On November 28, Zeekr officially opened its 500th global showroom in Singapore. At the same time, the Chinese brand introduced its Zeekr 009 model to the Singapore market.
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The 500e store is located at Leng Kee Road 9. The Zeekr Center Singapore spans two floors and is designed to provide customers with an immersive and personalized EV purchasing experience. With the opening of the Singapore store, the Zeke brand now has 447 showrooms in China and 53 abroad.
“We are thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone with our newest Zeekr Center in Singapore, as we continue to strengthen our presence in the country and the rest of Southeast Asia,” said Mr. Mars Chen, Vice President of Zeekr.
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New to the store is the Zeekr 009 (see specifications), which becomes the second model to be available in the Singapore market after the Zeekr In Singapore, the Zeekr 009 is available as a seven-seater and a six-seater. Both versions use a 116 kWh battery, which can deliver up to 582 km (WLTP) on a full charge. It should be noted that this appears to be a larger battery than the one available in the Chinese market, where cars are equipped with a 108 kWh battery. Fast charging to 80% takes 30 minutes, which means the battery is probably not the 5C CATL Kirin battery used in China.
While a front-wheel drive version is available in the Chinese market, only the dual-motor version is currently available in Singapore. This gives the MPV an acceleration time of just 4.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h.
In Singapore, the seven-seater Zeekr 009 is priced at SGD 409,999 (USD 305,000), while the six-seater flagship variant is priced at SGD 419,999 (USD 312,400). Meanwhile, the Zeekr
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Prices in Singapore are about five times higher than those in China, partly due to factors such as the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) requirement to own a car in the country.
To date, Zeekr has sold more than 360,000 cars and currently sells in 40 markets around the world, including developed markets such as Australia and the EU. The company has an ambitious rollout plan over the next five years and expects to open 520 showrooms by the end of 2024.
Source: Zeekr