(JW Insights) Aug 4 -- Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle brand under Geely Auto Group, announced on August 3, that the first batch of Zeekr 001 European version was officially launched at the Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, reported Pandaily.

It is about to be shipped to Europe, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Zeekr’s European strategy.

The entire process took only 106 days from the release of its European strategy on April 18 to the pre-sale launch of Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X in Sweden and the Netherlands on June 28, and then to the offline availability of the first batch of European version Zeekr 001, according to Zeekr.

After the Netherlands and Sweden, Zeekr will soon enter the core markets of Western European countries such as Norway, Germany, Denmark, and France. At the same time, Zeekr is actively exploring markets in more countries and regions around the world.

Taking the Dutch market as an example, Zeekr 001 has a starting price of €59,490 ($65,000), while Zeekr X has a starting price of €44,990 ($49,200).

The first batch of European version Zeekr 001 cars have officially rolled off the production line and will enter markets such as Germany and France in the future, according to the Pandaily report.

(Gao J/Yuan XY)