ZAP and Jonway Auto Realigns Resource to Boost EV Production to Target Production Volume of 30,000 EVs by June 2015 to Address China EV Demand
PR Newswire - Wed Aug 13, 8:19PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto are realigning its resources to support volume production of their EV product line by putting in three parallel EV production lines in their manufacturing plant in Zhejiang Province. Two of the new EV production lines are already in full operation producing the Urbee, a city neighborhood vehicle that has drawn orders from multiple large dealerships in China, resulting in backlog over the next year of over 25,000 vehicles. The additional third new EV production line being put in place will switch from producing gasoline versions of SUV and Minivans, to supporting full electric vehicle models of the SUV and Minivan by 4th quarter of 2014. As Jonway Auto transitions from their prior focus of the gasoline vehicle business to focusing on electric vehicles as its mainstream business going forward, its current team of manufacturing engineers, technicians and managers are being retrained to expand their expertise to do mass production of EVs.
ZAP's Jonway Auto Targets China's EV Comprehensive Multi-Billion Dollar Stimulus Program Extended to 2020
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 31, 2:01PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto aligns its companies' strategy and priorities to fully utilize the comprehensive multi-billion dollar EV stimulus program announced by the Chinese government on July 14th by China's General Office of the State Council. This announcement commits the central government to implement a comprehensive macro program that is inclusive of EV rebates, sales tax and license fees elimination, electric charging infrastructure installation mandates as well as electric power pricing incentives to stimulate EV market adoption through to the year 2020, thus extending another five years from the 2015 programs announced in prior years. http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-07/21/...t_8936.htm
ZAP's Jonway Auto Signs Strategic Partnership and URBEE Volume Purchase Agreement with SunRa
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 30, 10:30AM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California received from SunRa volume purchase agreement for its URBEE through its subsidiary Jonway Auto for the Chinese. This contract is an agreement by SunRa to purchase 1,000 URBEEs per month from Jonway Auto to sell through its distribution network in China, starting with the first shipment of 500 URBEEs from Jonway Auto's production line in June 2014. SunRa, which is also called Xinri Electric Vehicle Company, Ltd. http://english.xinri.com/, was founded in 1999 in Jiangsu Province, China. It is one of the leaders specializing in small electric vehicles and auto parts and technologies in EVs in China and has over 1000 distribution dealers in China. Xinri has three major production plants in Wuxi, Tianjin, and Xiangfan cities and six key enterprises in China, having a total of more than five thousand employees and according to Xinri's report. It has an annual production capacity of 2 million small electric vehicles of various types and has been exporting internationally. With type approvals of CE, EN15194, EEC, and DOT for many of its products, Xinri has exported several million different EV products to Europe, America, Asia as well as Africa over the last few years.
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ZAP Jonway Announces Roll Out of 2013 EV Product Line with 5-Star Minivan and 2 Other New Additional EV Models This Year
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 17, 12:24PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that Jonway Auto, its subsidiary in Zhejiang, China has successfully completed their 5-Star MiniVan EV and is preparing to finalize the type approval in China. This Minivan EV represents one of three new EV models that will be launched this year for China and the international markets. The other two models are the new 3-Door E380 SUV, and the 5-Door E-Falcon SUV. All four models were shown at the Shanghai Auto Show in May this year. The latter two are planned for availability later on this year.
ZAP Jonway Exhibits in the 113th Global Canton Fair of 2013
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 17, 7:06PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP) Jonway Automobile, manufacturer of Electric Vehicles and other New Energy Vehicles exhibited at the 113th Global Canton Fair this week. This bi-annual event is the largest import and export exhibition show in the world and spans several weeks of exhibition of a broad range of consumer, industrial and commercial products. This fair is the oldest trade show in China and is attended by hundreds of thousands of international buyers and partners. The fair begins on April 15th and ends May 5th. Jonway is showing its latest model of A380 SUV, Jonway's minivan and ZAP Jonway's E-380 SUV during the fair.
ZAP Jonway Launches HYBRID CNG SUV Targeting Alternative Fuel Markets
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 18, 9:17PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California focused in Electric Vehicles is adding to its product line HYBRID Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an additional product in its line of New Energy Vehicles. ZAP Jonway announced today that it is launching its first HYBRID CNG vehicle with Jonway Auto's A 380 SUV. This new CNG SUV, named CN 380 is focused on the accelerating growth in CNG vehicles in many developing countries and in the United States. The HYBRID CNG engine in the CN 380 seamlessly allows the driver to utilize the regular gasoline engine when the CNG fuel is depleted, and also automatically uses the gasoline as fuel to run the engine when it is in a cold start state and the engine is warming up. The CNG tank capacity is the same as the gasoline tank, thus offering the driver double the amount of fuel available, inclusive of the existing gasoline tank which is used as the backup.
ZAP Jonway Announces EV Factory and E380 SUV China Type Approval
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 11, 11:14PM CDT
ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that Jonway Auto, its subsidiary in Zhejiang, China was issued the EV Catalogue License and factory certification for EV production manufacturing, and also received E380 SUV China type approval and Catalogue License. The EV Catalogue License issued to Jonway's factory for production manufacturing of Electrical Vehicles allows their factory in Sanmen, Zhejiang to manufacture and produce all current and future Electrical Vehicle products. This certification process rigorously verifies the factory's safety procedures in handling production of EV products, and reviews the production processes, testing and handling of lithium battery packaging and installation.
ZAP Affirms Dr. Priscilla Lu as Chairman of the Board and the Appointment of Wang Huai Yi, Founder of Jonway Group to Replace Alex Wang who Resigned as Director of ZAP Board
PR Newswire - Wed Jan 30, 2:03PM CST
On January 20th, 2013, ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, confirmed Dr. Priscilla Lu as Chairman of the Board and the appointment of Wang Huai Yi, Founder and Chairman of Jonway Group, and founder of Jonway Auto as director on the board of ZAP, replacing Alex Wang who resigned as director on the board of ZAP upon the appointment of Wang Huai Yi as his replacement. This was done at a board meeting held on January 20th, 2013 in China.
ZAP Jonway Removes Chairman, Management in Board Action
Marketwire - Mon Dec 31, 6:27PM CST
On December 31, 2012, the Board of Directors of Zap (OTCBB: ZAAP), a California corporation ("Zap"