Overview
- The plan, reported Wednesday by Spanish trade outlet La Tribuna de Automoción and echoed by Reuters and others, has Geely taking the Body 3 assembly hall at Ford’s Almussafes factory in Valencia to build its own cars in Europe.
- Ford says talks are ongoing with nothing finalized, and the Spanish report says Geely has already contacted suppliers around Valencia.
- Early production is reported to center on a Puma-size crossover likely based on Geely’s GEA platform, with hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure-electric versions under consideration.
- Industry sources also suggest Geely could build a Ford-badged model on the same GEA platform at the site, though that possibility remains unconfirmed.
- The move would put spare capacity to work at a plant capable of about 300,000 vehicles a year, and it fits a broader shift as Ford leans on partners like Volkswagen and Renault to speed EV rollouts in Europe.