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Seres (formerly SF Motors)[1] is a brand of electric vehicle marketed by Seres Group (formerly Chongqing Sokon Industry Group[2][3]). Several of their subsidiaries are also named "Seres".
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | |
Founded | January 2016 |
Founders | Xinghai Zhang |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Parent | Seres Group |
Website | www |
Seres Automobile Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 赛力斯汽车有限公司) (formerly Chongqing Jinkang New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.[4])[5] is an R&D and manufacturing subsidiary based in China.[5]
A US subsidiary, SF Motors Inc.,[5] sometimes called Seres,[5]: 17 [6] headquartered in Santa Clara, California, represents Jinkang New Energy Automobile's business in US.[6] SF Motors Inc. has established several R&D facilities and is in the process of designing and producing a U.S.-based, electric vehicle line. The company has delayed launching a US product and laid off hundreds of workers, including 90 people at its design studio.[7][8] The company is partnering with a number of automotive and tech suppliers.[9]
SF Motors Inc. was founded in Santa Clara, California in January 2016 as a company focused on producing electric vehicles. In early 2017, SF Motors’ parent company, Sokon Industry Group, was granted production permits from the Chinese government to produce electric vehicles.[15]
The company has established[when?] seven R&D facilities in four countries, including the U.S., China, and Germany, with Japan coming online soon. Along with establishing an R&D center in the Ann Arbor area in Michigan; Seres is also partnering with the University of Michigan's Mcity innovation center, which is dedicated to leading the transformation to connected and automated vehicles.[16] SF Motors hosted its first University of Michigan-Sokon Autonomous Driving Seminar in August 2017.
In 2017, SF Motors completed the acquisition of the AM General Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana, making it the only electric vehicle company at the time to have manufacturing facilities in both the U.S. and China.[17] It will be the first manufacturing plant in the U.S. that is wholly owned by SF Motors. The acquisition includes retaining about 430 employees at the facility who previously helped build vehicles for both Mercedes-Benz and Hummer.[17]
Seres is a brand of electric vehicle marketed by Seres Group. Since 2023, Seres brand has shifted to export-focus brand while AITO became a domestic only brand.[23]
AITO is a brand Seres Automobile collaborates with Huawei for smart electric vehicle. Huawei is leads in the design of AITO models while Seres conducts in production. It is only operated in Chinese market.
The AITO brand was owned by Seres but was sold to Huawei in June 2023.[26]
Landian is Seres' brand for budget electric vehicles which was unveiled in March 2023. The word Landian literally means blue electricity (蓝电) in Chinese.[27]
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