Roborock responded to the CEO's $200 million financing to build a car: no comment.

According to relevant media reports, Roborock's car-making project Camel Automobile has recently completed a series D financing of about 200 million US dollars, with a project valuation of 2 billion US dollars. The leading investor is American hedge fund Coatue, and well-known institutions such as Sequoia Capital and IDG Capital have also followed suit. Roborock declined to comment.

At the end of 2020, the car-making project of Roto Automobile was founded by Chang Jing, the founder of Roborock. It is said that Chang Jing is a car enthusiast, especially fond of off-road vehicles. Its first model will be the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or with the help of extended range technology, its comprehensive cruising range will exceed 65,438+000 km.

The new car is expected to be launched in 2023, and the price may be 300,000-500,000 yuan. At present, Luo Qi Automobile is headquartered in Shanghai, with Chang Jing as the company's chairman, and Yan Feng, the former CTO of Weimar Automobile, has joined the company as CEO. In addition, Anhui Locke Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has been established in Wuhu Economic Development Zone, Anhui Province.