Ora (marque)
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Product type | Automobile |
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Owner | Great Wall Motor |
Country | China |
Introduced | 2018 |
Website | oraev.com (China) |
Chinese name | |
Simplified Chinese | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Oūlā |
Ora (Chinese:
According to GWM, Ora stands for "open, reliable and alternative", while also paying homage to Leonhard Euler, a notable Swiss mathematician whose surname is phonetically translated as "Oula" in Mandarin Chinese.[1]
History
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Great Wall Motors announced the creation of the new Ora brand, dedicated to a new line of electric cars, in May 2018.[2] At the time, the brand was launched with two initial models: the crossover iQ5 (later iQ) and city car R1 (later Black Cat).[3] Sales of the iQ officially kicked off the brand in August 2018.[4] The third Ora model R2 (later White Cat) was first previewed in June 2019,[5] with production officially beginning in July 2020.[6]
The Ora brand entered Europe, Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa and Australia in late 2022, Brazil in 2023, and Brunei in 8 December 2023. Ora was unveiled at Indonesia International Auto Show 2023 and is planned to be marketed in Indonesia in 2024.[7]
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."[8][9]
Vehicles
[edit]Current
[edit]- Ora Good Cat/Funky Cat/03 — electric compact hatchback
- Ora Ballet Cat — electric mid-size hatchback[10]
- Ora Lightning Cat/07 — electric sport fastback
- Mecha Dragon — electric sedan
Discontinued
[edit]- Ora iQ (2018–2020)[11]
- Ora R1/Black Cat (2019–2022)
- Ora R2/White Cat (2020–2022)
- Ora Cherry Cat (2022–2023)
Concept
[edit]- Ora R2 Concept
- Ora Futurist
- Ora Punk Cat
- Ora Lightning Cat
- Ora Big Cat
Gallery
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Ora Haomao / 03 / Good Cat / Funky Cat
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Ora Lightning Cat
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Ora Ballet Cat
Discontinued
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Ora iQ
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Ora Black Cat
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Ora White Cat
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Ora Cherry Cat
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NEW Brand 'ORA' Released by GWM-GWM News-GWM". Great Wall Motor. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Great Wall launches dedicated electric car brand ORA". electrive.com. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Great Wall launches dedicated electric car brand ORA". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "ORA iQ hits market, priced from RMB 89,800". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "ORA R2 Is Another Mini EV From Great Wall Motor, Range Will Reach 223miles". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Tate (2020-07-16). "GWM ORA "White Cat" Goes on Chinese Market". China Car News, Reviews and More. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Mobil Listrik Retro GWM Ora 03 Dijual 2024" [Retro Electric Car GWM Ora 03 For Sale on 2024]. avolta.id. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "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. - ^ "
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. - ^ Maxwell, Tom. "A Chinese automaker created an electric clone of VW's iconic Beetle". Input. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Ora iQ China auto sales figures". 2 January 2019.
External links
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