Geely will introduce the E2 in Belgium after the summer, bringing one of China’s biggest recent EV successes to the crowded European small-car market.
The compact five-door is intended to make Geely a player at the accessible end of the electric market, starting around €20,000, but final Belgian prices and several core technical details remain undisclosed.
The E2 will arrive in Max, Pro, and Ultra versions. Geely quotes 252 km of range for the Max and 345 km for the Pro and Ultra, although its Belgian announcement does not state the test cycle. All versions get an LFP battery, heated front seats, and a 14.6-inch central display.
The Ultra adds a 540-degree parking camera. Geely also stresses the car’s packaging: its 375-liter boot, 70-liter front trunk, flat rear floor, and more than 30 storage spaces are unusually practical claims for a car of this size.
Xingyuan in China
The Belgian version is the overseas relative of the Geely Xingyuan sold in China, and the EX2 in other export markets. It is a 4.135-meter rear-wheel-drive hatchback, with a 2.65-meter wheelbase and multi-link rear suspension.
However, buyers should not assume the Chinese specification will be carried over unchanged. The latest Xingyuan is sold in six versions with 35 or 45 kWh LFP batteries and 410 or 480 km under China’s optimistic CLTC test cycle.
Earlier versions used 30.12 or 40.16 kWh packs and 58 or 85 kW motors. Geely has not yet confirmed the E2’s Belgian battery sizes, outputs, or charging rates.
Pricing will be decisive. Geely has not published a Belgian, Dutch, or German price list. Dutch reporting nevertheless points to a starting price of about €20,000, which would give the E2 a credible value-led position in Belgium as well.
In China, the Xingyuan is officially priced from 64,800 to 94,800 yuan, with a temporary entry offer from 61,800 yuan. That’s €8,000 to €12,300 before incentives and taxes. The much higher European figure is not a like-for-like comparison once transport, VAT, distribution, homologation, and import duties are included.
Already present in Belgium
Geely Auto is also no longer entering Belgium from scratch. The core brand launched here earlier this year with the E5 electric SUV and Starray EM-i plug-in hybrid, and has already opened sales points in Bruges, Zellik, and Deinze as part of a broader Benelux rollout targeting around 35 retail and service locations by the end of 2026.
The car arrives with formidable home-market credentials. Xingyuan recorded 465,775 retail sales in China during 2025 and 122,049 in the first four months of 2026.
The 600,000-plus cumulative sales claim in Geely’s Belgian release should therefore be read as a milestone achieved over its launch period, rather than a clean first-year global total.
Could a future E2 be assembled in Europe?
The commercial case is strengthening. Geely-made BEVs imported from China face an additional EU countervailing duty of 18.8%, and Geely founder Li Shufu has argued for using the group’s existing industrial capacity rather than constructing new overseas plants.
Volvo Cars CEO Håkan Samuelsson recently said it would be “positive and possible” for Geely sister brands to build cars in Volvo’s European factories, including Ghent.
The Belgian site has already proven it can absorb a new electric model, adding EX30 production in 2025 after a €200 million investment in robots, battery assembly, and a new vehicle platform.
That does not make Ghent the obvious E2 location. The E2 is based on Geely’s GEA architecture, while the EX30 line is built around the SEA architecture.
Sharing a factory is possible, but a GEA model would still need its own industrialization, supplier set-up, and sufficient European volume. Ghent’s relatively high labor and energy costs are another obstacle.
