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Jidu Auto, the electric vehicle (EV) venture between Chinese search and AI giant Baidu and automaker Geely, will unveil its first model at the 2022 Beijing Auto Show, according to its top executive. Xia Yiping, CEO of Jidu, announced at a company event on Tuesday that the concept car will…

The Zeekr 001 was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April and deliveries are expected this fall. (Source: Zeekr) Geely Automobile Holdings is in talks with home appliance manufacturer Haier Group to sell the first model – the Zeekr 001 – of its new electric vehicle (EV) brand at…

Stuttgart. More than three months ahead of its scheduled world premiere at the IAA Mobility 2021 in September, smart is offering a first sneak peek at the design of its new all-electric SUV show car. The smart eSUV will be the first concept from smart Automobile Co., Ltd., a joint…

Wayne Burgess has spent almost three decades designing vehicles for companies such as Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover, and Lotus.Read More

Baidu and Geely plan to invest US$7.7 billion in smart cars development in the next five years Jidu Automobile, a joint venture between Baidu Inc. and Geely Automobile, plans to invest RMB50 billion (US$7.7 billion) in the development of smart car technology in the next five years. The company said…

Jidu Auto, a joint venture between the two Chinese giants, plans to onboard between 2,500 and 3,000 staff as part of this effort.Read More

© Volocopter Today, Germany urban air mobility service provider Volocopter, and Chinese mobility technology group, Geely Technology Group, presented Volocopter’s electric air taxi, the 2X, for the first time in China at Geely’s booth at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition 2021. The companies are highlighting their cooperation and aim…

Chinese automaker Geely on Thursday launched a premium EV model, named Zeekr 001, and already started to take orders for the sedan, which is priced between RMB 266,000 and 345,000 (USD 40,756 to 52,861), according to posts on Zeekr’s official Weibo account. Zeekr is a new joint venture of Geely…

The Hangzhou-based company has shown solid ambitions of becoming a leader in the packed Chinese EV arena. (Source: Zeekr) Prominent Chinese carmaker Geely launched its premium electric vehicle (EV) brand Zeekr on Thursday with the unveiling of a new car model, which will now compete against a cohort of EV…

(Source: Lotus) Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is planning to raise $1 billion to help its luxury British sports car brand Lotus Cars enter China’s vast and growing electric vehicle (EV) market, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The funding round could value total Lotus’ EV operations at…