This is confirmed for the UK market by the Geely Galaxy Cruiser off-road SUV, which opened the door to right hand drive production and could launch in Australia.
First shown as a concept at the 2025 Shanghai motor show, the automaker has yet to make a formal announcement on the Galaxy Cruiser’s British on-sale, but Autocar was told by Geely UK marketing boss Yan Tianxiao: “We will definitely launch that car in the UK.”
The Galaxy Cruiser is a boxy, rugged-looking rival to the Toyota LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest and is based on Geely’s off-road-focused ‘SEA-R’ architecture, which also underpins the Zeekr 9X large SUV – a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) which the Geely-owned brand is considering for an Australian launch.
It’s a ‘PHEV’ like the Zeekr, which may be sharing powertrain technology with other Geely-owned brands like Volvo or Lotus but no technical specifications have been confirmed officially.
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Other brands such as Zeekr, Polestar, Lotus and Volvo are also owned by Geely but only introduced GeEly-branded cars to Australia in early 2025. During November last year, the brand opened its first UK dealership for the company’s name, .
Geely Auto Australia has not confirmed the Galaxy Cruiser will be available for local showrooms, but the company’s UK rollout reflects its Australian launch strategy (including factory-produced right-hand-drive vehicles) which is also closely linked to their availability.
The mid-size EX5 electric SUV was Geely’s first model in both countries, while it was followed by the Starray EM-I PHEV in Australia last year, a model that has been confirmed for a UK launch this year.
The Geely EX2 city-sized electric hatch has also been announced for both markets in 2026.
The Galaxy Cruiser will mark Geely’s first foray into the off-road segment and unashamedly adopts a boxy design similar to rivals such as the Prado as well as BYD’s Denza B5 and B8 from China.
Geely design director Flavien Dachet told Autocar: “There’s always the same recipe: whether you look at the [Land Rover] Defender, the [Mercedes-Benz] G-Wagen or the [Ford] Bronco, the codes are the same. It’s about how we interpret it in a way that’s recognisable.”
While it’s not a hardcore off-roader in the mould of the Land Rover Defender, Geely says off road capability will be up to 800mm water-wading depth enough to match the Ford Everest and top the landCruiser Prado by 100mm.
As part of its adventure-focused toolkit, the Galaxy Cruiser is also expected to feature features like active suspension and brake–by-wire technology.
In other Zeekr and Lotus plug-in hybrid models, the Galaxy Cruiser is likely to pair a turbocharged 2 with powertrain configurations used in their respective versions of the model. Four-cylinder petrol engine with up to three electric motors, 0-litre battery pack of as much as 70kWh (advanced) and all-wheel drive is .
This setup has been claimed to be as effective as 354km of electric-only driving under the more lenient CLTC cycle in other models with similar systems.
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