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Zotye Auto x Ford Electric Vehicle JV

Ford Motor and Zotye Auto established a 50/50 joint venture to produce all-electric vehicles for the Chinese market under a new brand. The JV was later terminated by Ford in 2021 as the automaker ended its EV plans with Zotye.

joint venture · Concluded · operating

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Type
joint venture
Status
Concludedoperating

Who’s involved

Zotye Autoco developer

Zotye Auto (officially Zotye International Automobile Trading Co., Ltd.) is a privately owned Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Yongkang, Zhejiang, China, founded in 2005 by Ying Jianren (应建仁) and owned by Zotye Holding Group. The company is known for its copycat cars and small electric vehicles (E20, E30, E200, E300). Not a robotics or physical AI entity; included in the registry for context only. Zotye entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2021, restarted production in December 2022, and reported being unable to continue vehicle production due to liquidity problems as of June 2025.

HQYongkang, Zhejiang, Chinazotyeauto.com3 partnerships

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  • Ford Motor · co developer

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-enters-ev-joint-venture-with-chinas-zotye-auto

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