Geely Radar
{{Short description|Electric Chinese vehicle manufacturer}}
{{Sources exist|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Radar New Energy Vehicle (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
| logo = Radar Auto logo.png
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| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Automotive
| foundation = {{start date and age|2022|07|df=yes}}
| founder =
| location = Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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| area_served = {{ubl
| China
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| key_people = Ling Shiquan (CEO)
| products = Automobiles
| services =
| parent = Geely Auto
| homepage = {{ubl
| {{url|https://www.radar-ev.com/|radar-ev.com}}
| {{url|https://www.riddara.com/|riddara.com}} (global)
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Radar New Energy Vehicle (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., commonly known as Radar Auto ({{Lang-zh|c=雷达汽车|s=|p=Léidá qìchē}}) and Riddara outside China, is a subsidiary of Chinese vehicle manufacturer Geely Auto. The brand solely produces electric vehicles.
Details
Radar Auto is a brand focusing on electric "lifestyle vehicles",{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=Geely's Radar RD6 fully-electric dual-cab revealed |url=https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/geely-radar-rd6-fully-electric-dual-cab-revealed |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=WhichCar |language=en}} and {{As of|2024|lc=y}} offers a single product, the Radar RD6 battery electric pickup truck. In the future, Radar will launch four new cars, including an SUV, a small pickup truck, a large SUV, and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).{{Cite web |last=Bobylev |first=Denis |date=2022-11-10 |title=Radar RD6 Electric Pickup Truck From Geely Launched in China For 24,600 USD |url=https://carnewschina.com/2022/11/10/radar-rd6-electric-pickup-truck-from-geely-launched-in-china-for-24600-usd/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}}
The company has its own research and development (R&D) facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang and an electric vehicle production facility in Zibo, Shandong, where it manufactures the RD6.{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Phate |date=2022-09-29 |title=Geely's Radar brand begins pre-sales of RD6 electric pickup |url=https://cnevpost.com/2022/09/29/radar-begins-pre-sales-of-rd6-electric-pickup/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=CnEVPost |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Doll |first=Scooter |date=2022-07-12 |title=Geely launches new outdoors lifestyle marque Radar Auto to produce electric pickups, SUVs, and ATVs |url=https://electrek.co/2022/07/12/geely-radar-auto-electric-pickups/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Electrive}}
In overseas markets, Radar Auto will be known as Riddara due to trademark resistance from Singaporean tyre company Omni United, which has a brand called Radar Tires.{{Cite web |last=Inwood |first=Alex |last2=Stevens |first2=Mike |date=2024-04-03 |title=Geely's Riddara RD6 electric ute set for Australia |url=https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/riddara-rd6-electric-ute-australia |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=WhichCar |language=en}}
In November, Radar Auto has been consolidated into Geely Auto.{{Cite web |title=雷达品牌并入吉利汽车集团_车家号_发现车生活_汽车之家 |url=https://chejiahao.autohome.com.cn/info/18024775 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=chejiahao.autohome.com.cn |language=zh-CN}}{{Cite web |title=吉利控股集团整合雷达汽车，新能源皮卡品牌升级为一级组织 - 第一电动网 |url=https://d1ev.com/newsflash/253593 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=d1ev.com}}
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References
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{{Zhejiang Geely Holding Group}}
{{Automotive industry in China}}
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Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2022