IM Motors (

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: 智己汽车, ''Zhiji Motors'') is

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joint venture between

automobile manufacturer

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and Chinese technology companies

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and Alibaba Group.

Etymology

The company's English name IM stands for "Intelligence in Motion". Its Chinese name is Zhiji Motors (智己汽车).

History

The IM Motors joint venture between SAIC Motor, Alibaba Group, and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech was established in December 2020, and a 3D rendering of the company's upcoming sedan, aiming to compete with the Tesla Model S, was presented later in January 2021. A dynamically developing industry in China, the so-called New Energy Vehicles are distinguished by their high-performance and high power drive systems. In April 2021 at the

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auto show, IM Motors presented three vehicles; the L7 electric executive car prototype, along with two concepts, the

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mid-size SUV and the

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Vehicles

Production models

IM Motors currently produces or will produce the following models: * L7 (production from 2022), an executive car, first presented at Auto Shanghai as a prototype rivaling the Tesla Model S * L5, an upcoming

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electric sedan positioned under the L7 and rivaling the Tesla Model 3.

Concept vehicles

IM Motors has revealed the following concept cars: *

(2021, Shanghai), a 4-door concept car designed by

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. *

(2021, Shanghai), a mid-size SUV concept previewing an upcoming model.

References

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