Qoros Brand to Make China Debut at Shanghai Motor Show

For most people, the name Qoros remains an unknown quantity - for now. After the brand introduced itself with the classic phrase "Hi, I'm Qoros and I'm an automaker," at the Geneva Motor Show earlier in the year, it's now time for the other important market their cars are aimed at to get a closer look – China. Qoros will be making its official China debut at the Shanghai International Auto Show, on 20 April. Read more »

Guess How You Open the Boot on the New Qoros 3 Sedan at the Geneva Show

It shouldn't come as a surprise that there was a lot of interest about Chinese-Israeli startup brand Qoros and its new '3' compact sedan during the press days of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, which will be open for the public until March 17.

The 4,615mm long sedan is the company's first model and it will go on sale in China and Europe in the second half of the year, with Autonews reporting that it will be priced under €20,000 (equal to about US$26,000 at today's exchange rates).

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Fledgling Chinese-Israeli Automaker Qoros Makes World Debut in Geneva [w/Video]

Qoros, the new Chinese-Israeli-funded automaker, made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show, where it unveiled the production version of its first car, the 3 (formerly known as GQ3) sedan.

The compact saloon shares the show floor with two more models, which are displayed in concept form, but look very close to being production-ready: the 3 Cross Hybrid and the Qoros 3 Estate.

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Here’s Why Qoros Renamed its Compact Models from GQ3 to 3

You know the saying, "what goes around, comes around". Well, now so does Chinese-Israeli startup Qoros, which last year, took Kia to German courts to ban the Korean company from using the "Quoros" moniker for its flagship rear-wheel drive saloon in Europe because it sounded too close to its own brand name.

For several months, Qoros was advertising its first ever production and concept models under the GQ3 nameplate, when all of a sudden last week, the automaker released photos of the cars named the "3".

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Qoros Details New 3 Production Sedan and Cross Hybrid and Estate Concepts

The compact car we came to know as the QC3 from Chinese-Israeli start-up brand Qoros over the past few months will be named the 3 Sedan (no similarities with the other 3 from…Bavaria), the company announced today, while also providing real-life pictures of the production-intent 3 Cross Hybrid and 3 Estate Concepts, all of which will make their world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show.

Qoros says the 3 Sedan will be manufactured in a new assembly plant in Changshu, China, with sales to begin in its home market during the second half of 2013, and in Europe towards the end of the year, and will be followed by new models at intervals of approximately six months.

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