Mexican Media Brands
China’s SF Motors Aims to Enter U.S. Market in 2019
Two-year old SF Motors Inc. claims it will launch U.S. sales of its first model, an electric crossover vehicle called the SF5, next year.
#hybrid
Share
Two-year-old SF Motors Inc. claims it will begin selling its first model, an electric crossover vehicle called the SF5, in the U.S. next year.
SF Motors aims to assemble vehicles in a factory in Indiana it acquired in November from AM General LLC.
The company also showed a second EV, the coupe-like SF7 crossover, but provided few details. Both cars will come equipped with semi-self-driving features designed to enhance driver safety.
The SF5 will be able to travel 300 miles on a charge, according to CEO John Zhang. He says the crossover will offer a four-motor, 1,000-hp variant that can race from zero to 60 mph in about three seconds.
SF Motors is backed by China’s Chongqing Sokon Industry Group. Zhang says the startup’s factory will begin pre-production work in the third quarter and start taking pre-production orders by the end of this year. He vows to meet the company’s production targets on schedule.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Electric Motors for Aero and Auto
Rolls-Royce—the manufacturer of aircraft engines, not the one that makes high-end vehicles with four wheels—is working with another British company, YASA, on the development of the ACCEL, an electric airplane.
-
Electrically Improving Powertrains
The good news about downsized powertrains is that they can provide greatly improved fuel efficiency compared to larger engines. The not-so-good news for many drivers of cars with these smaller engines under the hood is that they can lack performance.
-
On Ford Maverick, Toyota Tundra Hybrid, and GM's Factory Footprint
GM is transforming its approach to the auto market—and its factories. Ford builds a small truck for the urban market. Toyota builds a full-size pickup and uses a hybrid instead of a diesel. And Faurecia thinks that hydrogen is where the industry is going.