Stellantis to invest €1.5bn for 20% stake in Chinese EV maker Leapmotor
斯特兰蒂斯将投资15亿欧元收购零跑汽车20%股份
Electric car start-up’s shares fall 9.4% after deal is announced
双方合作正值外国品牌难以在中国电动汽车市场与本土车企竞争之际，而中国电动汽车行业的整合也正在深化。
Stellantis will invest €1.5bn to acquire about 20 per cent of Chinese electric vehicle start-up Leapmotor in a sign of deepening industry consolidation in China’s car market.Stellantis, which makes Jeep cars in the US and owns the Fiat and Citroën brands in Europe,will form a new joint venture to sell Leapmotor’s electric vehicles outside China.
斯特兰蒂斯(Stellantis)将投资15亿欧元，收购中国电动汽车初创企业零跑汽车(Leapmotor)约20%的股份，这一迹象表明中国汽车市场的行业整合正在深化。
The European carmaker will also take two seats on the board of the Hong Kong-listed company and appoint the new joint venture’s chief executive, Stellantissaid in a statement.
斯特兰蒂斯在美国生产Jeep汽车，并在欧洲拥有菲亚特(Fiat)和雪铁龙(Citroën)等品牌。该公司将成立一家新的合资公司，负责在中国以外销售零跑的电动汽车。
“As consolidation unfolds among the capable electric vehicles start-ups in China, it becomes increasingly apparent that a handful of efficient and agile new generation EV players, like Leapmotor, will come to dominate the mainstream segments in China,” said Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares.
斯特兰蒂斯在一份声明中表示，这家欧洲汽车制造商还将在香港上市的零跑汽车的董事会获得两个席位，并任命新合资公司的首席执行官。
