Ford is in talks with China’s Geely for a partnership in Europe as the US carmaker seeks to revive its struggling passenger vehicle business in the region through manufacturing and technology tie-ups.
福特(Ford)正与中国吉利(Geely)就在欧洲建立合作伙伴关系进行谈判，希望通过制造和技术上的联手来重振其陷入挣扎的欧洲乘用车业务。
The two companies have had discussions about Geely using the spare production capacity of Ford’s plants in Europe and a technology partnership that could see both companies building vehicles on the same platform, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
据两位知情人士透露，两家公司讨论了吉利利用福特在欧洲工厂的富余产能，以及开展技术合作，潜在让两家公司基于同一平台打造汽车。
Ford said it was “in conversations with lots of companies on a variety of topics, that is normal course of business”. Geely declined to comment on the talks, which were first reported by Reuters.
福特表示，它“正与多家公司洽谈各方面的事项，这是正常的商业行为”。吉利拒绝就相关谈判置评。路透(Reuters)最先报道了这些谈判。