Livan Automotive

History

Originally Shanghai Maple (SMA, Shanghai Maple Automobiles), the brand was established in 2000, producing Huapu (Maple) branded vehicles. The first Shanghai Maple vehicle was produced in the summer of 2003, based on the 1990s-era Citroën ZX. Geely acquired a strategic holding in Shanghai Maple in 2002, and in 2008, Shanghai Maple was fully consolidated into Geely as their budget brand before it was phased out in 2010 in favor of the Englon budget brand.

In March 2013, Geely and Kandi Technologies established a 50:50 joint venture, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Investment, focused on the research and development, production, marketing, and sale of electric vehicles in the Chinese mainland. As a result of this partnership, the Maple brand was revived in 2020. The revived Maple brand began producing a series of affordable electric cars based on existing Geely petrol cars, beginning with the Maple 30X, based on the Geely Vision X3.

In March 2021, Kandi Technologies exited its stake, transferring its 22 percent equity interest to Geely. In 2022, Geely launched a joint venture between Lifan and Maple called Livan (Ruilan, 睿蓝). Geely announced the launch of the Maple Leaf 60S, Geely's first battery swap car under the Livan brand, produced in association with Lifan and based on the Geely Emgrand GL. In early 2022 the Maple brand was folded into the new Livan brand, becoming a model name used on legacy designs.

During the Livan brand launch later in June 2022, a brand new model, the Livan 7 electric fastback crossover was teased, while a few days later at the 2022 Chongqing Auto Show, the Livan 9 electric mid-size crossover SUV was shown for the first time being developed based on the Geely Haoyue.

Livan entered the Russian market in mid-2023. Instead of being an electric vehicle brand, Livan in Russia became Geely's budget brand, selling older Geely models with modified styling. Livan also entered several markets in 2025 with petrol-powered models, such as Spain and United Arab Emirates.

In February 2024, Geely Automobile Holdings sold its 45% stake in Livan Automotive to Geely Qizheng, another company under Zhejiang Geely Holding. Currently, Geely Qizheng and Lifan Technology hold 45% and 55% of Livan respectively, both are holding subsidiaries of Geely Group and still retained within the Geely Group.

In October 2024, Livan entered a partnership with Aletra Mobil Nusantara, an Indonesian company, to develop and market right-hand drive electric vehicles in Indonesia under the Aletra brand. Aletra introduced its first vehicle, the Aletra L8 (a rebadged Livan 8) in November 2024.

In March 2025, the major shareholder Lifan Technology was renamed to Chongqing Qianli Technology.

In April 2025, for the Chinese market, the Livan marque was consolidated and became a product line under Geely Auto.

Product

Current models

• Maple 60S (2021–present), compact sedan, rebadged Geely Emgrand EV Pro
• Livan 7 (2022–present), coupe compact SUV, BEV
• Livan 9 (2022–present), mid-size SUV, rebadged BEV variant of Geely Haoyue
• Maple 80V (2020–present), compact MPV, rebadged BEV variant of Geely Jiaji
  • Livan 8 (2024–present), compact MPV, rebadged BEV variant of Geely Jiaji L
• Livan Blue Balloon (2025–present), City car, rebadged BEV variant of Geely Panda Mini EV

File:Maple 60S IMG01.jpg|Maple 60S File:Maple 80V 001.jpg|Maple 80V File:2023 Livan 7 (front).jpg|Livan 7 File:Livan 8 001.jpg|Livan 8 File:Livan RL9 01 China 2023-04-23.jpg|Livan 9

Export models

• Livan S6 Pro (2023–present), compact sedan, rebadged Geely Emgrand L
• Livan X3 Pro (2023–present), subcompact SUV, rebadged Geely Yuanjing X3 Pro
• Livan X6 Pro (2023–present), mid-size SUV, rebadged Geely Haoyue Pro

File:Moscow, Livan X3 Pro, Aug 2025 05.jpg|Livan X3 Pro File:2024 Livan X6 Pro Premium white front.jpg|Livan X6 Pro File:Livan S6PRO white.jpg|Livan S6 Pro

Discontinued models

• Maple 30X (2020–2021), subcompact SUV, BEV, rebadged Geely Yuanjing X3 File:Maple 30x on display.jpg|Maple 30X

References

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