ORA (marque)

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ORA
TypeDivision
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2018; 4 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Baoding, Hebei
,
China
Area served
Mainland China
Key people
Wang Fengying
ProductsAutomobiles
ParentGreat Wall Motors
Websitehttps://www.oraev.com/ (Chinese)

ORA (Chinese: 欧拉; pinyin: Oūlā) is a Chinese marque of electric passenger cars and crossovers based in Baoding, operating since 2018. The brand belongs to the car manufacturer Great Wall Motors.

History[]

Great Wall Motors announced the creation of the new ORA brand, dedicated to a new line of electric cars, in May 2018.[1]

According to Great Wall Motors, ORA stands for ‘open, reliable and alternative’.[2]

At the time, the brand was launched with two initial models: the crossover iQ5 (now iQ) and city car R1 (now Black Cat).[3]

Sales of the iQ officially kicked off the brand in August 2018.[4]

The third ORA model R2 (now White Cat) was first previewed in June 2019,[5] with production officially beginning in July, 2020.[6]

The naming of the 'cat' series vehicles is reportedly based on a Deng Xiaoping's famous quote: "No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat."[7][8]

Since 2020, the Ora brand has successfully debuted on the Ukrainian market.

Vehicles[]

Current[]

Concept[]

  • ORA iQ

  • ORA Black Cat (R1)

  • ORA White Cat (R2)

  • ORA Haomao (R3)

  • ORA Lightning Cat

  • ORA Punk Cat

  • ORA Big Cat

References[]

  1. ^ "Great Wall launches dedicated electric car brand ORA". electrive.com. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ "NEW Brand 'ORA' Released by GWM-GWM News-GWM". xn-----0v2c5xg8kfmq8ga153xd2jkk6c0v8bca0822b. Retrieved 2021-09-13. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Great Wall launches dedicated electric car brand ORA". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. ^ "ORA iQ hits market, priced from RMB 89,800". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. ^ "ORA R2 Is Another Mini EV From Great Wall Motor, Range Will Reach 223miles". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. ^ Tate (2020-07-16). "GWM ORA "White Cat" Goes on Chinese Market". China Car News, Reviews and More. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. ^ "这台欧拉好猫，你说它像保时捷还是甲壳虫？ - 人人焦点". ppfocus.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  8. ^ "新车｜欧拉好猫今日上市 造型设计男女通吃，国产"小保时捷"吗？". auto.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ^ "Great Wall Ora Futurist Concept Looks Like A Weird EV Mustang Sedan". Motor1.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  10. ^ Maxwell, Tom. "A Chinese automaker created an electric clone of VW's iconic Beetle". Input. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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