Geely PH partners join Global Dealer Conference in Hangzhou
Representing the Philippines on a global stage, dealers and banking executives from Geely Motor Philippines converged with over 1,000 international partners in Hangzhou, China, for the 2026 Geely Auto International Business Partner Conference recently.
Held under the “One Geely” framework, the conference brought together Geely’s international partners, senior leadership, and leading automotive retail groups for a closer look at the company’s global strategy, 2030 roadmap, and product and technology direction.
Senior leadership outlined the group’s 2030 targets: global sales exceeding 6.5 million units, a top-five position among the world’s automakers by volume, an approximately 75% new energy vehicle mix, and overseas sales representing more than one-third of total volume. Geely Auto Group delivered 3.025 million vehicles in 2025, a 39% increase year-on-year, and posted a first-quarter 2026 record of 709,400 units sold.
For international partners, the message from Hangzhou was that the One Geely strategy is designed as a global operating framework, not simply a product export model. “Grab opportunities and grow together. Geely’s globalization is a ‘World+,’ instead of a simple extension of ‘China+,’” said Alex Nan, Vice President of Geely Auto Group and CEO of Geely Auto International Corporation. The statement underscored Geely’s intent to grow with international partners rather than treating overseas markets solely as export destinations.
For Geely Motor Philippines and its partners, that direction points to closer alignment with the group’s technology platforms, product pipeline, and global network, which spans more than 1,800 sales and service outlets across over 100 countries.
Beyond the strategy sessions, delegates visited two facilities that put the One Geely framework in concrete terms.
In Ningbo, the Philippine delegation toured the Geely Auto Safety Centre, unveiled in December 2025 as a 45,000-square-meter facility built with an investment of over RMB 2 billion. The centre holds five Guinness World Records, including the world’s longest indoor crash test track at 293.39 meters, and supports modern vehicle safety evaluation across crash testing, active safety simulations, battery and powertrain safety, and cybersecurity testing for connected vehicles.
The delegation also visited the Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Hangzhou Bay, a 1,946-acre complex integrating 5G, artificial intelligence, and automated production systems, including 7,200-ton die-casting machines and 703 flexible welding robots. The facility gave Philippine partners a closer view of the manufacturing systems supporting Geely’s intelligent electric vehicle lineup.
For Philippine dealers and banking executives, the Hangzhou program delivered more than a strategy briefing. Vehicle ownership is not only a product decision. It is a trust decision involving dealer support, financing confidence, after-sales reliability, and long-term brand stability. Seeing the global systems behind the Geely brand firsthand gives Philippine partners stronger ground for the confidence they bring to local customers.
As Geely advances toward its 2030 targets, markets such as the Philippines are positioned not only as destinations for future products but as part of a wider partner network supporting the brand’s international growth. The Hangzhou conference formed part of a broader international program that continued with Auto China 2026 in Beijing, where delegates gained further exposure to Geely’s product and technology direction.
