[ 2024 / 6 / 25 - 台北 ] 全球電池交換生態系技術領導者 Gogoro（那斯達克股票代碼：GGR），今日宣布獲英國石油公司 (bp) 集團旗下子公司、同為全球潤滑油領導品牌嘉實多 (Castrol) 投資，該投資金額可望達 5,000 萬美元。
在第一階段投資，嘉實多旗下子公司 Castrol Holdings 將以 2,500 萬美元認購 Gogoro 普通股，預計取得 Gogoro 約 5.72% 股權；第二階段投資則為價值 2,500 萬美元的可轉換公司債（視雙方業務合作中部分交易的完成狀況決定）。第一階段投資為嘉實多秉持「向前、向上、向未來」的品牌新戰略，跨越潤滑油產品核心業務領域，開創多元化版圖的第一步。
嘉實多全球執行長周彬彬表示：「二輪運具是嘉實多全球產品線的重要一環，隨著我們的客戶陸續投入運具電動化轉型，我們將擔任至關重要的角色。Gogoro 是全球電動運具及電池交換生態系的領導品牌，我們對 Gogoro 的投資蘊含實現產品線多元化的戰略意義，確保我們的客戶始終走在時代最前端，擁抱嶄新機遇，持續證明嘉實多 125 年來堅持的信念，為我們的股東創造更多價值。」
Gogoro 創辦人暨執行長陸學森表示：「Gogoro 透過科技創新打造更智慧、便利、永續的城市。嘉實多的投資證明了 Gogoro 電池交換生態系的市場可行性與成功，將持續激勵 Gogoro 加速實現永續願景。」
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