY PARTNERS WITH FORD TO REVIVE SPAIN PLANT AND DEEPEN EUROPEAN EV DRIVE
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Geely Auto, China’s second-largest carmaker, has struck a deal with Ford Motor to use the US company’s redundant capacity in Spain to build electric vehicles (EVs) amid its stepped-up push to expand globally. Multi-energy cars would be assembled at an idle factory in Almussafes, near Valencia, after the two companies set up a venture, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028, according to a statement by Geely on Thursday.
According to News - South China Morning Post, Geely Auto, China’s second-largest carmaker, has struck a deal with Ford Motor to use the US company’s redundant capacity in Spain to build electric vehicles (EVs) amid its stepped-up push to expand globally.
The available RSS description adds: Multi-energy cars would be assembled at an idle factory in Almussafes, near Valencia, after the two companies set up a venture, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028, according to a statement by Geely on Thursday.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Geely Auto, China’s second-largest carmaker, has struck a deal with Ford Motor to use the US company’s redundant capacity in Spain to build electric vehicles (EVs) amid its stepped-up push to expand globally.
- News - South China Morning Post: Multi-energy cars would be assembled at an idle factory in Almussafes, near Valencia, after the two companies set up a venture, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028, according to a statement by Geely on Thursday.
- News - South China Morning Post: The Chinese group would hold a 34 per cent stake, while Ford would...
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- 23/07/2026, 12:30 PRIMARY FEED CHINA’S GEELY PARTNERS WITH FORD TO REVIVE SPAIN PLANT AND DEEPEN EUROPEAN EV DRIVE (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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