This is Geely’s new standard carrier in Europe: Zeekr is a Chinese car manufacturer that claims to be “affordable premium”. and which will soon compete with German manufacturers, namely BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi. As a reminder, Geely is a large automobile group that owns several brands around the world: Volvo, Polestar, Lynk&Co, Lotus, Smart (50% with Mercedes-Benz), Proton (49.9%) and even LEVC, “London Electric”. Vehicle Company”, which sells the famous London taxis “Black Cabs”! Zeekr, founded in 2021, should support Volvo in the premium segment, with a differentiated and less conservative offer than that of the Swedish giant. Only sold in China, a young brand will come to expand the group’s European activitiespositioning myself between Lynk & Co and Volvo.

001: Zero point of Zeekr in Europe

Soon we won’t need to talk about the future anymore, and for good reason: Zeekr is finally coming to Europe ! The manufacturer will primarily sell there its filming station wagon 001. This is a The family model of the D/E segment, located opposite the Tesla Model S, notably the Mercedes-Benz EQE and the BMW i5, which, however, are absent in this 5-door version. It is offered in Europe (initially in the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany) in three variants, namely Great range, performance and privilege. The first, with one engine, develops 272 horsepower and allows electric range of 620 kilometers. The next two, all-wheel drive, are being developed 544 horsepower for 590 and 580 kilometers of autonomy, respectively. This is the first model in a long line of Zeekr models to appear in Europe, all of which are 100% electric.

8 new markets by 2025

Later, the brand will offer compact sedan rivaling the Tesla Model 3: Zeekr 007, which has just been discovered. A small electric crossover (in particular, in front of Renault Mégane E-Tech and Volkswagen ID.3). Zeekr, will also arrive. As for the last model of the group, the minivan 009, it should not come to Europe in this form, but will be rejected Volvo as EM90. Zeekr has big ambitions for Europe, having sold almost 103,000 cars in China since the start of the year, and intends to continue its momentum by penetrating 8 new markets by 2025including probably France, even though an official date has yet to be announced…

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