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Geely: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Geely is a privately held company headquartered in Hangzhou, China that owns 5 consumer brands.[1]

Geely began making refrigerator parts in 1986 and became the Chinese carmaker with the deepest foreign holdings, owning Volvo Cars outright and holding stakes in Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Almost none of the drivers of its European brands know it exists.

Company facts

Legal name
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Type
privately held company · see all privately held company owners
Headquarters
🇨🇳 Hangzhou, China
Founded
1986
Wikidata
Q1521881
Website
zgh.com
Last verified
· 1 sources

Geely in numbers

Everything Geely owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Geely owns Tree of 5 brands under Geely. Geely Geely Auto Lotus Lynk & Co Polestar Volvo Cars

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Geely own?

Geely owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Lotus, Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Lynk & Co and Polestar.

Is Geely a Chinese company?

Yes. Geely is headquartered in Hangzhou, China and was founded in 1986.

Who owns Geely?

Geely is privately held. Geely began making refrigerator parts in 1986 and became the Chinese carmaker with the deepest foreign holdings, owning Volvo Cars outright and holding stakes in Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Zhejiang Geely Holding Group — about us — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Official document; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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