Shanghai (ZXZC)- ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely Auto, saw its monthly vehicle sales double year on year to 8,678 units in May 2023, according to the brand’s sales results issued on June 1.

Compared to the previous month, ZEEKR’s deliveries in May also grew 7.1%.

For the first five months of this year, ZEEKR delivered a total of 32,013 vehicles, representing a 118% year-on-year spike.

As of May 2023, the premium EV brand has delivered 109,961 vehicles cumulatively.

ZEEKR has already launched three production models. The automaker said the average order value of the ZEEKR 001 and the ZEEKR 009 reaches 336,000 yuan and 527,000 yuan, respectively. The third product, the ZEEKR X compact SUV, hit the market in Apr. with three trim levels offered, and its delivery will commence this month.

In mid-May, ZEEKR started delivering a new power suite that will offer over 1,000km of CLTC-rated range to the ZEEKR 001 WE version.

The new suite, which boasts a 140kW battery pack that uses CATL's third-generation CTP (cell-to-pack) technology ("Qilin"), will endow a ZEEKR 001 WE model with a range of up to 1,032km under the CLTC test cycle.