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Yike Auto is a technology-oriented brand in China's new energy vehicle sector, affiliated with Jiangsu Guoxin New Energy Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd. The brand takes full carbon fiber composite body and aluminum alloy chassis technology as core features, and is the first enterprise in China to achieve mass production of carbon fiber body pure electric passenger vehicles. The Yike brand is based in Jiangsu Province Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone. It is the only complete vehicle project in Jiangsu Province invested by local funds, possessing independent intellectual property rights and independent brand. The brand adheres to the development concept of "New Platform, New Material, New Process, New Model" and "Electrification, Lightweighting, Intelligence, Integration", called "Four New Four Modernizations", dedicated to building lightweight and intelligent new energy vehicle products. The brand logo takes the "Yike" Chinese logo as the core visual element.
Yike brand's operating entity, Jiangsu Guoxin New Energy Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd., was established on February 1, 2016. The registered address is No. 22 Pearl River Road, Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu Province. With a registered capital of approximately 2.487 billion RMB, it is a state-controlled enterprise and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Yancheng City State-owned Assets Investment Group. The company has obtained dual production and sales qualifications for new pure electric passenger vehicles from the state. Its team possesses self-developed technologies in whole-vehicle lightweight forward development, vehicle control, equipment automation, and fuel cell systems, backed by eighteen years of new energy vehicle R&D accumulation.
In January 2019, the company's 70,000 units per year carbon fiber lightweight pure electric passenger vehicle project officially obtained approval from the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission. The total investment scale is large and was promoted in two phases: Phase One adopts a carbon fiber composite material thermosetting molding process, planning an annual output of 20,000 units; Phase Two adopts a thermoplastic molding process, planning an annual output of 50,000 units. In the same year, the company completed China's first "Intelligent Manufacturing, Green Manufacturing" model factory, truly achieving comprehensive lightweight innovation processes for new energy vehicles.
In June 2021, Yike brand's first model — the Yike ET300 — officially launched and went on sale. This vehicle is China's first full carbon fiber body pure electric passenger vehicle, independently developed and produced by the company. By the end of June that year, the first batch of 60 units of orders were delivered to customers in succession, mainly targeted at individual users and the rental market.
In November 2022, the Yike brand declared a second brand-new model to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Based on the rear badge, it might be named "Yike Xin," but careful industry media soon found that the new car was almost identical to the Modernin in terms of appearance styling and body dimensions. After this model declaration, it never entered the actual mass production stage. During the same period, Yike also declared another brand-new pure electric microcar, the EA1, whose styling was extremely similar to a vehicle declared by Chery Commercial Vehicle's Karry brand.
After this, the Yike brand entered a long-term low-profile operation period. As of 2026, the Yike ET300 remains the only mass-produced model under the brand, with multiple new products planned previously not launched on schedule. The company currently has 81 employees, and the operation scale remains stable.
Yike's model layout concentrates on the pure electric passenger car field, and the product matrix is streamlined.
Yike ET300 is the brand's only currently mass-produced model. This vehicle is positioned as an A00-Class pure electric microcar. The whole vehicle dimensions are 3,018 mm in length, 1,708 mm in width, and 1,610 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 1,960 mm. The rated passenger capacity is 4 persons. The Yike ET300 is a product produced by Guoxin Company based on an independently developed lightweight pure electric sedan platform. Its biggest feature is the adoption of a full carbon fiber composite material body and aluminum alloy chassis. The vehicle's curb weight is 960 kg, with a total mass of 1,260 kg. In terms of the power system, the ET300 is equipped with a rear-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a peak power of 50 kW (approximately 68 hp) and maximum torque of 200 N·m. The energy storage device is a ternary lithium-ion power battery with a capacity of 33.14 kWh, offering an NEDC cycle range of 302 km and a top speed of 105 km/h. This vehicle supports external charging and can be sold nationwide. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the Yike ET300 is 99,800 RMB, featuring a RWD layout. The full carbon fiber composite material body reduces weight by 30% to 60% compared to traditional sheet metal bodies, combining good corrosion resistance and fatigue resistance, greatly improving vehicle service life and safety performance.
Yike Xin (Planned) is the brand's second model declared but not mass-produced. This vehicle is positioned as a compact pure electric sedan, adopting a crossover style design. Body dimensions are 4,473 mm (or 4,605 mm) in length, 1,822 mm in width, and 1,550 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,710 mm and a 5-seat layout. The power system is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor of maximum power 138 kW. The energy storage device is a nickel-cobalt-manganese ternary lithium battery, with cells provided by CALB and the battery assembly provided by Shanghai Mochi Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. This model's appearance styling is almost identical to Modern Auto's Modernin, and since its 2022 declaration, it has not achieved mass production.
In addition, Yike also previously declared multiple micro electric vehicles such as the EA1 and EK1. The former is a four-door electric microcar based on the abandoned Karry microcar plan, and the latter is a product resulting from rebadging and slight front face modification of the Karry EK1. The Yike EA1 retained typical features such as the oval LOGO base outline of the Karry test car. These models, like the Yike Xin, only stayed at the MIIT declaration stage and were not actually mass-produced for the market.
Yike's presence in the new energy market is relatively limited. Since the 2021 launch of the ET300, the first batch of 60 orders were delivered to customers. In the early stage of the brand, it failed to rapidly expand the retail market scale. Due to low brand awareness and insufficient industry attention, actual sales of the ET300 were mainly concentrated among individual users and the rental market within the brand's home location of Yancheng, Jiangsu.
However, regarding the overall market performance of Guoxin New Energy, independent third-party statistical data shows that in November and December 2025, monthly sales reached 15,671 units and 19,167 units respectively, with January 2026 sales at 4,884 units. However, since Guoxin New Energy's production and sales data are mostly associated with its C-Class platform collaborative projects (including SUVs, MPVs, and other larger models), and the exact brand ownership of products output under this platform has not been clearly defined, attributing these figures completely to Yike ET300 sales may not be accurate. The Yike Xin, EA1, and EK1 models dida not enter the final sales stage, meaning the brand remains highly dependent on the contribution of the single ET300 model.
Yike brand's most core technical barrier lies in the domestic landing and scale application of full carbon fiber composite lightweight body technology.
Full Carbon Fiber Composite Material and Aluminum Alloy Chassis System is the biggest technical tag of the Yike ET300. The company has established a complete thermosetting/thermoplastic technology route, covering processes from carbon fiber cutting, laying, preforming, and resin soaking to molding pressing, achieving autonomous mass production of full carbon fiber composite material bodies. Carbon fiber composite material reduces weight by 30% to 60% compared to traditional steel bodies. The whole vehicle adopts high-strength, lightweight materials combined with an integrated aluminum alloy chassis, placing its lightweight level at the leading position among A00-Class pure electric models. The company is also exploring carbon fiber composite material recycling and degradation reuse technology, cooperating with universities and research institutions to develop recyclable remanufacturing composite material production processes, with plans to form scale effects and provide supporting solutions for the industry.
At the whole vehicle manufacturing system level, the company has integrated automated molding of carbon fiber composite material parts, aluminum chassis welding, body automated adhesion, painting, final assembly, and testing into a full-chain production capability through innovative processes. It also possesses manufacturing capabilities for battery packs, electric motor electronic controls, and fuel cell system components. The company's R&D team holds autonomous core technologies in whole-vehicle lightweight forward design, whole-vehicle control (including motor control), and fuel cell systems, having filed over 120 patents.
In terms of electrification technology, the ET300 is equipped with an independently developed permanent magnet synchronous motor and a three-electric management system, achieving a pure electric range of 302 km. Company R&D personnel are also conducting series development of a C-Class whole-vehicle platform, covering multiple model types including SUVs, MPVs, and three-door sedans.
Yike brand and its parent company, Guoxin New Energy, incorporated overseas export into their strategic planning early on. Due to the characteristics of carbon fiber composite material bodies—including corrosion resistance, anti-deformation properties, and ease of transport and long-term storage—Guoxin products can be exported in Completely Knocked Down (CKD) form. This approach greatly reduces tariffs and freight costs, thereby improving the product's competitiveness in the international market.
According to disclosures, Guoxin Company has signed a long-term cooperative agreement for CKD exports with Marin Company in Čakovec, a sister city of Yancheng City in the EU. In addition, Guoxin New Energy's business scope includes goods import and export as well as technology import and export. Based on existing public information, it remains unclear whether the Yike ET300 has actually been exported in batches to Croatia and other international markets. However, the establishment of this CKD export cooperation framework has laid a channel foundation for the brand to participate in the "Belt and Road" national strategy and promote the dual circulation of domestic and foreign markets.
Yike brand's development prospects are closely bound to its parent company, Guoxin New Energy's, C-Class whole vehicle platform strategy. According to the company's long-term planning, C-Class platform series models (covering SUVs, MPVs, and three-door sedans, etc.) are in the active promotion stage. The company will rely on its accumulated full carbon fiber lightweight production processes, whole-vehicle control, fuel cell systems, and other core capabilities to continuously launch more lightweight and intelligent new energy products.
However, Yike's core challenges are also prominent. The brand's mass-produced product line is relatively thin in the current market environment. Although the ET300 possesses technical uniqueness, it faces increasingly fierce competition in the A00-Class micro electric vehicle market. Models like the "Yike Xin," which were declared but have failed to reach mass production for a long time, make it difficult for the brand to expand its market coverage. As of 2026, there is no news of the Yike brand launching new energy vehicle models. Yike's strategic core for the next stage lies in two main areas: first rushing to convert C-Class platform R&D results into an actual product matrix to get rid of excessive dependence on the single ET300 model; and second, truly converting carbon fiber composite material lightweight technology from a "technical advantage" to a "market advantage," strengthening brand cognition and channel competitiveness while expanding production capacity, thereby forming a clear differentiated positioning in the carbon fiber lightweight subdivision track.
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