
Zeekr 001
Zeekr's flagship battery-electric shooting brake - the model that launched the brand, blending wagon practicality with sports-car performance.

PrivateFounded 2021🇨🇳Ningbo, ChinaCEO Gan Jiayue (Chairman & legal representative, Zhejiang Zeekr Intelligent Technology; also CEO of Geely Auto Group)
Zeekr is Geely's premium, technology-led EV brand, founded in March 2021 in Ningbo. After Geely's August 2026 leadership reshuffle, Gan Jiayue is chairman and legal representative of Zhejiang Zeekr Intelligent Technology as well as CEO of Geely Auto Group.
Latest update Oct 19, 2026
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In December 2025 Geely completed a ~$2.4B take-private, delisting Zeekr from the NYSE (former ticker ZK) and making it a 100%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings; earlier, in February 2025, Zeekr absorbed Lynk & Co (holding 51%) to form Zeekr Technology Group, a two-brand premium group targeting ~1M annual sales. The Zeekr brand delivered 224,133 vehicles in 2025, and momentum kept accelerating in 2026 - a sixth straight monthly record of 37,216 deliveries in September (+103.85% YoY, +0.64% MoM) brought year-to-date deliveries to 288,404 (+100.84% YoY) and cumulative deliveries to 931,293. The lineup spans a BEV shooting brake (001), a compact SUV (X), sedans (007/007 GT), MPVs (009, Mix), a mid-size SUV (7X) and PHEV flagships (9X, launched September 2025, and 8X, launched April 17, 2026 to 10,000 firm orders within 30 minutes); the 9X and 8X PHEVs were the main drivers of the 2026 records. Zeekr differentiates on in-house tech - its 800V 'Golden Battery' (the world's first mass-produced 800V LFP ultra-fast-charge cell) and a new 900V SiC architecture across refreshed models, plus G-Pilot ADAS - and its international footprint keeps widening: already active in Australia and Mexico since 2024, the 007 GT is now sold across 16 European countries, the 9X made its live-streamed European debut on July 29, 2026, European orders opened in September at 119,500 euros in Germany and France for the six-seat Ultra AWD (Belgium 121,000 euros, Netherlands 123,000 euros) with customer deliveries from December 2026 through March 2027, the 7GT started sales in Israel on September 6, 2026, AutoWallis is set to launch Zeekr in Austria and Poland in Q4 2026, and both the 9X and 8X are confirmed for Australia before year-end. Financially, Zeekr turned profitable for the first time in Q4 2025 - after Q3 2025 revenue of RMB31.56B (+9.1% YoY) at a 19.2% gross margin with net loss down ~85% YoY (its last standalone quarterly report before the December 2025 NYSE delisting folded Zeekr's financials into Geely Automobile Holdings), the brand's Q4 turn lifted Geely's FY2025 core net profit margin by roughly 0.8 percentage points as group core net profit rose 36% to RMB14.41B on record revenue of RMB345.23B; Geely's momentum continued through H1 2026, with the Zeekr brand's own revenue more than doubling YoY to over RMB55B on 178,370 deliveries (the 8X and 9X becoming the best-selling China PHEV SUV in the RMB300,000-500,000 segment and the best-selling passenger vehicle above RMB500,000 respectively), while the Geely group posted a first-half-record RMB173.6B revenue (+15% YoY) and RMB9.68B core net profit (+46% YoY).
ithome.comUpdated Oct 3, 2026
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2026
Following the December 2025 Geely take-private, Zeekr Technology Group is realizing measurable synergies from combining Zeekr and Lynk & Co: 2025 administrative, R&D and sales expense ratios fell 17.1%, 13.5% and 0.7% respectively, and Zeekr itself turned profitable for the first time in Q4 2025, then more than doubled its H1 2026 revenue to over RMB55B. But the combined group's growth is uneven - Lynk & Co's H1 2026 deliveries fell 6.44% YoY to 144,215 (65% NEV penetration) even as Zeekr's nearly doubled to 178,370 - so realizing the full targeted 10-20% R&D and 5-8% procurement savings while reigniting Lynk & Co's own sales momentum remains an open task through the rest of 2026.
Late 2026
Zeekr, already selling in Australia (entered October 2024 with the X and 009) and Mexico (entered July 2024 with the 001 and X), has confirmed the 9X, 8X and 7GT (007 GT) for Australia with a local debut targeted before the end of 2026, though order backlogs in China could push arrival into early 2027; it continues building out its Latin American dealer network (targeting 25 Mexico dealerships by 2026) under Geely's broader premium-export push.
Q4 2026 - Q1 2027
Having launched domestically in China on April 17, 2026, the 8X is being fast-tracked for export alongside the 9X, part of Geely's broader 2026 target of 640,000 overseas group sales. Reporting on the 9X's export cadence (Middle East from June 2026, Central Asia in Q3, official 9X export start reported in August) indicates the 8X's own overseas rollout is still expected to begin in Q4 2026 and continue into Q1 2027; no specific overseas launch market, price, or date had been announced as of September 20, 2026.
Q4 2026 - Q1 2027
Dec 2026
The 9X's overseas rollout is staged by region: CnEVPost reported exports officially began in August 2026 after Middle East and Central Asia windows. Europe is next: Zeekr France priced the six-seat Ultra AWD at 119,500 euros on September 8, 2026, with orders open and first deliveries from December 2026. Broader European customer deliveries run through March 2027. AutoWallis's corrected September 11, 2026 filing says it will launch Zeekr in Austria (solo) and Poland (with Salvador Caetano) in Q4 2026 with five opening models: 001, X, 7X, 9X and 7GT (the 8X was dropped from the first-day list).
2026
Mid-2027
After Canada struck a trade arrangement cutting its tariff on a quota of Chinese-built EVs from 100% to the standard 6.1% most-favored-nation rate (up to 49,000 vehicles in the first year), Zeekr began preparing for Canadian sales, targeting a launch around mid-2027. Zeekr holds a potential distribution advantage through sister Geely brand Volvo's existing Canadian dealer and service network.
Oct 12, 2026
Zeekr is listed as an OEM exhibitor in Hall 5.2 at the Mondial de l'Auto from October 12-18, 2026, its Paris Motor Show debut. The show page says it will display the 001, X, 7X and 7GT and unveil two new models, a dated European showcase for the same Super Hybrid 9X that is already on sale in France from 119,500 euros with deliveries from December.
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Zeekr said on Oct. 1 that it delivered 37,216 vehicles in September, up 103.85% from a year earlier and 0.64% from August, its sixth straight monthly record. Xinhua Finance and IT Home said the brand has now posted year-on-year and month-on-month growth for eight consecutive months, with 288,404 deliveries in the first nine months, up 100.84%. CnEVPost put flagship 9X deliveries at 7,225 in September as five-seat production ramped.
Geely Auto Group, Zeekr's untracked parent, said in Ningbo on Sept. 23 that its fifth-generation Smart Charging Station peaks at 2,250 kW and that the battery used in the Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001 charged from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes 30 seconds and to 97% in 8 minutes 40 seconds in real-world tests. Geely attributed the 12C Shendun Golden Battery result to its Xingrui PowerMind energy model and claimed lithium-ion pulse restoration plus AI charging management can raise cycle life by 20%; Electrek flagged that figure as a company best case. Zeekr itself did not issue a separate confirmation.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation listed CATL's acquisition of equity in Chongqing Yaoning New Energy Technology as unconditionally approved, with the review closed on September 3 and the case list published September 11. The parties named are CATL and Zeekr Automobile (Shanghai); stake size and price were not disclosed. Plant-level reporting puts Yaoning at about RMB 8.5 billion of investment with 30 GWh of planned annual capacity, an 18 GWh first phase under construction, trial production targeted for December 2026, and full production in the first quarter of 2027.
Zeekr rolled the 200,000th 7X electric SUV off the line on September 8, 2026, two years after the first batch left production on September 16, 2024. The milestone is production, not deliveries: cumulative global 7X deliveries had approached 180,000 by the end of July. A 2027 model-year 7X is due in the fourth quarter with an 85 kWh Golden Brick battery option.
Zeekr launched sales of the 7GT electric shooting brake in Israel on September 6, 2026, at a Tel Aviv event hosted by importer Geo Mobility. The model, sold in China as the 007 GT, offers 75 kWh or 100 kWh batteries, a claimed range of up to 655 km, a 210 km/h top speed, 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds on the performance trim, and 10-80% charging in 11 to 15 minutes. Zeekr ranked sixth in Israeli EV sales in the first eight months of 2026 with 1,466 deliveries, according to the Israel Vehicle Importers Association.
AutoWallis Group said on September 2, 2026 that it will introduce Zeekr in Austria and Poland in the fourth quarter of 2026, representing the brand alone in Austria and with Salvador Caetano Group in Poland. Six models are planned from the start: the 001, X, 7X, 8X, 9X and 7GT. The deal extends Zeekr's European dealer push beyond the 16 countries already selling the 007 GT.
Zeekr delivered 36,981 vehicles in August 2026, up 109.81% year over year and 3.19% month over month, its fifth consecutive monthly delivery record. First-eight-months deliveries reached 251,188, up 100.40% year over year, extending a streak that began with April's record after the 8X and 9X PHEV flagships ramped up.
Zeekr said on August 24 that global orders for its 7X mid-size electric SUV have surpassed 200,000, with the model now sold in more than 50 countries and regions. The company said the 200,000th order came from Mexico, where the 7X has ranked first in the luxury all-electric C-SUV segment by sales from January through July 2026.
A Zeekr 7X SUV caught fire at a public charging station in Ningbo, China on August 9, with local fire crews extinguishing the blaze and no injuries reported. Zeekr said in a statement that a preliminary investigation found the vehicle had been in a serious collision and had not been inspected or repaired at an authorized service center, and urged owners to have the battery, high-voltage system and body structure checked for damage after any collision.
Zeekr delivered 35,837 vehicles in July 2026, up 111.09% year-on-year and an all-time monthly high for the brand, marking its fourth consecutive month of record deliveries. Year-to-date deliveries through July reached 214,207 units, up 98.86% year-on-year, with the month-on-month gain narrowing to 1.90%, the smallest since March.
Zeekr live-streamed the European debut of its 9X flagship SUV on July 29, a Super Hybrid variant with up to 897 horsepower, 737 km of combined range and 9.5-minute 10-80% DC fast charging, designed at Zeekr's Gothenburg studio, with deliveries planned for late July in select markets. The European launch arrives roughly a quarter ahead of the Q4 2026 target Zeekr had set, a day after the brand began taking orders in China for a cheaper five-seat 9X trim priced from 451,900 yuan (about $66,530).
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Zeekr's flagship battery-electric shooting brake - the model that launched the brand, blending wagon practicality with sports-car performance.

Zeekr's mainstream-market electric sedan (007) and its shooting-brake sibling (007 GT) - the brand's volume-oriented entry into the premium sedan segment and a spearhead of its European expansion.

Luxury six-seat electric MPV - Zeekr's high-end people-mover, positioned against premium MPVs with a lounge-style interior.

Mid-size electric SUV and one of Zeekr's best-sellers, built on an 800V/900V platform with fast charging and G-Pilot assisted driving.

Full-size luxury SUV and Zeekr's new flagship - its first plug-in hybrid, pairing a 900V SEA Super Hybrid powertrain with hypercar-level power and an L3-capable G-Pilot H9 sensor suite.

Zeekr's second PHEV flagship - a tri-motor, 900V full-size SUV pairing hypercar-level power with long combined range, positioned against premium hybrid SUVs like the Range Rover Sport.

Zeekr's compact premium electric SUV - the brand's entry-level model and the vehicle that opened its Australian (October 2024) and Mexican (July 2024) markets.

A five-seat family MPV/crossover with double sliding doors on the passenger side, carrying design lessons from Zeekr's Waymo robotaxi platform work.
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Zeekr brand revenue more than doubled YoY to over RMB55B (~$7.7B) in H1 2026 on 178,370 deliveries (~12.5% of Geely group volume) - Zeekr's last standalone quarterly report was RMB31.56B (~$4.43B) in Q3 2025 before financials folded into Geely Automobile Holdings. Geely group H1 2026 revenue hit a first-half record RMB173.6B (+15% YoY) with core net profit up 46% to RMB9.68B, following FY2025 group revenue of RMB345.23B (+25% YoY) and core net profit of RMB14.41B (+36% YoY)
(August 2026, +109.81% YoY, +3.19% MoM, 5th straight monthly record); YTD through August 251,188 (+100.40% YoY). September 2026 deliveries had not been reported as of Sept 20.
(~$4.43B, +9.1% YoY) - Zeekr's last standalone quarterly report before the Dec 2025 delisting folded results into Geely Automobile Holdings
contributed ~0.8pp to Geely Automobile Holdings' FY2025 core net profit margin (group core net profit +36% YoY to RMB14.41B on RMB345.23B revenue)
Revenue more than doubled YoY to over RMB55B (~$7.7B); deliveries nearly doubled to 178,370 (~12.5% of Geely group volume, up from 100,000 in Q2 vs. 77,000 in Q1); Q3 2026 group results not yet reported as of Sept 20, 2026
Volume shipments began 22 Sep 2026 from Fuzhou Jiangyin. UAE Ultra/Hyper/Obsidian 369,900 / 409,900 / 439,900 dirhams. Cumulative 9X deliveries 76,949 through August (54,881 YTD 2026).
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Operating status
Operational
September 2026 brand deliveries were 37,216, up 103.85% year on year and 0.64% from August, a sixth monthly record, with 288,404 year-to-date and 931,293 cumulative. After Geely Holding's 28 Sep NIO Power consumer-swap plans, Zeekr said on the evening of 29 Sep it has no plans to develop battery-swap models and will stay on ultra-fast-charge BEVs and Haohan super hybrids. No first overseas launch market, price, or date has been named for the 8X; Gan Jiayue's April sequence still only times an overseas start in Q4 2026 into Q1 2027.
Premium BEVs and PHEVs (001, 007, 009, X, 7X, Mix, 8X, 9X) - the primary revenue source (Q3 2025 vehicle margin 15.6%).
Batteries, Powertrains & Technology
In-house 800V 'Golden Battery' packs, e-drive and SEA architecture, and R&D services supplied within the Geely group.
Purpose-built autonomous vehicles for Waymo - the Zeekr-built robotaxi (formerly badged Zeekr RT), rebranded 'Ojai' at CES 2026 ahead of its commercial rollout - plus after-sales, services and G-Pilot ADAS.
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How past announced dates turned out.
2/2announced dates hit on time
Bring the Zeekr 9X to Europe
Target Q4 2026 · Resolved Jul 29, 2026
Zeekr live-streamed the 9X's European debut in Amsterdam on July 29, 2026, a Super Hybrid variant with up to 897 hp and 737 km combined range designed at its Gothenburg studio - roughly a quarter ahead of the originally targeted Q4 2026 entry. European pre-orders open in the coming months with deliveries expected to begin around late December 2026; European 9X deliveries have been added as a new nextSteps entry.
Launch the Zeekr 8X and expand its export lineup
Target Late 2026 · Resolved Apr 17, 2026
Zeekr launched the 8X domestically in China on April 17, 2026 - well ahead of the previously recorded 'late 2026' framing - as a tri-motor 900V PHEV SUV with up to 1,030 kW, drawing 10,000 firm orders within 30 minutes. Geely Auto Group CEO Gan Jiayue said the 8X and 9X are being fast-tracked for overseas markets as early as Q3 2026; that overseas rollout remains upcoming and has been re-added to nextSteps.
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2026
Zeekr says it has no battery-swap models after Geely-NIO deal
After Geely Holding and NIO announced on 28 Sep 2026 that they would co-develop unified consumer battery-swap technologies and standards, with Geely Holding to develop consumer-facing swappable models and NIO Power to serve them, Zeekr said on the evening of 29 Sep that it has no plans to develop battery-swap models. IT Home and Phoenix Auto quoted the brand as staying on ultra-fast-charge BEVs and Haohan super hybrids. Neither Geely nor NIO named a Zeekr vehicle, a swap standard, or a date.
September deliveries reach 37,216, a sixth monthly record
On Oct. 1, 2026 Zeekr said it delivered 37,216 vehicles in September, up 103.85% year on year and 0.64% from August, a sixth consecutive monthly record. Xinhua Finance and IT Home said year-on-year and month-on-month growth has now run eight months, with 288,404 deliveries in January-September, up 100.84%. CnEVPost reported 7,225 9X deliveries in September as five-seat output ramped.
Geely 2,250 kW station tested on Zeekr 001
Geely Auto Group on September 23, 2026 in Ningbo rated its fifth-generation Smart Charging Station at 2,250 kW peak. In Geely's own tests a Shendun Golden Battery in a Zeekr 001 and a Lynk & Co 10 went from 10 percent to 70 percent in 4 minutes 30 seconds and from 10 percent to 97 percent in 8 minutes 40 seconds. Those times are manufacturer tests, not an independent protocol. Geely did not publish a station-rollout target.
Volume 9X shipments to the UAE begin
Zeekr began volume shipments of the 9X to the UAE from Fuzhou Port's Jiangyin area on 22 Sep 2026. CnEVPost, citing Zeekr's Weibo post, said the company did not disclose shipment volume. It reported UAE Ultra, Hyper and Obsidian prices of 369,900, 409,900 and 439,900 dirhams, with the local site stating new-order deliveries from December 2026. Zigwheels, citing manufacturing head Zhao Chunlin, said more than 700 UAE pre-orders and first customer deliveries in October. This is a shipment and pricing event, not a confirmed customer handover. CnEVPost compiled 9X deliveries of 54,881 in the first eight months of 2026 and 76,949 cumulative since launch.
Parent Geely cites Zeekr 001 in 2,250 kW charging test
Geely Auto Group said on Sept. 23, 2026 that its fifth-generation Smart Charging Station peaks at 2,250 kW and that the battery used in the Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001 charged from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes 30 seconds and to 97% in 8 minutes 40 seconds in real-world tests. Geely said the Shendun Golden Battery supports 12C and claimed AI charging plus lithium-ion pulse restoration can raise cycle life by 20%. Zeekr did not issue a separate confirmation.
9X Europe priced from €119,500; orders open
Zeekr opened European orders for the 9X six-seat Ultra AWD at €119,500 in Germany and France (Belgium €121,000, Netherlands €123,000; Black Line €126,500 in Germany), nearly double the 485,900 yuan Chinese Ultra list. Customer deliveries are scheduled from December 2026 through March 2027. The European car is a dual-motor 660 kW / 897 hp Super Hybrid with a 55.1 kWh battery; Zeekr listed up to 179 km electric and 737 km combined range as preliminary figures still pending final homologation. French order books opened around the Antibes Yacht Club showing (September 17-21) and the Monaco Yacht Show (September 23-26).
Named as party in CATL Chongqing Yaoning SAMR clearance
China's State Administration for Market Regulation listed CATL's acquisition of equity in Chongqing Yaoning New Energy Technology as unconditionally approved, with the review closed on September 3, 2026. The parties named are CATL and Zeekr Automobile (Shanghai); stake size and price were not disclosed. Plant-level reporting puts the former Geely-linked Yaoning plant at about RMB 8.5 billion of investment with 30 GWh of planned annual capacity and an 18 GWh first phase targeting trial production in December 2026.
200,000th Zeekr 7X rolls off the line
Zeekr produced the 200,000th 7X electric SUV on September 8, 2026, two years after the first batch left the line on September 16, 2024. The figure is production, not deliveries: cumulative global 7X deliveries had approached 180,000 by the end of July 2026. A 2027 model-year 7X is due in Q4 2026 with an 85 kWh Golden Brick battery option.
2026
Importer Geo Mobility launched Zeekr 7GT sales in Israel on September 6, 2026, at a Tel Aviv press event. The shooting brake, sold in China as the 007 GT, is offered with 75 kWh or 100 kWh batteries, a claimed range of up to 655 km, and 10-80% charging in 11 to 15 minutes. Zeekr ranked sixth among Israeli EV brands in January-August 2026 with 1,466 deliveries.
Geely leadership reshuffle: Gan Jiayue takes over Zeekr
In Geely's biggest management reshuffle since founding, Li Shufu steps down as Geely Automobile Holdings chairman (August 17-18, 2026), succeeded by An Conghui, while Gan Jiayue becomes Geely Auto Group CEO and also takes over as chairman and legal representative of Zhejiang Zeekr Intelligent Technology, consolidating leadership of the Zeekr and Lynk & Co brands under the 'One Geely' strategy.
H1 2026: revenue more than doubles as Geely posts record group results
Zeekr's H1 2026 revenue more than doubles year-on-year to over RMB55B on 178,370 deliveries (~12.5% of Geely group volume, up from 100,000 units in Q2 vs. 77,000 in Q1); the 8X becomes the best-selling RMB300,000-500,000 mid-to-large PHEV SUV and the 9X leads all China passenger vehicles priced above RMB500,000. Parent Geely Automobile Holdings reports a first-half-record RMB173.6B group revenue (+15% YoY) and RMB9.68B core net profit (+46% YoY) on August 17, 2026.
9X launches in Europe, five-seat trim in China
Zeekr begins firm China orders for a 5-seat 9X trim from RMB451,900 on July 28, 2026, and live-streams the 9X's European debut the next day, a Super Hybrid variant with up to 897 hp, 737 km combined range, 9.5-minute 10-80% DC fast charging and Gothenburg-studio design, with deliveries planned for late July in select European markets.
800,000 cumulative deliveries and record month
Zeekr passes 800,000 cumulative deliveries (June 16, 2026) and posts a record 35,169 deliveries in June (+110.6% YoY, a third straight monthly record), with H1 2026 up 96.6% to 178,370.
Zeekr 8X launched: second PHEV flagship SUV
Zeekr launches the 8X - a tri-motor, 900V plug-in hybrid SUV with up to 1,030 kW (1,381 hp), a 2.96s 0-100 km/h and up to 1,416 km combined range - on April 17, 2026 from RMB356,800, drawing 10,000 firm orders within 30 minutes.
2025
Zeekr turns profitable in Q4 2025
Zeekr posts its first-ever profitable quarter in Q4 2025, a milestone that lifts Geely Automobile Holdings' FY2025 core net profit margin by roughly 0.8 percentage points as the brand's results consolidate into the group; Geely's FY2025 core net profit rose 36% to RMB14.41B on record group revenue of RMB345.23B.
Geely take-private; NYSE delisting
Geely completes a ~$2.4B take-private on December 22-23, 2025 (paying $2.687 cash + 1.23 Geely shares per Zeekr share it did not own), lifting its stake from 65.7% to 100% and delisting Zeekr from the NYSE.
Zeekr 9X flagship PHEV SUV launched
Zeekr launches the 9X - its first plug-in hybrid, a 900V full-size luxury SUV with up to ~1,030 kW, a 0-100 km/h of 3.1s and L3-capable G-Pilot H9 - on September 29, 2025 from RMB465,900.
Lynk & Co integration forms Zeekr Technology Group
Zeekr completes its acquisition of a 51% stake in Lynk & Co (Geely Auto holds 49%) in February 2025, forming Zeekr Technology Group - a two-brand premium group targeting ~1M annual sales and shared R&D.
2024
Record year: 222,123 deliveries
Zeekr nearly doubles annual volume to 222,123 deliveries (+87.2% YoY) as the 001, 009 and 007 gain traction.
Zeekr debuts on the NYSE (ticker ZK) on May 10, 2024 at $21/ADS, raising ~$441M at a ~$5.13B valuation - the first Chinese EV maker to IPO in the US since 2021 - and closes its first day up ~35%.
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2021
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$3.6Bdisclosed across 3 rounds with a stated amount
Cumulative disclosed raise · dated rounds