Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5bn in biggest funding round

State-run investment boosts Tesla challenger ahead of initial public offering

NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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