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LAS VEGAS — Chinese electric-vehicle model Zeekr goals to double gross sales in 2023 to about 140,000 autos and plans to broaden gross sales in Europe, CEO Andy An informed Reuters.
Zeekr, a model created by Chinese automaker Geely, bought 72,000 autos in 2022, principally in China.
Its 001 mannequin, priced at about 300,000 yuan ($43,600), competes with Tesla’s Model Y crossover and different luxurious fashions within the more and more aggressive Chinese market.
Tesla has reduce costs and trimmed manufacturing in China because it faces intensifying competitors from Chinese manufacturers equivalent to Zeekr. Tesla gross sales in December fell to the bottom degree in 5 months.
A second Zeekr mannequin, the 009, will go into manufacturing this month.
Zeekr sees alternative for progress in Europe, An mentioned in an interview on the CES 2023 annual know-how convention in Las Vegas.
Later this yr, Zeekr plans to start promoting autos available in the market with assisted driving techniques engineered with Mobileye, he added.
Zeekr and mum or dad Geely have a European base with Volvo, which Geely owns a majority stake in.
Zeekr and Waymo, Alphabet’s robotaxi unit, confirmed a prototype of an autonomous experience service automobile at CES.
An mentioned Zeekr plans to construct autos for Waymo in China, however U.S. manufacturing is a risk, “depending on the market situation.”
Zeekr just isn’t planning to enter the U.S. shopper market, An mentioned.
Last month, Zeekr filed for a U.S. preliminary public providing, with out offering particulars on the scale or timing. Reuters beforehand reported Zeekr was aiming to lift greater than $1 billion within the IPO and in search of a valuation of greater than $10 billion.
Source: europe.autonews.com
