Gasgoo Daily: ZEEKR 009 likely to hit market in Q4

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ZEEKR 009 likely to hit market in Q4

ZEEKR, a premium electric vehicle brand of Geely Holding, is likely to put its second production model, the ZEEKR 009, onto the market in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a local media outlet.

ZEEKR 009; photo credit: ZEEKR

IM Motors delivers 1,019 vehicles in Sept.

IM Motors, the premium new electric vehicle (NEV) joint venture among SAIC Motor, Alibaba Group, and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, said the deliveries of its first production model, the IM L7, reached 1,019 units in Sept., resulting in a cumulative volume of 3,077 units.

Geely Auto starts presale of Geely Boyue L

On Sept. 30, Geely Auto started presale of its all-new compact SUV, the Boyue L. Coming with three trim levels and three powertrain solutions, the model is priced between 129,800 yuan and 175,800 yuan ($18,240-$24,700) in presale.

AITO delivers 10,142 vehicles in Sept.

AITO, the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) brand backed by Huawei and SERES, delivered 10,142 new vehicles in September, versus 10,045 vehicles delivered in August.

Chery Holding scores 37.3% YoY jump in Jan.-Sept. auto sales

Chery Holding sold 145,380 vehicles in Sept. 2022, representing a 92.1% robust growth compared to the same span of 2021 and refreshing its monthly sales record for the third month in a row, the automobile group announced today.

China's car parc amounts to 315 million units by end of Sept. 2022

China's motor vehicle parc amounted to roughly 412 million units by the end of Sept. 2022, 315 million of which were automobiles, according to China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

Faurecia, Leapmotor ally on automotive seating supply chain

Faurecia, a company of the world's leading automotive technology group FORVIA, on Sept. 30 inked a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) startup Leapmotor to jointly deploy a sustainable and high-quality automobile seating supply chain.

China's vehicle inventory alert index in Sept. 2022 rises 4.3 percentage points YoY

China's vehicle inventory alert index (VIA), which reflects the inventory pressure on automobile dealers, rose 4.3 percentage points year on year in Sept. 2022, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA).