On January twenty seventh, Zeekr formally introduced that it has delivered a complete of 15,000 automobiles abroad with the 15,000th automobile being delivered in Australia. Zeekr achieves this landmark after increasing to its first abroad market in 2023 in Europe with Sweden as its first abroad market.
The corporate presently operates in Sweden, Denmark, France, Norway, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and others with Singapore as its most up-to-date entry. Zeekr moreover operates an abroad R&D facility and international design middle each positioned in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Zeekr has acknowledged that it plans to ascertain 100 gross sales shops and 70 service facilities abroad in 2025. The corporate intends to construct 15 flagship shops in key metropolitans comparable to Sydney, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Dubai. The corporate goals to offer native customers with localized service expertise as Zeekr establishes itself in new native markets.
The corporate presently has a complete of 538 whole shops all over the world and goals to cowl extra areas in Europe, Oceania, Latin America, and Africa. Zeekr can also be planning on coming into markets near house like South Korea, which is notoriously aggressive given the dominance of native manufacturers like Hyundai and Kia.
Along with coming into international markets, Zeekr can also be growing vehicles appropriate for abroad markets. The brand new Zeekr 007 wagon variant, the Zeekr 007 GT, is projected to launch in each China and Europe in Q2 2025. The mannequin had beforehand been spied going by way of testing in Europe early final yr.
Although the recognition of wagons have waned in Europe, the place wagons have been traditionally common, they nonetheless play an vital position within the European market. Wagons have additionally discovered their very own area of interest within the Chinese language market with the success of fashions just like the Nio ET5 Touring and Neta S Looking.
Zeekr has bought a complete of 222,123 automobiles in 2024, marking a rise of 87% year-over-year. President of Geely and CEO of Zeekr, An Conghui, has acknowledged the corporate goals to extend gross sales by 100,000 focusing on an annual gross sales of 320,000. Abroad markets will play a significant position in Zeekr’s future because the home Chinese language market matures and NEV producers more and more look to international market development.
Sources: ITHome
