Car and City: ZEEKR has over 10,000 vehicles registered in July 2023

ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely Auto Group, saw its monthly registrations reach 10,986 units in the seventh month of 2023, according to the data compiled by Gasgoo Auto Research Institute ("GARI").

ZEEKR's monthly registrations in July 2023 soared 189.79% compared to the previous year, while also rose 15.8% from the previous month.

For the first seven months of this year, ZEEKR's cumulative auto registrations amounted to 51,915 units, surging 129.7% from a year earlier.

Among its three production models available for sale, the ZEEKR 001 was still the biggest sales contributor to ZEEKR's July registrations. Its registrations reached 5,408 units last month, resulting in a year-to-date volume of 35,713 units.

In terms of July registrations of the ZEEKR 001, Shanghai ranked highest among all cities on the Chinese mainland. It was followed by Hangzhou and Xiamen, which were the other two cities with over 300 ZEEKR 001s registered last month.

In July, the automaker had 1,538 ZEEKR 009s registered, indicating a 24% month-over-month decline. Cumulative registrations of the MPV model came in at 10,063 units for the first seven months of this year.

Notably, among all domestically built new energy MPV models in China, the ZEEKR 009 was the second runner-up by July registrations. It was outnumbered by the DENZA D9 (9,368 units) and the Bestune NAT (2,318 units) 

Shanghai outshone other cities in China with 139 ZEEKR 009s registered last month. Besides, there was only one city, namely, Hangzhou, whose registrations also exceeded 100 units in June.

ZEEKR began the nationwide delivery of its third production model, the ZEEKR X, in mid-June. Monthly registrations of the model surged from 2,015 units in June to 4,040 units in July, with Shanghai and Hangzhou honored the top 2 cities in terms of July registrations.