JMEV


Jiangxi Jiangling Group New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a joint venture headquartered in Nanchang, China, and owned by Groupe Renault, Jiangling Motors Corporation Group and China Agricultural Development Construction Fund Corporation. JMEV is focused on the development and production of electric cars and was established in 2015 as a subsidiary of JMCG. It was reorganised as a joint venture in July 2019, after Renault acquired a majority stake.
As of 2023, its cumulative sales of electric vehicles have exceeded 100,000.

History

In 2014, Jiangling Motors announced the creation of a branch centred on electric cars. On 15 January 2015, Jiangling Motors Corporation Group established a new subsidiary called JMEV. The first car produced by JMEV, the E100, entered production at a Nanchang plant that same year. In 2016, the company opened an electric vehicle test and development centre and started production of a new car, the E200. That year, it got certifications from the government to produce electric cars. In 2017, the company launched two models: the E160 and E200S. It also got permission to produce and sell cars independently of JMCG. In April 2018, the company began building a new production base at Kunming with the capacity to assemble up to 100,000 cars per year. That year, JMEV launched the E400. In October 2019, the Kunming plant started producing EX5s.
In December 2018, French manufacturer Renault announced it would acquire a "significant" JMEV stake. In July 2019, Renault completed the acquisition of a 50% JMEV stake through capital increase while JMCG and China Agricultural Development Construction Fund Corporation kept a 37% and 13% respectively. The company was reorganised as a joint venture.
In mid-2023, all four Renault representatives left the board after Renault decided to fully divest its stake in the brand due to poor sales and financial problems.

Models

Current

JMEV EV3 (previously E300)

A hatchback, equipped with a motor and a 32kWh battery.

JMEV Xiaoqilin

The JMEV Xiaoqilin is an electric city car launched in 2023 originally called the EV2.

Yichi 01 / SC01

The Yichi 01 is an electric two-seat coupé. Originally named the SC01, it was developed by Chinese start-up Small Sports Car in 2023 and features a mid-mounted battery positioned behind the cockpit and two electric motors with one positioned at the front and one at the rear. The combined power output is allowing it to accelerate from 0 in under 3.9 seconds. SSC claims a range of on the NEDC test cycle. As of January 2025, documents published by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology unveils that the SC01 will now be part of JMEV's product line and was renamed the Yichi 01.

Yichi 05 / JMEV Yi (GSE)

A compact sedan with a motor and an expected NEDC range of up to.
In September 2021, Renault announced the intention to market the Yi in Europe as a subscription-only vehicle for professional drivers as the Mobilize Limo.

Yichi 05S

A compact SUV, a rebadged LS Auto LEV 01

Previous

E100

The E100, a hatchback, has a length of and a wheelbase of.
The car has a 104 Ah lithium-ion battery pack. The motor delivers up to. Its top speed is.

E160

The E160, a saloon, has a length of, a width of, a height of and a wheelbase of. The 19.8kWh battery pack is coupled to a motor with a maximum power output of and torque output of.

E200

The E200, a hatchback, has a length of, a width of, a height of and a wheelbase of. The 17kWh battery pack is coupled to an electric motor delivering a power of and a torque of. The estimated range is. Suspension is made up of MacPherson struts on front and trailing arms on rear.
Versions with more powerful batteries, called the E200N, were introduced in 2018 and increased the vehicle range up to an estimated.

E200S

The E200S, a hatchback, has a length of, a width of, a height of and a wheelbase of. The electric motor delivers a power of and a torque of.

JMEV EX5

A CUV, previously known as the E400 and is based on the Landwind X2. The E400 SUV was renamed as EVeasy EX5 in September 2019. It has a battery pack of up to 41kWh that supports fast charging, coupled to an electric motor delivering a power output of. Its range is up to.

EVeasy models

EVeasy is a sub-marque introduced by JMEV at the 2018 Guangzhou Auto Show. The first model, a hatchback named EVeasy EV3, has an electric motor with a power of and a torque of ; the maximum estimated range is. Sales started in March 2019.

Other Jiangling-named new energy vehicles

Besides JMEV products, Jiangling Motors and Jiangling Motor Group sell their own new energy vehicles directly, including the S330 SUV and the T500EV pickup.

Branding

At first, JMEV vehicles used a similar badge logo as Jiangling Motors' Yusheng division. JMEV products either launched or updated from 2018 onwards adopted a lower case "e" letter as their badge logo.
The upper case "E" letter in the vehicles' designations stands for and followed by numbers representing the vehicles' rounded official range rating.