Belarusian plant "BelGee" will suspend the production of cars

The Belarusian BelGee plant will suspend the production of Geely cars from March 16th to April 1st, 2022 due to interruptions in the supply of components. The company assured that the components are already on the way, and the stock of cars from dealers is sufficient to meet consumer demand. The Russian office of Geely said that the company continues to work in the Russian market as usual. Recall that BelGee plant was opened in November 2017, the SKD assembly of Geely cars is carried out. The capacities of the enterprise permit to produce up to 60 thousand cars per a year. The main sales markets of products are Belarus and Russia. BelGee supplies three Geely models to our country: Atlas Pro, Tugella and Coolray crossovers.

As AUTOSTAT previously reported, according to the results of the first two months of 2022, Russian dealers of Geely sold 4,041 vehicles, which is 2.3 times higher in compare with the previous year. It is worth noting that in February, the new Atlas Pro crossover became the best-selling Geely model in the Russian market for the first time. Recall that this model appeared in our country in September of the previous year and became the first car in the mass segment with “mild hybrid” technology, and since January 2022 Geely Atlas Pro has received a new affordable modification in the Russian market with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine with a capacity of 177 hp, 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.

Meanwhile, in February, Geely completed the certification in Russia of the new Monjaro mid-size crossover, which was first presented at the Shanghai Motor Show 2021 under the working designation KX-11. As previously reported, sales of new items will begin in Russia in the second half of 2022. With this model, Geely will enter the D-SUV segment in the Russian market for the first time.