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• Geely’s communications chief says the company will announce the U.S. entry of Zeekr and Lynk & Co within the next three years.
• The company brought several vehicles to CES 2026 and hinted that they could be locally manufactured.
• Zeekr and Lynk & Co vehicles could be produced at the Volvo factory in South Carolina.

The Chinese carmaking giant Geely Group is already present in the United States with its Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus brands, but it’s looking to expand its presence in the near future. The company was present at CES 2026 with models from some of its other brands for journalists to examine, hinting that they could be offered here in the future.

In an interview with Autoline Network, Geely’s global communication boss Ash Sutcliffe reiterated that the group is always looking at expanding into new global markets, including the United States. And in the next few years as well, if all goes according to plan. 

“The big question for us is when, and where will we go to the USA,” Sutcliffe said. “I think we’ll have an announcement on that in the next 24 to 36 months.” 

He didn’t give too much away, but said that Zeekr and Lynk & Co would be a good fit for the market—something we have also felt at InsideEVs testing those brands’ SUVs, sedans and crossovers in both Europe and China.

Some of the models brought to Las Vegas include the Zeekr 7X and Lynk & Co 08 midsize plug-in crossovers, which we’ve tested in Europe and were very impressed with. The former is an 800-volt EV with 400 kW charging and the latter (which is closely related to the Volvo XC70) is a big-battery plug-in hybrid with an electric range of up to 124 miles (200 km).

They are both class-leading vehicles in many respects and are already popular in Europe, but tariffs will prevent Geely from importing them into the U.S., as both are built in China. Sutcliffe suggested they could be assembled locally and pointed to the Volvo plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, as a likely location for their construction on U.S. soil.

The facility, which saw a $1.3 billion investment over the last 10 years to become a North American manufacturing hub for plug-in Volvos, currently assembles the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 for the U.S. market. It will also begin production of the Volvo XC60 toward the end of the year. 

Geely sold just over 3 million vehicles in 2025, which met its expectation for last year. The plan is to sell 3.45 million vehicles this year, most of which will wear a Geely badge. The global targets for Lynk&Co and Zeekr in 2026 are 400,000 and 300,000 units, respectively. 

The company also had the Geely EX5 electric crossover in Las Vegas, but Sutcliffe didn’t mention any plans to bring that more mainstream brand to the States. It clearly wants to maintain a more premium presence here, and given that it is already present in the country through its Volvo subsidiary, bringing in additional brands shouldn’t be too difficult, especially since their vehicles are built on common platforms already being built in America.