First Zeekr model, the 001, is manufactured at Geely’s Da Jiang Dong plant in Hangzhou

Zeekr, the premium brand of Chinese automaker Geely, has made its paperwork for an IPO in the US public, Reuters reported.

It came a year after Zeekr announced it had confidentially filed for a US IPO.

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If successful, it will be the first major Chinese listing in the US, following China’s effective ban of foreign IPOs.

In February this year, Zeekr was valued at US$13bn.

It is hoping to raise over $1bn but Reuters sources said it was unlikely to breach that mark.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the lead underwriters for the IPO.

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