Private company

Jidu Auto

Logo: Jidu Auto / Ji Yue Auto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chinese automobile manufacturer

Jidu Auto is a joint venture premium intelligent EV startup between Chinese tech giant Baidu and car manufacturer Geely. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China.2 It was founded by Xia Yiping.1 It employed 3,000 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 2, 2021Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersShanghai1
  • Websitewww.jidu.com
  • Legal formjoint venture1

Jidu Auto is a joint venture premium intelligent EV startup between Chinese tech giant Baidu and car manufacturer Geely. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China.2

Corporate structure

Jidu Auto is part of a group headed by Baidu. 9 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Baidu 北京, China
    • Jidu Auto 3.5% · Shanghai
      • Ji Yue Owned · China
    • iQIYI Ugland House, Cayman Islands
      • iQIYI PICTURES Subsidiary
      • Idol Youth Entertainment Subsidiary · China
      • IQIYI INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • iQIYI Studio 12 Subsidiary · China
    • Qimao Novels Subsidiary
    • BAIDU USA Subsidiary
    • Baidu Baike Owned · China
    • Baidu Knows Owned · China
    • Baidu Maps Owned · China
    • Baidu Scholar Owned · India
    • Baidu Tieba Owned

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Jidu Auto reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Ji Yue

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Xia Yiping on Mar 2, 2021.1

Leadership

Who has led Jidu Auto, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Ji Yue

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20233,0001

Timeline

  1. Mar 2, 2021Founded Founded1

Sources

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