Evergrande New Energy Auto Explained

Evergrande
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Automotive
Founder:Xu Jiayin
Location:China, Sweden
Homepage:https://mobilesite.evergrande.com/en/business.aspx?tags=6|Evergrande

Evergrande New Energy Auto is Chinese automobile manufacturer owned by Evergrande Group that specializes in developing electric vehicles.

History

Evergrande was founded on August 28, 2019, and is located in China and Sweden. All of their vehicles are produced by founded marques.[1] [2]

Evergrande's primary marque is Hengchi.[3] [4]

After acquiring the assets of Saab from a bankruptcy estate in 2012, Evergrande also founded NEVS,[5] while Koenigsegg had a brief cooperation with Evergrande which resulted in Evergrande taking a minority stake (20%) in the Swedish super car brand.[6]

On February 2, 2024, Evergrande Auto issued an announcement that Evergrande Auto and Founder will study whether to proceed with the proposed transaction, involving the proposed transfer of the outstanding balance owed to China Evergrande Group, The related transactions and special transactions of Xu Jiayin and Xinxin in which the relevant loans were converted into new shares. The Company and the Subscriber have suspended negotiations on the revision of the terms of the proposed transaction, but are still studying whether to proceed with the proposed transaction and have not yet reached a final opinion. If the Company and the Subscriber decide to proceed with the Proposed Transaction, they will study and renegotiate to revise certain key terms of the Proposed Transaction.[7]

On May 22, 2024, Evergrande New Energy Vehicle received a request from the local administrative department to terminate the agreement and return RMB 1.9 billion in rewards and subsidies.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China's Evergrande unveils six EVs as race to beat Tesla heats up.
  2. Web site: Evergrande announces the first six Hengchi models.
  3. Web site: HENGCHI ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
  4. Web site: EVERGRANDE AUTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
  5. Web site: NEVS ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 31 July 2016 .
  6. Web site: Petrány. Máté. 2019-01-29. Koenigsegg Sells a 20-Percent Stake to Company That Owns Saab's Assets. 2021-09-04. Road & Track. en-US.
  7. Web site: 恒大汽车:将结欠恒大等贷款转换为新股的交易仍在磋商 ——凤凰网房产北京 . Evergrande Auto: The transaction of converting the outstanding loans owed to Evergrande and others into new shares is still under negotiation - Phoenix Real Estate Beijing . 2024-02-02 . house.ifeng.com . zh.
  8. Web site: 2024-05-23 . 中国地方行政部门要求恒大汽车退回19亿元人民币奖励 . China's local administration asks Evergrande Auto to return 1.9 billion yuan in incentives . 2024-05-23 . 联合早报 . zh.