Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, trading as Zeekr Group is a Chinese automobile company, publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, owned by Geely Automobile Holdings. Founded in 2021, it specializes in premium electric cars. Since 2025, the entity became a holding company known as Zeekr Group following the acquisition of Lynk & Co, another brand under Geely Holding.
The name of the brand is made up of the letter 'Z' from 'Generation Z', and the term geek.
History
Zeekr was founded in March 2021 as a premium electric mobility brand for battery-powered vehicles by the Geely Group to compete against Nio and Tesla, among others. Its first model, the Zeekr 001 was officially launched in April 2021. The Zeekr models are to be based on the SEA platform presented in autumn 2020. Zeekr started delivering the 001 model in October 2021 a vehicle originally planned to be launched by sister brand Lynk & Co. In 2022, Zeekr delivered 71,941 Zeekr 001 to customers across more than 330 cities in China. Its subsidiary Zeekr Power covers more than 110 cities with over 660 stations.
Zeekr developed Waymo's autonomous robotaxi. In December 2021, Geely announced that Zeekr would be collaborating with Waymo to develop and provide all-electric, autonomous ride-hailing vehicle for the Waymo One autonomous mobility service in the United States. The vehicle integrated with Waymo's technology was unveiled in Los Angeles in November 2022.
In January 2022, a cooperation between Zeekr and Mobileye was announced to expand their strategic technology partnership with a goal to deliver the world's first consumer autonomous vehicles with L4 capabilities by 2024.
In August 2022, Zeekr announced their cooperation with CATL, making them the first brand to use CATL's Qilin long range batteries for global mass production. The Zeekr 001 will be the first model to use the new batteries, enabling them to have a pure electric range exceeding 1,000 kilometres (620 mi).
Zeekr raised US$500 million in its first external fundraising from five investors including Intel Capital, CATL, Bilibili in August 2021. On February 13, 2023, Zeekr is valued at US$13 billion after it raised US$750 million from five investors. In May 2024, Zeekr filed its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. Zeekr raised around US$441 million, making it the largest IPO of a Chinese company since 2021.
In August 2024, Zeekr has faced criticism for launching the 2025 model year of the Zeekr 001 in China just six months after releasing the previous version in February 2024. It led to protests among customers who recently purchased the earlier model, as their vehicles have quickly been superseded by a newer version. The 2024 model came equipped with Mobileye chips, which cannot be upgraded to the new Haohan Intelligent Driving 2.0 system from the 2025 model. In response, Zhejiang Geely Holding President and Zeekr CEO An Conghui acknowledged the issue, admitting that the company could have better communicated its product release plans.
Zeekr Board of Directors – May 2025
| Executive Directors | |
| Shufu Li | Founder and Chairman. Also chairman of Geely Holding, Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175), and Volvo Car Corporation (STO: VOLVB). |
| Conghui An | Co-founder, Director, and CEO. Holds multiple senior positions within Geely Holding. |
| Donghui Li | Co-founder and Director. Vice Chairman of Geely Auto and CEO of Geely Holding. |
| Shengyue Gui | Co-founder and Director. Over 33 years of experience; CEO of Geely Auto since 2006. |
| Independent Directors | |
| Stephen Brown Davis | Senior advisor at McKinsey & Company and Gates Foundation China; Board member at Ares Acquisition Corp (NYSE: AAC). |
| Miguel A. Lopez Ben | CFO at Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ: RBBN); former CFO at Vista Outdoor and Veritas Technologies. |
| Michael David Ricks | Managing Partner at PacificPine Group Inc.; Co-founder of EdgeNectar, Inc. |
| Recent Changes | |
| Latha Maripuri | Former Independent Director. Resigned on October 18, 2024, due to personal reasons. |
Zeekr Head Office and Global Locations
| Office Type | Location | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Head Office | Hangzhou, China | Building C, Geely Auto Headquarters, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| R&D Center | Göteborg, Sweden | Lindholmsallén 8, 417 55 Göteborg, Sweden |
| Design Studio | Shanghai, China | Zeekr Design Center, Shanghai Pudong New Area |
| North America Office | California, USA | Zeekr Innovation Center, Silicon Valley, CA |
| Europe Sales Office | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Keizersgracht 555, 1017 DR Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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