In 2023, Geely Automobile exceeded its sales target, with cumulative sales of 1.687 million vehicles throughout the year, including 487,000 new energy vehicles. The total annual sales and new energy sales reached a record high simultaneously; the cumulative exports throughout the year were 274,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of more than 274,000 vehicles. 38%, export volume reached a new high. In 2023, the proportion of new energy products will steadily increase, with a penetration rate of 29%, and a single-month penetration rate of up to more than 40%. Product structure optimization, cost reduction and scale effects have improved the gross profit situation. Total gross profit increased by 31% year-on-year to 27.4 billion, and gross profit margin increased from 14.1% in 2022 to 15.3% in 2023.

As the mid-to-high-end new energy series of the Geely brand, Geely Galaxy has firmly built three new energy smart boutique cars worth 100,000-200,000 RMB since its official release in February 2023, Galaxy L7 (parameters | inquiry), Galaxy L6, and Galaxy E8. New products have been launched, and a product layout of pure electric + electric hybrid, sedan + SUV has been formed in the mainstream new energy market. Cumulative sales exceeded 110,000 vehicles in 9 months of launch.

The Lynk & Co brand will achieve sales of more than 220,000 vehicles in 2023, a year-on-year increase of more than 22%. The average transaction price of Lynk & Co 08 EM-P reached 220,000, surpassing competing products of the same level.

In 2023, Zeekr’s product matrix will continue to expand. A total of 119,000 units were delivered throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 65%. As of December 31, 2023, the cumulative delivery of the Zeekr brand exceeded 190,000 units, and its four models have become benchmarks in the market segment.

With the overall development of the “Smart Geely Technology Ecological Network” accelerating, the results of “Smart Geely 2025” also completed a new implementation last year. In February 2023, Geely Xingrui Intelligent Computing Center was officially launched, and Geely’s overall R&D efficiency increased by 20%. In January this year, Geely Xingrui AI large model was officially released, realizing the industry debut of many AI native applications.

Centering on the “space and earth integration” satellite communication technology, NOA high-end intelligent driving assistance system, and Flyme Auto intelligent operating system, Geely Automobile has established full-stack self-research capabilities in the fields of smart cockpits and intelligent driving, and the “space and earth integration” travel ecology has been further improved. Empower Geely’s models with autonomous driving and intelligent network services.

In 2023, the Geely brand will complete the launch of 10 products in 43 countries around the world; by the end of 2023, Geely has deployed 533 sales and service outlets in 70 countries around the world, continuing to break through the five major global regions of Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific business layout. Among them, the Lynk & Co brand adheres to the domestic and international “dual cycle”, “European strategy” and “Asia-Pacific strategy”, and is steadily moving towards the world. Its sales in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and other regions will increase by 150% in 2023. Lynk & Co said it will further accelerate in the future Explore potential markets such as Southeast Asia and Latin America. At the same time, Zeekr will also officially start the pace of globalization in 2023, and has entered the markets of many countries and regions such as Europe and the Middle East. Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X have been successively delivered in overseas markets, and the first batch of overseas Zeekr direct sales Stores were opened in Sweden and the Netherlands.

In 2024, Geely Automobile will accelerate the pace of new energy transformation and intelligence. The annual sales target is 1.9 million vehicles, an increase of 13% compared with the total sales in 2023. Various energy-based models will develop in a balanced manner and go hand in hand. Among them, the sales target of new energy vehicles This is an increase of more than 66% compared to the total sales volume achieved in 2023. In the future, Geely Automobile will also continue to strengthen technological iterative upgrades in the fields of intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit, artificial intelligence, and three electric technologies.

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Zeekr 001

Starting from 226,900 United Arab Emirates dirhams (Note: The current price is about 445,000 RMB)

Starting from 230,000 Saudi riyals (currently about 440,000 RMB)

Zeekr X

Starting from 170,900 United Arab Emirates dirhams (currently about 335,000 RMB)

Starting from 174,000 Saudi riyals (currently about 332,000 RMB)

Zeekr stated that it will further expand into markets such as Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, and Oman. With the official launch of sales in Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Kazakhstan, Israel and other countries, as well as the development of right-hand drive markets, Zeekr will continue to promote globalization in 2024. .

According to previous reports, Zeekr signed national-level general agency agreements with the UAE AW ROSTAMANI Group, Saudi Arabia WALLAN Group, Qatar BLUE LAKE MOTORS, and Bahrain Y.K. ALMOAYYED & SONS Group in Shanghai on September 29 last year. Establish a sales and service network in four countries in the Middle East.

At a press conference held on February 27, officials revealed that a total of 160,996 Zeekr 001 has been sold since its launch in October 2021, of which 69,134 units were sold in 2023. Six out of every 10 hunting vehicles are Zeekr 001.

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Regarding Xiaomi, Zeekr Auto executives said, “We respect and revere Xiaomi Auto. As a leading Internet technology company, they are very powerful. Their marketing is worth learning. But technically, they need to learn from We learned from it.” In addition, the executive also responded to the rumors that Zeekr is targeting Xiaomi, “As for the saying that we are targeting Xiaomi because Xiaomi poached our people, in fact, this is not the case. We heard from the grapevine that their cars will be released on 3.28. If we want to target them, there is no need for us to go public today. It’s not good to get it on 3.29, right?”

The new Zeekr 001 (parameters | inquiry) was officially launched on February 27. The competitiveness of the facelifted new car has been significantly improved. It has been upgraded with an 800V high-voltage system and provides two battery options of 95kWh/100kWh. The battery life varies according to the model. There are 675, 705 and 750km versions, and are also equipped with lidar as standard. The car is available in four models, with a price range of 269,000-329,000 RMB.

As the first product of Xiaomi Motors, Xiaomi SU7 is positioned as a coupe model. The new car has been unveiled and will be officially released in the near future. The car has a sporty appearance and a technological interior, and its ecology is also a major attraction. The single-motor version of the car has 299 horsepower, the dual-motor version has 673 horsepower, and the range is 668-800km.

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Whether Zeekr will still follow the price war?

Lin Jinwen: No, Zeekr 007 listed pricing in full consideration of the market environment changes and core competition, in addition Zeekr 001, 009, X also in the past last week and this week to do the configuration and price adjustment, January 10th has just listed the 2024 models of Zeekr X, so that Zeekr the whole brand back to more than 200,000 RMB selling price, January 15 Zeekr 009 did a comprehensive upgrade, Zeekr 001 is also launched a limited-time The Zeekr 009 was completely upgraded on January 15, and the Zeekr 001 was launched with a limited time offer. Zeekr’s main sales models have been adjusted, and price and equity stabilization will be the focus in 2024.

How are the orders for Zeekr 007?

Lin Jinwen: As of January 17th, the orders have been 10,000, and will exceed 25,000 by the end of this month. In January, we will be able to deliver the products as soon as they are launched, and for capacity reasons, we will deliver 5,000-6,000 units this month, and the capacity will be rapidly increased month by month.

From the data, Zeekr 007 pricing will bring huge pressure to competitors, resulting in competitors having to reduce prices. Tesla’s price cut is a clear positive for Zeekr 007, because the price cut is too small to meet users’ expectations, and with the shortcomings out of the way, more wait-and-see customers came back and chose Zeekr 007. Now many lists deliberately bypass Tesla, and Zeekr has its own internal small goal, this year, a single model 007 exceeds the sales of the Tesla Model 3.

What is Zeekr’s sales plan for 2024? 　　

Lin Jinwen: Zeekr’s 2024 sales target is 230,000, to become the first Chinese pure electric brand sales of more than 200,000, in front of the Chinese brand Nio, we do not think it is difficult. From the first two weeks of the beginning of the first two weeks on the insurance ranking, Zeekr has already surpassed the Nio, become the first pure electric over 200,000. For reference, in 2023, Zeekr’s cumulative deliveries reached 118,685 units, up 65% year-on-year.

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Appearance-wise, the lower part of the front bumper of the new Zeekr 001 has been upgraded to a triangular shape, and lidar and electric tow hooks are optional. The rear of the car is equipped with a duck tail based on the through-type light strip to make it more powerful. The fog lamp area below is also replaced with a triangular design, and other changes are not much. The length, width and height of the new car are 497719991545/1533 mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 3005mm.

New Zeekr 001 declared power information:

 Dual motors 270kW+310kW, Sichuan Times ternary lithium battery

 Dual motors 270kW+310kW, Sichuan Times lithium iron phosphate battery

 Single motor 310kW, Sichuan Times ternary lithium battery

 Single motor 310kW, Sichuan Times lithium iron phosphate battery

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The appearance of the new car has not changed much. The shape of the rear fog light area has been replaced with the same triangular design as the Ji Krypton 001 FR. It is expected that its front face will also adopt similar upgrades. The most obvious change of the new car is that it is equipped with lidar on the roof, and the rims will also be provided with new styles.

The interior has been upgraded with more details, such as changing the window button style to a lever type, upgrading the electronic door handles, and the wireless charging area is also covered with suede. The YAMAHA brand LOGO has been removed from the car audio, and it is speculated that it may be updated. In addition, the upgrades of the new car’s engine and chips have yet to be further officially announced.

In terms of power, it is expected that the new car will adopt 800V high-voltage platform technology and will still have rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models. For reference, the current Jikrypton 001 rear-wheel drive model has a maximum power of 200kW, the four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 400kW, and the 001 FR has a maximum power of 930kW, with a cruising range ranging from 550km to 1032km.

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On December 9, 2023, Zeekr welcomed its first delivery customer in Europe. With the delivery of the first European version Zeekr 001 in the Netherlands, Zeekr officially started its European delivery journey.

Zeekr officially stated that Europe is Zeekr’s second home ground. Starting from June 28, Zeekr has successively started pre-sales of Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X models in the European market, with starting prices of 59,490 euros respectively (Note: currently about 460,000 RMB) and 44,990 euros (currently about 348,000 RMB).

As of November, Zeekr Motors has sold a total of 180,000 vehicles in China. On November 16, 2023, Europe’s first Zeekr Center store will be located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Zeekr Center store in Amsterdam, the Netherlands will also open on December 14.

At present, Zeekr has entered European markets such as Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, as well as overseas markets such as Central Asia and the Middle East.

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It is noticed that Zeekr will open stores in Almaty and Astana simultaneously this year, and will deliver the first batch of scheduled users in December. Next year, the sales network will expand to 11 stores in 8 cities.

Zeekr 001’s smart matrix LED headlights with adaptive high beam (ADB), 64 independent light source intelligent control, equipped with an integrated 1.47m long taillight, the trunk volume is up to 2144 liters; the interior is equipped with a 15.4-inch central control screen + 8.9 inch instrument, equipped with Snapdragon 8155 chip.

In terms of power, the car is equipped with a high-performance permanent magnet synchronous motor with a peak power of 400 kW, a top speed of 200km/h, acceleration from zero to zero in 3.8 seconds, and a WLTP cruising range of 620 kilometers.

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The content mentioned by Guan Haitao is a revelation made by car critic @袁奇cong and others on Weibo this morning. This revelation claims that the “upgraded” model of Zeekr 001 will be released on New Year’s Day in 2024, when the new car will be on sale on the Zeekr official app. , starting price is 269,000 RMB.

It is said that the upgraded Zeekr 001 will be upgraded to an 800V architecture and equipped with a 310kW silicon carbide motor. The zero-to-zero acceleration time of the single-motor model will be 5 seconds, and the dual-motor model will be 3.3 seconds. At the same time, the new car will be equipped with lidar and NVIDIA Orin X automotive-grade chips as standard, which will have significant upgrades in intelligent driving assistance.

In terms of other configurations, it is said that some adjustments will be made to the interior of the new car’s cockpit: a hollow design of the gear handle, a curved instrument panel, and a central control screen with a narrower frame.

Another car reviewer @-_-二哥 added that this is equivalent to “directly transplanting” the hardware part of Krypton 007 to 001, so the above revelation is “very possible.”

It was previously reported that Zeekr’s first pure electric sedan 007 has been launched for pre-sale during the Guangzhou Auto Show, with pricing starting from 229,900 RMB. It is planned to be launched and delivered in January 2024.

For reference, Zeekr 007 has two power systems: single motor 310kW and dual motor 165kW / 310kW. The entire series comes standard with an 800V architecture and has a range of 688km / 870km. In terms of smart driving, the car is equipped with 1 lidar, 12 high-definition cameras and 5 millimeter-wave radars. High-speed NZP assisted driving is activated upon delivery and can be used nationwide.

In addition, all Zeekr 007 series are equipped with Qualcomm 8295 cockpit chip as standard, as well as a 35.5-inch AR-HUD and a 15-inch OLED central control screen.

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▲ Picture source Zeekr official website

It is reported that before this, Zeekr’s EU branch had been operating in Gothenburg, close to the Geely Group’s Volvo, Polestar and Lynk & Co headquarters. Spiros Fotinos, Zeekr’s head of Europe, previously said that the company hopes to become one of the top three high-end pure electric vehicle manufacturers within ten years. Zeekr is seen moving its EU headquarters to the Netherlands as part of a plan to recruit new employees from a larger talent pool.

▲Screenshot of Zeekr Europe official website

According to the latest news from Automotive News Europe , the automaker plans to bring 80 of its employees currently responsible for operations in Sweden to the new headquarters, which will be based near Schiphol Airport in the south of Amsterdam. In addition to the top management staff transitioning from Gothenburg to Amsterdam, Zeekr said it will add an additional 100 people by the end of 2023.

While Amsterdam will now be the home of its EU headquarters, Zeekr says it will maintain a steady presence in Gothenburg with the other brands mentioned above. Currently, Zeekr still has about 1,000 employees in its technical center in Sweden and about 500 employees in its design center.

▲ Picture source Zeekr official account

According to previous reports, Zeekr launched in the Swedish and Dutch markets in June this year, and both Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X models are currently available for pre-order. Taking the Dutch market as an example, the starting price of Zeekr 001 is 59,490 euros, and the starting price of Zeekr X is 44,990 euros. At present, the first batch of European version of Zeekr 001 has arrived in Europe, and officials said that delivery will begin this year.

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