Singulato
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{short description|Chinese automobile manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| type = Private Co. Ltd.
| area_served = Mainland China
| key_people = Shen Haiyin
| industry = Automotive
| products = Automobiles
| equity =
| parent =
| website = [https://www.singulato.com/ www.singulato.com]
| foundation = 2014
| defunct = 2023
| location = Beijing, People's Republic of China
}}
Singulato Motors was the new energy vehicle brand of Chi Che-hung Technology Co., Ltd,. Singulato was founded in December 2014 in Beijing as an internet company to produce premium Chinese new energy vehicles. Singulato Motors aimed to develop new energy vehicles (NEV), autonomous driving systems, automotive networking services with a focus on big data development and cloud computing technologies.{{Cite web|url=https://electrek.co/2018/04/05/chinese-ev-startup-singulato-electric-cars-to-market/|title=Chinese EV startup reportedly raises $2.4 billion to bring electric SUVs to market|first=Fred|last=Lambert|date=5 April 2018}}
In April 2016, Singulato introduced its first EV product, the mid-size Singulato iS6 electric SUV. Singulato started plans for small batch production in the end of 2017 and mass production started by March 2018. The Singulato iS6 electric SUV was priced between ¥200,000 and ¥300,000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/240996/singulato-is6-revealed/|title=Singulato iS6 Electric SUV Has Suicide Doors And Huge Touchscreen|website=Motor1.com}} In October 2016, Anhui Singulato Intelligent New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. was established, jointly held by Zhiche Youxing Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangren Automotive Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.{{cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=又一家車廠破產！奇點汽車燒光736億 交不出一輛電動車 |trans-title=Another car factory goes bankrupt! Singulato burned through RMB 73.6 billion and could not deliver a single electric car |url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20230710/2536706.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710034124/https://www.ettoday.net/news/20230710/2536706.htm |archive-date=2023-07-10 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=ETtoday新聞雲 |language=zh}}
History
At the end of 2014, the Chinese company Zhiche Youxing Technology Co., Ltd., managed by entrepreneur Shen Haiyin, established startup Singulato Motors in the capital Beijing.{{cn|date=December 2023}} Filia focused on developing a range of self-design electric cars, competing with similar start-ups in China. In addition, Singulato is also working on developing autonomous vehicle technology and big data.{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en|title=Chinese EV startup reportedly raises $2.4 billion to bring electric SUVs to market|url=https://electrek.co/2018/04/05/chinese-ev-startup-singulato-electric-cars-to-market/}}
In February 2018, Singulato announced its model plans to design and introduce 6 electric cars for the domestic Chinese market over the next few years{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en|title=Singulato Motors planning 6 EV models for Chinese market|url=https://www.electrive.com/2018/02/15/singulato-motors-planning-6-ev-models-chinese-market/}}.In April, the manufacturer announced that it had obtained funds equivalent to USD 2.4 billion to implement the first serial model iS6,{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en|title=Chinese EV startup Singulato secures $2.4B funding to bring its iS6 electric SUV to production|url=https://evbulletin.com/content/chinese-ev-startup-singulato-secures-24b-funding-bring-its-is6-electric-suv-production}} whose official premiere took place at the Beijing Auto Show 2018 a month later.{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=pl|title=Singulato iS6 – najdziwniejsza premiera z Pekinu|date=4 May 2018 |url=https://spidersweb.pl/autoblog/singulato-is6/}}
In parallel with the launch of the iS6, Singulato presented the iM8 Concept prototype illustrating its vision of the autonomous minivan of the future.{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en|title=Singulato teams up with BAIC BJEV to develop intelligent vehicles, announces RMB 3 billion C-round funding|url=http://autonews.gasgoo.com/New_Energy/70014557.html}} In April 2018, Singulato presented another iC3 study, this time showing a small, two-seater electric car using the Toyota body design from the iQ.{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en|title=Did You Think The Toyota EQ Was Dead? Meet The Singulato iC3 Electric City Car|website=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianblanco/2019/04/17/did-you-think-the-toyota-eq-was-dead-meet-the-singulato-ic3-electric-city-car/}}
The ambitious plans could not be implemented, including the implementation of the iS6 model into production, which was not possible either in 2018, 2019 or 2021. Singulato has financing about 17 billion RMB, and it has been questioned that it cannot build cars, relies on selling software to make a living, and is insolvent. In 2022, the company was exposed to the problem of employees demanding wages. On June 26, 2023, the Intermediate People's Court of Tongling City, Anhui Province decided to accept the bankruptcy and liquidation case of Singulato, and on June 30, designated Tongling Jinjian Accounting Firm as the administrator of Anhui Singulato Intelligent New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd.
The failed company finally filed for bankruptcy in July 2023.{{cite web|access-date=2024-03-15 |title=Chinese EV startup Singulato Motors to face bankruptcy proceeding procedure |url=https://en.pingwest.com/a/11937}}
Products
Current product includes the following:
- Singulato iS6 – electric mid-size crossover SUV
- Singulato iM8 – (concept) electric MPV
- Singulato iC3 – (concept) electric city car based on the Toyota iQ
File:Singulato iS6 002.jpg|Singulato iS6
File:Singulato iC3 001.jpg|Singulato iC3
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External links
- [https://www.singulato.com/about-singulato/ Singulato Auto]
{{Insolvent EV companies}}
{{Automotive industry in China}}
Category:Car manufacturers of China
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2014
Category:Chinese companies established in 2014
Category:Electric vehicle manufacturers of China