In July, the Zeekr 001 again received more than 10,000 orders with non-refundable deposits, with the average order amount exceeding RMB 335,000 (US$49,680).

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On July 11, Zeekr announced a new Zeekr 001 variant, the Zeekr 001 Me Edition, bringing the number of available versions of the model to four.

The Zeekr 001 Me Edition is priced at RMB 349,000, up from RMB 299,000 for the We Edition and down from RMB 386,000 for the You Edition, and was already available for pre-order on July 11.

The company also announced on July 11 the release of a new generation of intelligent cockpits based on Qualcomm's 8155 chip, which is upgradable for all users, including those who have already received deliveries.

Unlike the previous approach of Nio and Voyah, the premium electric division of Dongfeng Motor, Zeekr is offering the upgrade for free.

This next-generation smart cockpit computing platform features an 8-core CPU based on a 7nm process, with 177 percent more CPU power and 94 percent more GPU power, according to Zeekr.

On July 22, Zeekr teased the Zeekr 009, confirming that it is building an electric MPV, which will be its second model.

Zeekr's free Qualcomm 8155 chip upgrade upsets some NIO owners