Geely Galaxy (Chinese: 吉利银河; pinyin: Jílì yínhé) is a product line and dealership network of Geely Auto, which is itself a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding. Unveiled in February 2023, Geely Galaxy specializes in new energy vehicles (plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles).[1]
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| Product type | Automobiles |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geely Auto |
| Country | China |
| Introduced | February 2023 |
| Markets | China |
| Website | galaxy-geely.com |
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese | 吉利银河 |
| Literal meaning | Geely milky way |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jílì yínhé |
History
editIn February 2023, at a launch event in Hangzhou, China, Geely Auto unveiled their new product line, named Geely Galaxy, along with a lineup of seven vehicles to be rolled out by 2025,[2] with the intention of offering upmarket NEVs that filled the gap between Geely's middle-priced Geometry series and their premium Zeekr brand.[3] Its first production model, the L7, was also unveiled at this event, as well as the Galaxy Light concept sedan. Pre-sales for Galaxy's second model, the L6, began at the Chengdu auto show in August 2023. Galaxy's third model, the E8, which bears a heavy resemblance to the Galaxy Light concept shown at the launch event,[4] was officially launched in January 2024.[5]
In October 2024, during the launch of the Geely Xingyuan, Geely Auto Group CEO Gan Jiayue announced that Geely Geometry has been merged with Geely Galaxy. Within the Geely Galaxy brand and dealership network, Geome is positioned as a "smart boutique small car series".[6]
Products
editCurrent models
editIn October 2024, Geely announced to merge all the previous Geely Geometry models into Galaxy dealership network as "Network B", while the previous Geely Galaxy dealerships became "Network A".[7][8]
Network A (including former Geely Geometry models)
edit- Geely Panda Mini EV (2022–present), city car, BEV
- Geometry A/A Pro/G6 (2019–present), compact sedan, BEV variant of Geely Emgrand L
- Geometry C/M6 (2019–present), compact SUV, BEV variant of Geely Emgrand S
- Geometry E (2022–present), subcompact SUV, BEV
- Geely Xingyuan (2024–present), subcompact hatchback, BEV
- Geely Galaxy Xingjian 7 (upcoming), compact SUV
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Network B
edit- Geely Galaxy L7 (2023–present), compact SUV, PHEV
- Geely Galaxy L6 (2023–present), compact sedan, PHEV
- Geely Galaxy E8 (2024–present), mid-size sedan, BEV
- Geely Galaxy E5 (2024–present), compact SUV, BEV
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Concept models
edit- Geely Galaxy Light, mid-size sedan[9]
- Geely Galaxy Starship, full-size SUV
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Geely Galaxy Starship
Plagiarism controversy
editOn 28 February, lawyers from another Chinese automaker, Changan Automobile accused Geely of copyright infringement, sending Geely a cease-and-desist letter and alleging that the Geely Galaxy Light concept car took multiple design features from several Changan vehicles. Geely have refuted the claims and threatened legal action against Changan in response to what it labelled "misinformation".[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Kang, Lei (24 February 2023). "Geely officially launches Galaxy lineup, to roll out 7 models by 2025". CnEVPost. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Geely Galaxy models unveiled - Galaxy Light concept EV, Galaxy L7 PHEV SUV; seven models due in 2 years - paultan.org". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Bobylev, Denis (16 February 2023). "Geely To Launch New NEV Brand Called Milky Way. The First Car Exposed". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Bobylev, Denis (15 August 2023). "Geely Galaxy E8 is a large 5-meter electric sedan for China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Geely Galaxy E8 EV for China". EVs & Beyond. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "吉利几何品牌正式并入银河_新闻_新出行". www.xchuxing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ 腾讯网 (10 October 2024). "突发！吉利两大品牌正式合并！_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ 网易 (10 October 2024). "李书福口中的"关停并转"战略开始了". www.163.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Geely Galaxy Light Concept (2023)". NetCarShow.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Shen, Jill (1 March 2023). "Changan and Geely embroiled in legal spat over Galaxy EV design · TechNode". TechNode. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Opletal, Jiri (1 March 2023). "Geely Galaxy accused of plagiarism by another Chinese carmaker, six days after the launch". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.