Geely-backed ZEEKR starts delivering ZEEKR 009 MPV

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely Holding, announced on Jan. 15 via its WeChat account that the delivery of the ZEEKR 009, its second production model and first MPV model, has already kicked off.

Ceremonies for celebrating the significant delivery were held at ZEEKR's delivery centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing on the same day.

The move came only 76 days after the ZEEKR 009 hit the market on Nov. 1 last year. First batch of the mass-produced MPVs rolled off the assembly line at ZEEKR's intelligent plant in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo city on Jan. 8, 2023.

ZEEKR 009; photo credit: ZEEKR

The ZEEKR 009 is a full-sized all-electric MPV model. It comes with two trim levels, which are priced at 499,000 yuan ($74,550) and 588,000 yuan ($87,850), respectively.

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 ($50,200) per car. The premium EV maker aims to double its annual sales to around 140,000 vehicles in 2023, ZEEKR's CEO An Conghui, revealed earlier this month.