Geely takes Monjaro EM-i hybrid SUV global with Egypt debut

The Xingyue L's overseas twin premiered in Cairo on August 29 as booming exports, rather than the home market, drive Geely's growth.

Geely has started international sales of its Monjaro EM-i, giving the model its world premiere in Cairo on August 29. The event kicks off the global rollout of the automaker's first electrified D-segment SUV, which Geely says aims to set a new benchmark for quality and driving refinement in the hybrid D-SUV class.

The SUV is built on the GEA Evo platform, which accommodates multiple powertrains and flexible cabin layouts. It measures 4.8 meters long with a 2,845-mm wheelbase, and its seats use an 11-layer composite cushion structure the company markets as "Marshmallow" SPA. Power comes from the EM-i Super Hybrid system, pairing a dedicated 1.5TD engine with an electric drive setup; the Ultra AWD version covers 0-100 km/h in 5.83 seconds. Inside, the cabin gets the Flyme Auto infotainment system and Flyme Sound audio.

The Monjaro is the export version of Geely's China-market Xingyue L and is already sold in Russia, the Middle East, Australia and Latin America, where it was previously offered with 2.0T gasoline and hybrid powertrains. The Egypt launch lands amid an export boom: Geely shipped 474,228 vehicles overseas in the first half of the year, up 157.6 percent year-on-year, and set a July record of 106,663 units even as domestic sales slid 29.1 percent. On August 17 the company raised its full-year export target to 920,000 vehicles, with Latin America and Africa — Egypt included — assigned a 200,000-unit sales goal.