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Podcast special: Ford joins forces with Geely – genius or desperation?

Podcast: The Kilowatt Half Hour · Electrifying.com

Opublikowano: 2026-07-28

Ford and Geely? It's the partnership nobody saw coming. In this podcast special, Ginny Buckley and Tom Barnard are joined by "the Godfather of the Nissan Leaf", former Nissan COO and Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer, to unpack one of the biggest stories in the automotive industry this year. Why has Ford turned to Chinese giant Geely to help build its future European models? Is this simply a smart way to cut costs, or does it signal a much bigger shift in the global car industry? And what does Geely stand to gain?<...