The Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)
is a global mid-size unibody
automobile platform
A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is prac ...
, developed by
China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT),
a Swedish subsidiary to
Geely
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepre ...
.
Development began in 2013 with the goal of producing a highly flexible vehicle platform.
Only the distance between the centre of the front wheels and the pedal box is fixed, everything else can be configured to suit the intended vehicle design.
The platform debuted in August 2017 with the release of the
Lynk & Co 01
The Lynk & Co 01 () is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Geely owned Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co. It was the first model for Lynk & Co and it was developed by China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT), a Swedish subsidiary of G ...
. The CMA platform configuration featured the four-cylinder 2 litre petrol and diesel engines, but also new 1.5-litre, three-cylinder engines with turbocharged and naturally aspirated variations.
The platform will also accommodate a
plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power so ...
configuration capable of 180 bhp, supplemented by a 74 bhp electric motor.
Applications
CMA
The Compact Modular Architecture platform is applied within
Geely Group
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese Multinational Corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Th ...
's
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
,
Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., trading as Lynk & Co is an automotive brand co-owned by Chinese automobile manufacturers Geely Auto and Zeekr.
The brand was founded in Gothenburg in 2016 as a three-way joint venture between Volvo Car ...
,
Geely Galaxy
Geely Galaxy () is a brand of Geely Auto, which is itself a subsidiary of Geely, Zhejiang Geely Holding. Unveiled in February 2023, Geely Galaxy specializes in new energy vehicles (plug-in hybrid and Battery electric vehicle, battery electric ve ...
and
Geely
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepre ...
brand.
The first vehicle using CMA platform is
Lynk & Co 01
The Lynk & Co 01 () is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Geely owned Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co. It was the first model for Lynk & Co and it was developed by China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT), a Swedish subsidiary of G ...
in August 2017.
Volvo released its first fully electric car
Polestar 2
The Polestar 2 is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric 5-door liftback marketed by Polestar, an affiliate of Geely Holding and Volvo Cars. Based on the Compact Modular Architecture platform, CMA platform, production began in March 2020 ...
based on the CMA platform in 2019.
Vehicles using platform (calendar years):
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Geely Boyue L (FX11) (2022–present)
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Geely Galaxy L7 (FX12) (2023–present)
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Geely Galaxy L6 (2023–present)
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Geely Xingyue S/Tugella (FY11) (2019–present)
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Geely Xingrui (FS11) (2020–present)
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Geely Xingyue L/Monjaro (KX11) (2021–present)
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Renault Grand Koleos (AR1) (2024–present)
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Lynk & Co 01 (CX11) (2017–present)
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Lynk & Co 02 (CC11) (2018–2023)
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Lynk & Co 03 (CS11) (2018–present)
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Lynk & Co 05
The Lynk & Co 05 () is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Geely-owned Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co since 2020 in China.
Presentation
The 05 was unveiled in November 2019 by the manufacturer by publishing on the canvas photos of it ...
(2019–present)
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Polestar 2
The Polestar 2 is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric 5-door liftback marketed by Polestar, an affiliate of Geely Holding and Volvo Cars. Based on the Compact Modular Architecture platform, CMA platform, production began in March 2020 ...
(2020–present)
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Volvo XC40 (V316) (2017–present)
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Volvo C40
The Volvo XC40 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV (C-segment) manufactured by Volvo Cars. It was unveiled on 21 September 2017 as the smallest SUV model from Volvo, below the XC60. Orders started in September 2017, and manufacturing began in ...
(2022–present)
File:Geely Xingyue 004.jpg, Geely Xingyue S
File:Geely Preface 008.jpg, Geely Xingrui
File:Geely Xingyue L 001.jpg, Geely Xingyue L
File:Geely Galaxy L7 010 (cropped).jpg, Geely Galaxy L7
File:2023 Geely Galaxy L6 (front).jpg, Geely Galaxy L6
File:2023 Geely Boyue L (2), front 8.3.23.jpg, Geely Boyue L
File:2017 Lynk & Co 01 (front).jpg, Lynk & Co 01
File:Lynk & Co 02.jpg, Lynk & Co 02
File:Lynk & Co 03 003.jpg, Lynk & Co 03
File:Lynk & Co 05 006.jpg, Lynk & Co 05
File:Polestar 2 Genf 2019 1Y7A6000.jpg, Polestar 2
File:2024 Renault Grand Koleos E-Tech Hybrid Iconic front view.jpg, Renault Grand Koleos
File:2018 Volvo XC40 First Edition T5 AWD Automatic 2.0 Front.jpg, Volvo XC40
File:Volvo C40 fl.jpg, Volvo C40
CMA Evo (CMA 2.0)/ SMA (Scalable Modular Architecture)
In 2023, Geely announced the CMA Evo platform, the variant dedicated for PHEV, with its first vehicle
Lynk & Co 08.
The CMA Evo platform demonstrates significantly enhanced safety performance compared to the original CMA. Through an integrated design combining the rear crash beam, energy absorption box, and rear longitudinal beam, the platform achieves significantly enhanced structural rigidity.
In 2025, Volvo announced the XC70 plug-in hybrid SUV developed based on
Lynk & Co 08. The vehicle is marketed to be built on the Scalable Modular Architecture (SMA) platform, a re-branded CMA Evo platform of Volvo.
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Lynk & Co 08 (DX11) (2023–present)
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Lynk & Co 07
The Lynk & Co 07 () is a plug-in hybrid mid-size car manufactured by Geely-owned Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co.
Overview
The 07 was previewed by the Lynk & Co The Next Day, which was presented in China on 7 June 2022, announcing the next l ...
(2024–present)
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Volvo XC70 (V446K) (to commence)
File:Lynk & Co 07 EM-P 005.jpg, Lynk & Co 07
File:Lynk & Co 08 003.jpg, Lynk & Co 08
See also
* SPA –
Scalable Product Architecture platform
The Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform is a global, full-size, unibody automobile platform developed Volvo Cars, and applied by multiple brands of its parent company Geely, which has been produced over three generations. It debuted in 20 ...
* SEA –
Sustainable Experience Architecture platform
The Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA; ) platform is a modular electric vehicle platform developed by Zeekr Technology Europe (previously China Euro Vehicle Technology), a company based in Gothenburg, Sweden within Geely Automobile Hold ...
* GEA –
Global Intelligent New Energy Architecture
* BMA –
B-segment Modular Architecture platform
The B-segment Modular Architecture (BMA) is a global compact unibody automobile platform developed by Geely Auto. The architecture can be used to develop cars with a wheelbase between and with wheel track wheels ranging from . Its name derived fro ...
References
External links
Official press release
{{Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Volvo Cars platforms
Geely Holding platforms