A Zeekr spokesperson has said the company plans to set up operations in Thailand and cooperate with local distributors to begin selling electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of this year, reports Reuters.
Founded in 2021, Zeekr is owned by Geely and currently has the 001, 007, 009 and X in its line-up. In addition to Thailand, the spokesperson told the news outlet that the carmaker has also signed contracts with local distributors in Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines, with sales in these markets said to begin in the second quarter of 2024.
Zeekr’s reported expansion into Southeast Asia comes following another report last November where the company announced it was developing right-hand drive cars with plans to begin customer deliveries this year. Entries into Hong Kong and Singapore as well as Europe, the Middle East and in Central Asia have also been announced.
As for Malaysia, there’s no official word if the Zeekr brand plans to come here, although there is a possibility of this happening. Zeekr has said it intends to accelerate its NEV plans for the near future, following prior queries for official comment from Proton and Pro-Net. Would you be interested in Zeekr EVs to be sold here?
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The Zeekr FR001 please!
This is one brand I would very much like to see setting foot here.
I doubt it would come here. Malaysia has too small of a market and plus we are too poor for high end cars. Ekonomi is really bad in Malaysia now. We are not connected to BRI like Thailand, vietnam, Myanmar or Indonesia. We will get poorer as the years go by while our neighbors will flourish because of the Belt and Road connection.
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This zeekr will confirmed naik in mesia. Just like me
ICE car better..pump petrol 5 minute
Ride horse better! Don’t even need to pump petrol. This is one of the comment during the transition from horse to ICE vehicles.