Mass-produced ZEEKR 009 rolls off production line

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On Jan. 8, 2023, ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely Holding, saw the first batch of the ZEEKR 009s roll off the assembly line at its plant in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo city, only two months after the model hit the market.

As ZEEKR's second production model, the ZEEKR 009 is a full-sized all-electric MPV model that went on sale on Nov. 1, 2022. It comes with two trim levels, which are priced at 499,000 yuan ($73,670) and 588,000 yuan ($86,810), respectively.

The ZEEKR 009 is scheduled for delivery this month, according to the automaker's earlier statement.

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The ZEEKR 009 WE features a CLTC-rated range of 702km thanks to a 116kW battery pack. The ME version is the world's first production model to carry CATL's CTP 3.0 battery (named "Qilin") with a capacity of 140kW, which enables a CLTC range of up to 822km.

The full-electric MPV is expected to help ZEEKR further drive its sales. For the year of 2022, ZEEKR delivered a total of 71,941 vehicles with an average order value exceeding 336,000 yuan ($49,610) per car.

By the end of Dec. 2022, ZEEKR has deployed more than 250 offline sales and service stores across China. In terms of power network, as of Dec. 2022, ZEEKR Power has launched over 600 self-built charging stations in more than 110 Chinese cities. Its charging map has had access to nearly 380,000 third-party charging points in 336 cities.