Livan Automotive
Chinese automotive brand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Livan Automotive, a joint venture between Geely and Lifan Group, is brand specially targeted at battery-swapping electric vehicle. The joint venture manufactures electric vehicles using Geely's existing platforms under Livan and Maple brands.
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Formerly | Shanghai Maple Automobile (2000-2010) Maple (2019-2022) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 2000 (Fengjing) as Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. 上海華普汽車 (first incarnation) 2020 (second incarnation) |
Defunct | Defunct during 2010-2020 |
Headquarters | Fengjing, , China |
Products | Automobiles |
Parent | Zhejiang Geely Holding Group |
Subsidiaries | Shanghai LTI Automobile Components Co., Ltd. |
Website | livanauto.com |
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The brand was founded on January 24, 2022 in a merger between Maple and Lifan Technology.
In 2022, after Lifan Group was acquired by Geely Holding Group,[1] Geely reconsolidated and merged its previous subsidiary, Maple (Maple Automobile Co., Ltd.) brand into the Livan brand. This move resulted in Maple exiting the market as an independent brand and becoming a model name under the Livan brand.[2][3][4]