
Every time I’ve talked to Zeekr, they’ve been relatively up front with how geopolitical tensions and a cold (trade) war have poured water on the brand’s aspirations to expand outside of China. Add in a new EU tariff of 19.9% on Geely-made cars imported from China, and the Sino-Swedish spin-off of Geely had to go back to the drawing board if it truly considered European sales as part of its plan for global expansion.