[5] A US subsidiary, SF Motors Inc.,[5] sometimes also called Seres,[5]: 17 [6] headquartered in Santa Clara, California, represents Jinkang New Energy Automobile's business in US.
The company has delayed launching a US product and laid off hundreds of workers, including 90 people at its design studio.
[9] SF Motors Inc. was founded in Santa Clara, California in January 2016 as a company focused on producing electric vehicles.
In early 2017, SF Motors’ parent company, Sokon Industry Group, was granted production permits from the Chinese government to produce electric vehicles.
In 2017, SF Motors completed the acquisition of the AM General Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana, making it the only electric vehicle company at the time to have manufacturing facilities in both the U.S. and China.