Geely Motor PH to take over local Lynk & Co operations

Quite the change is happening with the local operations of Lynk & Co as Geely Motor Philippines, the direct subsidiary of Geely Automobile Industry Corporation (GAIC) of China, has announced that it will be officially integrating the brand into its Philippine portfolio.

This comes a little over two years after Lynk & Co Philippines was established and launched under the management of the United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI), and is part of their One Geely strategy for the Philippine market.

This will allow the Lynk & Co brand to accelerate its development, especially for its sales and service network. It’s also not a messy separation as GAIC thanked UAAGI for its contribution to Lynk & Co’s entry and growth in the Philippines.

“Since Lynk & Co entered the Philippine market, UAAGI has actively driven the brand’s local market development, laying a foundation for expanding our presence and serving local consumers. The Philippines remains a crucial market for Lynk & Co’s long-term development. Moving forward, we will continue to increase our investment in the Philippine market, enrich our product lineup, optimize our sales and service infrastructure, and enhance user experience, delivering better mobility experiences tailored to local consumer needs,” said GAIC General Manager of ASEAN RHD Business Unit Ye Qin.

With the change of management will also come new products, starting with the Lynk & Co 900, the brand’s flagship model, that will be targeted at higher end plug-in hybrid SUV buyers and will be launched within the fourth quarter of 2026. Current models offered by the brand locally are the 01, 02, 03, 06, and 08.

But more than just Lynk & Co, the One Geely strategy brings out some questions, particularly with local operations of other Geely subsidiary brands Radar and Zeekr. The former is also distributed in our market by UAAGI, while the latter is distributed by the Autohub Group. The possibility of the two brands also changing management to under GMP is not out of the equation, but it may be too early to tell right now. 

Another question is whether the integration of Lynk & Co into GMP would mean that Lynk & Co vehicles would share showroom space with the mainstream Geely lineup, or still maintain separate sales facilities given that they are a more premium brand. We’ll update this story accordingly once there’s more information on all of these, but for now, that’s all we know.

Geely Motor Philippines was established in 2025, taking over operations of the Geely brand in the country from a distributor model to a direct subsidiary. The Lynk & Co brand itself was established in 2016 as a joint venture between Geely and Swedish luxury automaker Volvo.

What do you think of this development for Lynk & Co in the Philippines?