{"id":186004,"date":"2026-05-08T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=186004"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:10:37","slug":"is-geely-choosing-valencia-over-ghent-for-european-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/05\/08\/is-geely-choosing-valencia-over-ghent-for-european-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Verkiest Geely Valencia boven Gent voor Europese productie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Terwijl dochterbedrijf Volvo worstelt met overcapaciteit en de fabriek in Gent relevantie nodig heeft door de productie van Chinese modellen, meldt de Spaanse outlet La Tribuna de Automocion dat moederbedrijf Geely in gesprek is om een deel van de Ford-fabriek in Spanje te kopen.<\/p><p>Chinese merken voeren hun productieambities in Europa op om de EU-tarieven op in China gebouwde elektrische auto's met accu's te omzeilen. 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