MANILA, Philippines (May 2026) — More than 1,000 international partners from over 100 countries gathered in Hangzhou, China, last month — and among them were dealers and banking executives from Geely Motor Philippines, there to see firsthand the global machine behind the cars they sell.
The occasion was the 2026 Geely Auto International Business Partner Conference, held under the company’s “One Geely” framework. It brought together senior leadership, retail partners, and key stakeholders for a look at where the automaker is headed by 2030.
The numbers behind the brand
Geely Auto Group delivered 3.025 million vehicles in 2025, a 39% jump year-on-year, and followed that with a record first quarter in 2026 at 709,400 units sold. Its 2030 targets are ambitious: over 6.5 million units in global sales annually, a top-five ranking among the world’s automakers by volume, roughly 75% of its lineup in new energy vehicles, and more than a third of total volume coming from overseas markets.
For international partners, the company was direct about what that growth model looks like. “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 distinction matters: Geely’s overseas push is framed as a partnership model, not a product export operation.
From the conference room to the factory floor
The Philippine delegation did not just sit through strategy presentations. They toured two facilities that put the One Geely framework into physical terms.
In Ningbo, they visited the Geely Auto Safety Centre, a 45,000-square-meter complex unveiled in December 2025 and built with an investment of over RMB 2 billion (approx. PHP 15.6 billion / $268 million). The facility holds five Guinness World Records, including the world’s longest indoor crash test track at 293.39 meters. It runs crash testing, active safety simulations, battery and powertrain safety evaluations, and cybersecurity testing for connected vehicles.
The delegation also toured the Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Hangzhou Bay, a 1,946-acre complex running on 5G connectivity and AI-assisted production systems, with 7,200-ton die-casting machines and 703 flexible welding robots on the floor.
What this means for buyers in the Philippines
For local dealers and their financing partners, the Hangzhou trip was less about products and more about confidence. Buying a car involves a read on brand stability, dealer reliability, and after-sales support — not just spec sheets. Seeing the global infrastructure backing those promises in person gives the people selling Geely vehicles in the Philippines stronger ground to stand on when a customer walks in.
The conference continued with Auto China 2026 in Beijing, where the Philippine contingent got further exposure to Geely’s product and technology pipeline. Geely’s global network currently spans more than 1,800 sales and service outlets across over 100 countries.
For Geely Motor Philippines, the Hangzhou program appears to be part of a broader effort to pull local partners closer to the global systems supporting the brand — a signal that the Philippine market is being treated as a long-term partner in the company’s 2030 growth story, not just another export destination.
