Renault and Geely add R$ 2 billion to Brazil plant, lifting joint investment to R$ 5.8 billion
Renault and Geely's Brazilian joint venture will spend another R$ 2 billion at São José dos Pinhais, pushing the partnership's planned 2025-2027 total to R$ 5.8 billion.
- R$ 2 billion
- R$ 5.8 billion
- December 2026
- 2027
What Happened
Renault Geely do Brasil, the venture formed by Renault and Geely, said on Tuesday September 15, 2026 that it will put another R$ 2 billion into the Ayrton Senna factory near São José dos Pinhais. The money is earmarked for new vehicles and propulsion technologies. That brings the partnership's planned spending in Brazil to R$ 5.8 billion across 2025 to 2027.
- A new Renault model built on the Global Intelligent Electric Architecture, or GEA, a platform aimed at zero- and low-emission vehicles, with production starting in 2027.
- The Geely EX2, a fully electric hatchback that also uses the GEA architecture, confirmed for production in December 2026.
- A 4x4 flex-fuel hybrid system from Renault, branded Hybrid E-Tech, slated for production in 2027.
Renault and Geely establish the strategic partnership behind the Brazilian venture.
The joint venture announces a further R$ 2 billion for the São José dos Pinhais complex.
Assembly of the battery-electric EX2 is due to start in December 2026.
A new Renault vehicle based on the GEA platform and Renault Hybrid E-Tech 4x4 flex-fuel technology are scheduled for production.
R$ 2 billion
Raises the partnership's planned Brazil investment to R$ 5.8 billion for 2025-2027.
The site has also started building Geely's EX5 EM-i Super Hybrid, according to a September 15 company update. That announcement said a technology upgrade secured the factory's role in next-generation electric-vehicle manufacturing. It also confirmed that the EX2 will join the line in December 2026. The Renault-Geely partnership dates to November 2025.
Why this matters
The added spending raises the pairing's planned Brazil total to R$ 5.8 billion through 2027 and widens what the Ayrton Senna complex can build, from fully electric hatchbacks to flex-fuel hybrids. Brazilian buyers are the intended audience for locally assembled Renault and Geely electrified models, and the plant's output mix grows more varied as a result.
Terms in This Story
- GEA
- Global Intelligent Electric Architecture, a vehicle platform designed for zero- and low-emission models.
- flex fuel
- An engine setup able to run on more than one fuel type, commonly including ethanol blends.
- hatchback
- A car body style with a rear door that swings upward and a shorter rear overhang than a sedan.
- joint venture
- A business created and owned by two or more separate companies to pursue a shared project.
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