ECARX Holdings, a Chinese auto tech startup backed by Geely Holding Group’s chairman, on Thursday said it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values it at $3.82 billion. Chinese listings in the United States have been frozen for months, as Beijing and U.S. regulators have been locked in a dispute over the latter’s demand for complete access to the books of U.S-listed Chinese companies. The deal with COVA Acquisition Corp includes a $45 million investment from mobility tech company Geely, lidar sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc and automotive company Lotus Technology. Luminar...