• Geely Holding and CATARC co-organize second annual International Young Engineers Exchange Program for Automotive Standardization in Ningbo
  • Young engineers and experts from 23 national standardization institution attend exchange
  • Geely shares experience and holds discussions on cultivating international talents, building technical standardization systems, and developing vehicle architectures.

2025 July 1st, Ningbo – The second annual International Young Engineers Exchange Program for Automotive Standardization (Go-YEEP) co-organized by Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) and China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd (CATARC) officially opened in Ningbo on June 30th. A total of 30 young engineers and experts from 23 national standardization institutions in countries including Tanzania, Uzbekistan, and South Africa as well as international institutions such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) gathered together with young representatives from the Chinese automotive industry to discuss participation in international standards building and governance.

This year’s exchange program focuses on the theme of “Youth Participation in the Standardization of Global Governance” and aims to build an international training and cooperation ecosystem for the development of international automotive standards. The young delegates from around the world not only participated in exchange discussions on topics such as “Promoting Global Governance through International Standardization” and “Collaborative Innovations in Global Automotive Regulations”, they also visited Geely Auto’s Hangzhou Bay Smart Plant to learn more about Geely’s technological heritage and standardization system. Throughout the exchange, the participants were able to experience in person the innovative transformation and rapid development of China’s automotive industry.

During the exchange, Geely set up a special exhibition area with the latest products from the Group portfolio brands including the Geely Galaxy E5, Starship 7 EM-I, Xingyuan, Galaxy E8, Lynk & Co 900, and Zeekr 009. Geely introduced the delegation to the participants as well as the Group’s experience in cultivating international talents, building a technical standardization system, and developing vehicle architectures. Geely also participated in discussions with the delegation on cutting edge issues and developmental trends in automotive standardization and standards governance.

As a leading privately owned automotive group based in China and expanding globally, Geely has developed following the concept of “Smart Geely led by Global Standards” and has established an enterprise wide technology standards system. The Group has not only joined the China Automotive Standards International Center and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it has also become the first Asian member of the global automotive standardization organization, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and is actively participating the formulation of new global quality standards as a representative of the Chinese automotive industry.

As of May 2025, Geely has participated in the formulation of more than 760 international, national, industrial, and group standards with 480 of them already publicly released. Geely is the first automotive group to complete a new energy vehicle safety management standards system. The achievement not only marks Geely’s leadership in new energy safety, but also acts to promote progress throughout the entire industry. Geely’s participation in standardization has led to the revision of many international and national standards helping to gradually drive progress in the global automotive industry.

Geely’s adherence to high standards and high quality can be seen in its global products. The Geely Galaxy E5, the first model developed on the GEA architecture met the regulatory requirements of 89 countries in both left hand and right hand drive markets upon its debut. The E5 has officially been launched in 23 markets including Australia, Indonesia, UAE, Greece, Thailand, Jordan, Chile, etc. The model achieved five star safety ratings from both Europe’s E-NCAP and Australia’s A-NCAP.

Jerry GAN, CEO of Geely Auto Group said at the exchange “Standards are the “universal language” of technology and the goal of automotive standardization is to create a safer, greener, better mobility experience for people. In the future, Geely will continue to work with global partners to deepen cooperation with international organizations, promote industrialization around the world through standardization, promote globalization through industrialization, and promote the recognition and integration of advanced automotive standards throughout the world. Geely hopes to contribute our wisdom and strength to empower innovation in global automotive technologies and the sustainable development of the industry.”