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  • Geely Prepares North American Push as Canadian Tariffs Drop to 6 per Cent

    Geely Prepares North American Push as Canadian Tariffs Drop to 6 per Cent

    Geely plans to enter North America under a Canadian trade arrangement permitting up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles annually at a reduced 6 per cent tariff. The agreement cuts duties from a previous 100 per cent rate, creating an entry point into the broader North American market.

    Assembly takes place at Geely’s factory in Ningbo, where production lines for its luxury electric marque Zeekr run at 99 per cent automation using artificial intelligence and robotic machinery. Zhao Chunlin, vice president of manufacturing and a former General Motors executive, oversees the plant. Zhao confirmed the group eventually aims to sell and manufacture Geely-branded vehicles in the United States.

    Exporting the Zeekr 9X

    The company is broadening its export operations across multiple regions this month. Geely begins shipments of its flagship Zeekr 9X hybrid SUV to dealerships across Europe and the Middle East. The vehicle achieves a range of 745 miles on a single charge and fueling cycle, includes automated self-parking software, and retails for approximately $70,000. That price tag is roughly half the cost of competing full-size luxury SUVs built by legacy American and European rivals.

    Automation on the Ningbo line

    High levels of factory automation allow Chinese automakers to sustain vehicle margins even when entering highly competitive export markets. Geely’s push into Canada and Europe mirrors similar export campaigns by domestic peers such as BYD and SAIC Motor, which have turned to foreign dealerships as price competition intensifies across mainland China.

    Initial shipments for Europe and the Middle East depart Chinese ports this month, while the first batch of Canadian vehicle imports will determine how quickly North American buyers adopt Chinese luxury electric models.

  • Geely Recalls 93,000 Vehicles in China over Defective LiDAR Chips

    Geely Recalls 93,000 Vehicles in China over Defective LiDAR Chips

    Geely Auto is recalling 92,915 vehicles in China across its Galaxy and Lynk & Co lines after discovering faulty LiDAR power chips that can disable driver-assistance systems.

    Filings submitted to China’s State Administration for Market Regulation take effect on August 24, requiring free hardware replacements across five vehicle models.

    A manufacturing process variation at a component supplier damaged the power integrated circuits inside the sensors. The fault compromises key automated driving safeguards.

    On 18,878 Geely Galaxy M9 plug-in hybrid SUVs built between July and October 2025, the glitch forces assisted driving features to shut down or fail to activate. Across 74,037 Lynk & Co 900, 10 EM-P, 07 and 08 models assembled throughout 2025, the defect leaves systems unable to detect and warn drivers about road obstacles.

    Faulty sensors and supplier defects

    Service teams will use cloud diagnostics to flag at-risk vehicles remotely before inviting drivers into workshops for replacement parts. Drivers had already reported dashboard alerts warning of front sensor failures and capped cruise speeds in mid-August.

    Pressure is mounting on Lynk & Co, which now operates under the Zeekr Group umbrella. Deliveries plunged 40 per cent year on year in July to 16,382 units, the fourth straight month of double-digit contraction. Across the first seven months of 2026, the brand delivered 160,597 cars, tracking at under 40 per cent of its 400,000-unit annual target.

    Wider scrutiny on driver assistance

    Regulators logged the sensor campaign during a single-day cascade of filings covering more than seven million vehicles across China. Geely also recalled 92,658 Zeekr 007 and Zeekr X units over emergency mechanical door releases on the same date, alongside notices from Tesla, Xiaomi, Leapmotor and Xpeng.

    Dealership workshops begin replacing the damaged sensors on August 24, with Lynk & Co still needing 239,403 deliveries over five months to meet its yearly plan.

  • Chinese luxury EV maker Zeekr enters Vietnam

    Chinese luxury EV maker Zeekr enters Vietnam

    Zeekr, Chinese conglomerate Geely’s premium electric vehicle brand, will be distributed in Vietnam by transport services provider Tasco.

    Following an agreement signed Monday the EV maker joined the list of auto brands distributed by Tasco, which also includes Lynk & Co and Volvo, two other Geely subsidiaries.

    Tasco has not disclosed when or which Zeekr models will be sold in the market, nor has it confirmed whether it will build charging infrastructure for Zeekr vehicles or outsource this to a third party.

    Zeekr was established in 2021 and is positioned as a luxury EV manufacturer that focuses on driving assistance and safety technologies.

    It targets high-end customers and competes in the premium EV segment, but offers competitive prices. It recently expanded to Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

    The brand offers seven models in China, all based on Geely’s Sustainable Experience Architecture EV platform.

    Zeekr vehicles sold in Vietnam will be imported from China, where the company has its only plant.

    Other Chinese EV brands that have entered Vietnam within the last year include BYD and Lynk & Co.

    Three others, Omoda, Jaecoo and Aion, are expected to launch in the fourth quarter.

    VinFast, the only domestic producer, dominates the EV market in Vietnam with a wide range of products and the largest network of charging stations.

  • Zeekr’s 001 EV Goes Into Production

    Zeekr’s 001 EV Goes Into Production

    Chinese EV startup Zeekr has announced that its new 001 sedan is now in production. Zeekr is part of the Geely Holding Group which also owns Volvo and Polestar. The first deliveries of the Zeekr 001 will start in China this weekend. Zeekr is a more luxury-focused EV brand, unlike Polestar which is more mass market.

    This launch comes on the back of the announcement of the sustainable experience architecture which is an open-source chassis base. There are more EV brands under the Geely umbrella including Lynk & Co, Geometry will still be upon the same chassis

    Zeekr intends to compete with Tesla in China. While it is part of the Geely holding group in July, Geely pulled out as a majority shareholder in the brand, though it still has control of other subsidiaries. It even features Intel Capital CATL as investors.

    There was a ceremony at Zeekr’s intelligent factory which even features a 5G network, 300 automated welding robots, and other production systems which are being continuously self optimized using AI.

    The 001 EV features 400 kW of power with 768 nm of torque with a dual-motor system. It can do 0-100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds and can halt from the same speed in 34/5 meters. The impressive bit is that Zeekr is saying its Z-Battery architecture can charge from 0-80 percent in 30 minutes and can deliver 526-712 km of NEDC range.

    It also shared its first set of over-the-air updates to further improve Zeekr assisted drive system after the first deliveries. It has an approximate cost of between $44,000-$56,500.

    10 Zeekr Spaces planned in China that will join two already opened facilities in Hangzhou and Tianjin. Zeekr is also planning on opening 360 kW charging stations across 10 Chinese cities this year.

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