Geely and the Renault Group have signed a non-binding framework agreement to create a new global leader to develop, manufacture and supply best-in-class hybrid powertrains and highly efficient ICE powertrains.
Under the framework agreement, Geely and Renault Group will hold respective 50-50 equity stakes in the new company.
The new company will be 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 centers. At launch, the new company is expected to supply multiple industrial customers including Renault, Dacia, Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Lynk & Co, Proton, and also Nissan, and Mitsubishi Motors Company. In future, the partnership could also offer powertrain technologies to third-party car brands.
The new company is planned to operate 17 powertrain plants in 3 continents, employing around 19,000 people in total. It will have a combined capacity of over 5 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.
News of this agreement has coincided with a Renault Group Capital Market Day in Paris, at which the Group has outlined a range of initiatives to speed-up its transformation and shared its mid-term financial outlook.
The new company will welcome partners and shareholders attracted by the opportunity to contribute to industry-leading “cradle-to-grave” low and zero emission ecosystems worldwide.
This framework agreement is expected to lead to a formal combination in 2023. Further details of the new entity are expected to be announced over coming months.