The right-hand drive version of the Zeekr X is expected to be available in markets including Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau starting in the third quarter.

Zeekr (NYSE: ZK), the premium electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, has begun mass production of the right-hand drive variant of its Zeekr X SUV (sport utility vehicle) in preparation for overseas deliveries later this year.

The first right-hand drive Zeekr X city SUVs have officially rolled off the production line and deliveries are expected to begin in the third quarter, the company said in a Weibo post yesterday.

Zeekr will fully enter the right-hand drive market as globalization continues to accelerate, it said.

The Chinese mainland uses left-hand drive vehicles, while some countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Commonwealth countries and some island nations use right-hand drive models.

On March 25, Zeekr began taking reservations for the right-hand drive Zeekr X and Zeekr 009 MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) in Thailand.

Zeekr Thailand will partner with several car dealerships to tap the market, and local deliveries of the right-hand drive Zeekr vehicles will begin in the third quarter, according to a statement it made at the time.

Last December 28, Zeekr signed a partnership agreement with Premium Auto in Singapore to enter the country's auto market.

Zeekr will launch the Zeekr 009 and the right-hand drive version of the Zeekr X in Singapore, with deliveries starting in the third quarter of 2024, the company said at the time.

On October 26, 2023, Zeekr signed a deal with local distributor Kam Lung Motor Group in Hong Kong to expand into the Hong Kong and Macau markets.

Zeekr's left-hand drive model would start selling in Macau by the end of 2023 and the right-hand drive version would start selling in Hong Kong and Macau in 2024, the company had said.

Zeekr delivered 18,616 vehicles in May, surpassing its previous record of 16,089 vehicles in April to post a second consecutive record month, according to figures it announced on June 1.

In the January-May period, Zeekr delivered 67,764 vehicles, up 111.68 percent year-on-year.

Zeekr, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, currently has a market cap of about $6 billion, below Nio's (NYSE: NIO) $10.2 billion.

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