Sharing the Valencia facility could be a win for both parties, allowing Geely to avoid paying European tariffs on imports of made-in-China EVs and boosting output at a plant Ford has underutilised. Since 2024, it’s only made the Ford Kuga sport utility vehicle, and production likely dropped below 100,000 units last year, according to French consultancy Inovev. A representative of Ford said it had “discussions with lots of companies all the time on a variety of topics. In addition to Geely, Ford has held discussions with Chinese automakers including BYD Co and Xiaomi Corp about collaboration, the Financial Times reported recently. The talks between Ford and Geely focused on manufacturing and didn’t include the potential for shared technologies such as automated driving, according to the person familiar with the conversations.

Source: The Edge Markets February 04, 2026 07:22 UTC