Skyworth Auto
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Huang Hongsheng (Chairman) |
| Products | Electric Vehicles |
| Parent | Skywell New Energy Automobile Group |
| Website | Official Website |
Skyworth Auto is a Chinese manufacturer of electric passenger vehicles based in Nanjing, and operating since 2017. The brand belongs to Chinese company , in partnership with Skyworth Group.
History[]
Skywell New Energy[]
In 2017, , owner of Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus, announced an expansion into passenger vehicles. 'Skywell New Energy' was created with this goal as a subsidiary.
In the same year, development work began on the first electric car at the research and development center in Nanjing.
In 2020, Skywell's electric car development division officially introduced the Skywell ET5 as its first vehicle, to be manufactured by Tianmei Automobile.[1][2]
Skyworth Auto[]
In April 2021, the division was renamed Skyworth Auto to distinguish it from parent .[3] Initially, the name change did not include the Skywell ET5 itself, however in July 2021 the vehicle itself received both a new marque and destination, as the Skyworth EV6.[4]
In 2021, German company Elaris announced it would be distributing the EV6 locally as the Elaris Beo.[5]
also announced it would be bringing the EV6 to the US and Canada the same year, as the ET5 Imperium.[6]
Products[]
Current[]
References[]
- ^ "Tianmei Automobile's first fully electric SUV: Skywell ET5". Electric Hunter. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ DayDayNews (2020-07-20). "Starting from 150,000 pre-sales, Tianmei ET5 is officially unveiled, positioning a healthy and smart pure electric mid-level SUV". daydaynews.cc. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Chinese TV Maker Skyworth Gives Its Name to Skywell With Big Car Plans". www.yicaiglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "EV startup Skyworth Auto puts NEV model EV6 onto market". Gasgoo. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "The new Elaris Beo electric SUV from China comes to Germany". Electric Vehicles Stories. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "First Drive: 2021 Imperium ET5". driving. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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