Struggling Chinese EV Maker Aiways Stages Comeback Via $400M US SPAC Deal After Zeekr's Stellar New York Debut
Struggling Chinese EV Maker Aiways Stages Comeback Via $400M US SPAC Deal After Zeekr's Stellar New York Debut
Chinese EV maker Aiways will go public via a merger with U.S. Special Purpose Acquisition Company Hudson Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HUDA) in a deal that values the EV maker at about $400 million. The SPAC announcement comes days after Chinese auto company Geely's Zeekr (NYSE:ZK) brand started trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
中国电动汽车制造商爱驰汽车将通过与美国特殊目的收购公司哈德逊收购公司（纳斯达克股票代码：HUDA）合并上市，该交易估值这家电动汽车制造商约为4亿美元。SPAC的公告是在中国汽车公司吉利旗下的极客（纽约证券交易所代码：ZK）品牌开始在纽约证券交易所交易几天后发布的。
What Happened: Aiways was founded in 2017 by Chinese entrepreneurs Samuel Fu and Gary Gu. The company's financial situation collapsed last year, forcing it to halt production at its Shangrao plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles. The company also has R&D and design centers in Shanghai (China), a battery factory in Changshu (China), and the European Sales Centre in Munich.
发生了什么：Aiways由中国企业家Samuel Fu和Gary Gu于2017年创立。去年，该公司的财务状况崩溃，迫使其停止其年产能为30万辆的上饶工厂的生产。该公司还在上海（中国）设有研发和设计中心，在常熟（中国）设有电池工厂，在慕尼黑设有欧洲销售中心。
It has two EV models, named U5 and U6, and the company intends to focus on just Europe in the short term, given the intense competition within the Chinese market, Reuters reported.
路透社报道，该公司有两款电动汽车车型，分别为U5和U6，鉴于中国市场内部的激烈竞争，该公司打算在短期内只关注欧洲。
"The new entity will be strategically positioned to capitalize on our vision and resources in the European EV market," said Alexander Carsten Klose, Managing Director of Aiways Europe. The deal is expected to close by the year, Hudson said in a statement.
爱驰欧洲董事总经理亚历山大·卡斯滕·克洛斯表示：“新实体将处于战略地位，以利用我们在欧洲电动汽车市场的愿景和资源。”哈德森在一份声明中说，该交易预计将于今年完成。
Why It Matters: Geely's global electric mobility technology brand ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. The shares closed nearly 35% higher than its initial public offering price on its first day of trading, giving the company a fully diluted valuation of $6.8 billion.
为何重要：吉利的全球电动汽车技术品牌ZEEKR智能科技控股有限公司周五开始在纽约证券交易所上市。该股在交易的第一天收盘价比其首次公开募股价格高出近35％，使该公司的全面摊薄估值达到68亿美元。
Zeekr's debut on the New York Stock Exchange comes as other EV makers on U.S. exchanges have been facing a stock slump. Tesla stock has slumped 30% year-to-date while Rivian stock has slumped nearly 52%. New York-listed shares of Chinese EV maker Nio are down 36.7% year-to-date and those of XPeng are down 43%. Nasdaq-listed shares of Li Auto are also down 28% since the start of the year.
Zeekr在纽约证券交易所首次亮相之际，美国交易所的其他电动汽车制造商正面临股价暴跌。特斯拉股价今年迄今已下跌30％，而Rivian股价已下跌近52％。迄今为止，中国电动汽车制造商蔚来在纽约上市的股票下跌了36.7％，小鹏汽车的股票下跌了43％。自年初以来，理想汽车在纳斯达克上市的股票也下跌了28％。
Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by following this link.
通过以下方式查看更多本辛加的《出行未来》报道 点击这个链接。