Asian Tech Press (Nov 10) -- Zeekr, the premium electric car brand of Chinese auto conglomerate Geely, filed an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday.

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited (Zeekr) plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ZK," according to the filing.

Zeekr has hired Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and CICC as lead underwriters for the New York IPO.

In addition, BNP Paribas, BOCI, HSBC, ICBC International, Santander and SPDB International are also participating in the offering.

Founded in March 2021, Zeekr has already released several electric models, including ZEEKR 001, ZEEKR 001 FR, ZEEKR 009 and ZEEKR X.

Over the past year, Geely has been actively promoting Zeekr's IPO. In October 2022, it first disclosed Zeekr's plan to spin off and go public.

With the filing, Zeekr becomes the fourth Chinese smart car tech company to go public in the U.S. after Nio Inc., Li Auto Inc., and Xpeng Inc.