AutomobilesChinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5bn in biggest funding round
State-run investment boosts Tesla challenger ahead of initial public offering
WM Motor's Evolve concept electric car at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. Its new funds will provide much-needed capital in order for the company to challenge Tesla in China. © AP
NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer
September 22, 2020 16:25 JST
HONG KONG -- Electric vehicle startup WM Motor, one of China's ambitious challengers to Tesla, said it raised 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) from a group of state-backed investors -- among others -- after the successful stock market listings of bigger domestic rivals.