Zeekr, a young electric vehicle brand under the enormous Geely Holding Group umbrella, had a tremendous end of 2024, and a great year overall. In fact, it even beat XPENG’s and NIO’s great numbers, in volume terms and percentage growth terms. Zeekr sold 27,190 vehicles in December, a 102% increase … [continued]
Geely is Rising Following up on our latest report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In November, #1 BYD, deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) … [continued]
Zeekr already has its X compact SUV and 001 shooting brake on the market in certain European countries, but now it’s bringing an upscale, super-quick, superfast-charging family SUV to the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway. This is a highly appealing new electric SUV and I could see it gobbling up a … [continued]
We saw XPENG sales increase 54% in November. We saw NIO sales increase 29%. We saw BYD sales increase 67% (to more than 500,000 in November). But Zeekr’s got them all beat. Zeekr’s sales were 106% higher in November 2024 than they were in November 2023. Zeekr reached 27,011 sales … [continued]
Following up on our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In October, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t disappoint. It … [continued]
With our storied history as automobile leaders of the 1900s, it is easy to assume the US will continue being automotive leaders globally and especially domestically. However, we are rapidly being outmaneuvered, out-innovated, and left in the dust by our Chinese competitors. We’ve written about a number of individual stories … [continued]
This is the fifth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, and part four: D segment/midsizers), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this … [continued]
Geely is the giant EV company no one talks about. It’s the parent of Volvo Cars, Polestar, Zeekr, Lynk & Co, and others. Naturally, it’s a complicated company. Now, news is that it’s simplifying a little (or getting more complicated?), in that Zeekr is taking control of Lynk & Co. … [continued]
I just covered sales increases from XPeng and NIO in October — up 20% and 30.5% year over year — but there’s even bigger sales news from a “smart electric vehicle” brand out of China. Hint, hint: the brand’s name is in the title of course, Zeekr. Zeekr, which is … [continued]
We’ve been waiting for Waymo’s Zeekr next-gen robotaxis for a while now. And it’s a beautiful combo. I use images of Zeekr Waymo robotaxis every chance I get. Here’s another pair: The problem is that Zeekr is a Chinese EV company, and Chinese EV companies are facing extreme blockage in … [continued]
