IM L6 debuts in Geneva with promised solid-state battery | KLRT [Video]

Chinese auto giant SAIC used this week’s 2024 Geneva auto show to debut the L6 compact sedan, the latest model from its newly established brand IM.

IM, whose initials stand for Intelligent Mobility, is SAIC’s brand for premium electric vehicles. It’s also intended to have a global reach, just like MG, the historic British brand through which SAIC sells a number of mainstream EVs and hybrids around the globe.

Neither brand has indicated plans to enter the U.S., however.

IM currently operates exclusively in China but will expand to Europe in 2025, starting with the L6 sedan and a compact crossover that’s already available in China, dubbed the LS6. IM also sells a midsize sedan in China, dubbed the L7.

2025 IM L6

IM was short on details for the L6 but said at least one version will deliver 0-62 mph acceleration in less than three seconds. There will be a standard lithium-ion battery and an available solid-state battery. Both batteries are anticipated …