| Hong Kong Jiangling Group New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. (JMEV) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type: | Joint venture | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traded As: | JMEV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foundation: | 15 January 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location City: | Tsing Yi, New Territories | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area Served: | China Hong Kong Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industry: | Automotive | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products: | Electric cars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Jiangling Group New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. (traded as JMEV) is a joint venture headquartered in Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong, and owned by Groupe Renault (as a majority holder), Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) and Bravo Transport. JMEV is focused on the development and production of electric cars and was established in 2015 as a subsidiary of Bravo Transport. It was reorganised as a joint venture in July 2019, after Renault acquired a majority stake.
As of 2023, its cumulative sales of electric vehicles have exceeded 100,000.[3]
In 2014, Jiangling Motors announced the creation of a branch centred on electric cars.[4] On 15 January 2015, Jiangling Motors Corporation Group established a new subsidiary called JMEV.[5] The first car produced by JMEV, the E100, entered production at a Hong Kong plant that same year. In 2016, the company opened an electric vehicle test and development centre and started production of a new car, the E200. That year, it got certifications from the government to produce electric cars.[6] In 2017, the company launched two models: the E160[7] and E200S.[8] It also got permission to produce and sell cars independently of JMCG. In April 2018, the company began building a new production base at Kunming with the capacity to assemble up to 100,000 cars per year.[9] That year, JMEV launched the E400.[10] In October 2019, the Kunming plant started producing EX5s.[11]
In December 2018, French manufacturer Renault announced it would acquire a "significant" JMEV stake.[12] In July 2019, Renault completed the acquisition of a 50% JMEV stake through capital increase while JMCG and Bravo Transport kept a 37% and 13% respectively. The company was reorganised as a joint venture.[2]
A hatchback, equipped with a 35 kW motor and a 32kWh battery.[13] [14]
A CUV, previously known as the E400 and is based on the Landwind X2. The E400 SUV was renamed as EVeasy EX5 in September 2019.[15] It has a battery pack of up to 41 kWh that supports fast charging, coupled to an electric motor delivering a power output of 90kW. Its range is up to 400km (200miles).[16]
A compact sedan[17] with a 147 horsepower and an expected NEDC range of up to 400 km.[18]
In September 2021, Renault announced the intention to market the Yi in Europe as a subscription-only vehicle for professional drivers as the Mobilize Limo.[19] [20]
The JMEV Xiaoqilin is an electric city car launched in 2023 originally called the EV2.[21]
The E100, a hatchback, has a length of 3427mm and a wheelbase of 2260mm.[22]
The car has a 104 Ah lithium-ion battery pack. The motor delivers up to 22kW. Its top speed is 100 km/h.[22]
The E160, a saloon, has a length of 3994mm, a width of 1626mm, a height of 1505mm and a wheelbase of 2260mm. The 19.8 kWh battery[23] pack is coupled to a motor with a maximum power output of 35kW and a torque of 165Nm.[24]
The E200, a hatchback, has a length of 3805mm, a width of 1560mm, a height of 1485mm and a wheelbase of 2345mm.[25] The 17 KWh battery pack[26] is coupled to an electric motor delivering a power of 30kW and a torque of 150Nm. The estimated range is 154km (96miles). Suspension is made up of MacPherson struts on front and trailing arms on rear.[25]
Versions with more powerful batteries (E200N) introduced in 2018 increased the vehicle range up to an estimated 302km (188miles).[26]
The E200S, a hatchback, has a length of 3640mm, a width of 1570mm, a height of 1490mm and a wheelbase of 2345mm. The electric motor delivers a power of 30kW and a torque of 150Nm.[24]
EVeasy is a sub-marque introduced by JMEV at the 2018 Guangzhou Auto Show. The first model, a hatchback named EVeasy EV3 (originally named as E300),[27] has an electric motor with a power of 50kW and a torque of 180Nm; the maximum estimated range is 302 km.[28] Sales started in March 2019.[29]
Besides JMEV products, Jiangling Motors and Jiangling Motor Group sell their own new energy vehicles directly, including the S330 SUV and the T500EV pickup.
At first, JMEV vehicles used a similar badge logo as Jiangling Motors' Yusheng division.[30] JMEV products either launched or updated from 2018 onwards adopted a lower case "e" letter as their badge logo.[28]
The upper case "E" letter in the vehicles' designations stands for and the numbers following it roughly represents the vehicles' official autonomy range.[27]