- Geely Holding Group could announce that it will enter the US market with Chinese cars in the next two to three years.
- Potential brands Geely could bring to the US include Zeekr and Lynk and Co.
- Geely could use Volvo’s South Carolina plant to build cars domestically.
Geely Holding Group could start building and selling vehicles from brands like Zeekr and Lynk & Co by the end of the decade. in the United States. If all goes according to plan, the Chinese auto conglomerate that owns Lotus, Polestar and Volvo could use the latter’s South Carolina plant to avoid tariffs and establish a U.S. presence.
Ash Sutcliffe, the group’s head of global communications, said in an interview with Car line:
‘We are currently looking at all global markets where we can expand. We are currently very strong in China. We are developing strongly in Southeast Asia. Europe is very stable. But the big question for us is when and where do we go to the US?
Sutcliffe specifically mentioned Geely’s premium brands, Zeekr and Lynk & Co, as options that could work in the United States. While the company has not confirmed a timeline for possible production, Sutcliffe said an official statement could come within the next two to three years.
“From what we’ve seen so far, there’s strong demand for affordable, premium and luxury cars, so I think we’re in a good place to offer the American consumer something very different,” he said.
Taking Motor1s: Chinese automakers are finding success in countries outside their domestic markets, even as foreign governments try to ban cheap Chinese electric cars. Hybrids and gas-powered vehicles remain popular around the world, and these vehicles could be a way for Geely and other foreign automakers to gain a foothold in the U.S. market.
Source:
Autoline Network / YouTube via Electrek
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