Zeekr CEO An Conghui's Interview Aiming to Be the Second profitable Pure Electric Vehicle Company
TapTechNews June 20, the Cover column of iFeng Finance published an exclusive interview with An Conghui, CEO of Zeekr Intelligent Technology last night. An Conghui said, We have to actively roll up and then roll out. We want Chinese cars to run all over the world, not that the world cars run all over China. China's new energy vehicle products are very competitive globally. In terms of pricing in the overseas market, there is still a certain room or relatively good gross profit margin.
When talking about the current electric vehicle battery-related technologies, An Conghui said that whether it is battery swap or fast charging, the fundamental purpose is to solve users' range anxiety. In recent years, the development of China's new energy vehicles is very intense, but what has it brought? Continuous technological innovation. Technological innovation has created demand and formed a good market. I believe the same will be true in the future, and new energy vehicles will continue to grow rapidly.
The gross margin of Zeekr reached 15% last year, second only to Tesla. An Conghui mentioned a new goal this time: to become the second company after Tesla that can make money in pure electric vehicles.
According to TapTechNews' previous report, the 200,000th Zeekr 001 delivery ceremony will be held at the Zeekr 5G Smart Factory on June 21. Zeekr 001 is based on the SEA architecture and is positioned as a pure electric shooting brake coupe. It was released on April 15, 2021, and the first mass-produced car rolled off the production line in the same year on October 19 and delivery started on October 23. It has been 2 years and 8 months since then.
The 2024 Zeekr 001 was launched this February 27th, which has the technical transfer of multiple technologies of 001FR, and has comprehensively upgraded the styling design, chassis structure, three-electric system, and intelligent driving system. The price ranges from 26.9 to 32.9 thousand US dollars.