{"id":18885,"date":"2026-05-07T21:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18885\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:04:22","slug":"geely-agrees-deal-for-part-of-ford-valencia-plant-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18885\/","title":{"rendered":"Geely agrees deal for part of Ford Valencia plant \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Geely has agreed to acquire part of Ford\u2019s Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, and plans to build one of its own models there, with possible production of a Ford vehicle as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Spanish trade publication La Tribuna de Automoci\u00f3n, citing unnamed industry sources, reported that Geely has reached an agreement to purchase the Body 3 assembly hall at the Almussafes site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The reported agreement would enable Geely to set up vehicle manufacturing operations independently, without sharing a supply chain with Ford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The move follows wider negotiations involving Geely over shared vehicle technologies, which Reuters first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-auto.com\/news\/ford-geely-discuss-european-production\/?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=30-189627&amp;utm_campaign=recommended-articles-pi&amp;cf-view\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reported&quot;}\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The Body 3 complex was originally built for production based on Ford\u2019s CD4 platform and assembled the Mondeo, Galaxy and S-Max models following the closure of Ford\u2019s Genk plant in Belgium in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">It is currently inactive, with Ford\u2019s Kuga model primarily produced through the Body 2 lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Geely intends to produce a multi-energy vehicle internally codenamed \u201c135\u201d in Valencia using its Global Intelligent Electric Architecture (GEA) modular platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The vehicle is expected to be offered in self-charging hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric variants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The sources said discussions are also under way regarding the possible production of a Ford vehicle based on the same GEA platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Geely has already contacted suppliers in the Valencia region regarding production of the vehicle, and approval for the project is at an advanced stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">La Tribuna de Automoci\u00f3n added that the model under consideration could be the Geely EX2, which would be marketed in Europe as the E2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The compact SUV is 4.13m long and features a 114hp electric motor and a 39.4kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, with a WLTP range of up to 325km.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">&#8220;Geely agrees deal for part of Ford Valencia plant \u2013 report&#8221; was originally created and published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-auto.com\/news\/geely-ford-valencia-plant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Just Auto;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Just Auto&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Just Auto<\/a>, a GlobalData owned brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. 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