Qiantu Motor is a Chinese automobile manufacturer. It is headquartered in
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
. It specializes in designing and developing
electric vehicles
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.
Founder
The company chairman,
Lu Qun graduated from
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...
in 1990. He later worked as an engineer at Beijing Jeep Automobile Co., Ltd. He became an engine test engineer and product plan section chief as well as product engineering manager and other positions, and later became a company executive.
In 2003, thirteen years after joining
Beijing Jeep
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It was originally established in January 1984 as ...
, Lu Qun resigned.
After leaving Beijing Jeep, Lu Qun and his partners established the Beijing Great Wall Huaguan Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
Timeline
*In 2010, the Electric Vehicle Division of Beijing Great Wall Huaguan Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. was officially established.
*In 2014, Great Wall Huaguan's first concept and prototype cars were built. It was named the
K50. Its small
dragonfly
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logo means that the Qiantu K50 will be as light, small and quiet as a dragonfly.
*The Qiantu K50 debuted during the 2015
Shanghai Auto Show
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. The K50 is a pioneer in electric sports car manufacturing for China. Its body is made of carbon fiber. After the auto show, the company improved the K50, and after undergoing crash, durability, performance and other tests, Qiantu also developed an ESP system exclusively for the K50 to ensure safety. Maneuverability was also improved. Qiantu cooperated with instrument panel supplier
IAC to develop the interior panels of the vehicle.
*During the 2016
Beijing Auto Show
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2020
The 2020 Auto China show was due to open ...
,the K50 was exhibited as a convertible version and a pre-production version. Six months later, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the project. In 2017, Qiantu Auto made a debut at the auto show with a three-car lineup.
*During the 2018
Beijing Auto Show
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2020
The 2020 Auto China show was due to open ...
, Qiantu Auto brought the K50 and two new concept cars, the K20 and Concept 1 to the show.
*On June 30, 2018, the Qiantu K50 entered mass production, and more than a month later the first batch of K50 was delivered.
*In June 2022, the Qiantu K20 is introduced.
Vehicles
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Qiantu K50
The Qiantu K50 is an all-electric sports car designed and manufactured by the Chinese automotive manufacturer Qiantu Motor beginning in 2018 and ending in November 2020.
Overview
Unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, the production Qiantu K5 ...
*
Qiantu K20
*Qiantu K50 Spyder Concept
*Qiantu K25 Concept
*Qiantu Concept 1
*Qiantu Concept 2
See also
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Tesla, Inc.
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Faraday Future
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History Founding
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Lucid Motors
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Fisker Inc.
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Karma Automotive
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HiPhi
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Nio
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Byton
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Li Auto
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History
In ...
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Xpeng
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WM Motors
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