Ford is in talks with China’s Geely for a partnership in Europe as the US carmaker seeks to revive its struggling passenger vehicle business in the region through manufacturing and technology tie-ups.
The two companies have had discussions about Geely using the spare production capacity of Ford’s plants in Europe and a technology partnership that could see both companies building vehicles on the same platform, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
Ford said it was “in conversations with lots of companies on a variety of topics, that is normal course of business”. Geely declined to comment on the talks, which were first reported by Reuters.