Geely and Renault to create powertrain technology company
November 8, 2022
Renault Group has signed a non-binding framework agreement with Geely Holding Group & Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (collectively referred to as Geely) in an effort to create a new global company to develop, manufacture and supply hybrid powertrains and efficient ICE powertrains.
“Today’s agreement with Renault Group will enable the creation of a global leader in hybrid technologies to provide highly efficient advanced solutions for automakers around the world,” stated Eric Li, Geely Holding Group chairman. “We are looking forward to working together with Luca de Meo and his Renault team to make this partnership a reality. This agreement builds on our commitment to leverage our group wide technological expertise and brand portfolio to continue our pioneering journey in sustainability and value creation that leads to consumer excellence.”
The new company will act as a standalone global supplier of propulsion system solutions, producing next-generation hybrid propulsion systems, and developing carbon-free and low-emission technologies from five global R&D centres. At launch, the new company is expected to supply multiple industrial customers including Renault, Dacia, Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Lynk & Co, Proton, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Company. In the future, the partnership could also offer powertrain technologies to third-party car brands.
The new company is planned to operate seventeen powertrain plants on three continents, employing around 19,000 people in total. It will have a combined capacity of over five million internal combustion, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines and transmissions per year, supplying over 130 countries and regions. The new company’s joint product portfolio and regional footprint could offer solutions for 80% of the global ICE market.
This framework agreement is expected to lead to a formal combination in 2023; both parties will own an equal stake. Further details of the new entity are expected to be announced over the coming months.
Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group, concluded, “As Renault Group accelerates with its Renaulution transformation to capture value on the entire new automotive value chain, we are pleased to have agreed plans for an ambitious partnership with Geely to keep developing the ICE and hybrid engine technologies that will remain a critical part of the automotive supply chain for decades to come. We’ll be able to offer best-in-class powertrain and electrified solutions to multiple OEM brands worldwide, unleashing the market potential for this low-emission technology.”
