GWM ORA 2023 News

Why Chinese brands are winning the EV battle

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 Sep 2023

The thought first hit me as I was steering the MG4 51 Excite - one of Australia’s cheapest electric vehicles, and one that really should be pretty ordinary, given its bargain-basement status.

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GWM drops Ora EV pricing

By Tung Nguyen · 05 Jul 2023

GWM (Great Wall Motors) has cut a significant chunk from its Ora electric car’s pricing to better place it against affordable EV rivals the BYD Dolphin and MG4.

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You bought an EV? You must be rich!

By Laura Berry · 21 May 2023

Tesla has just revealed that it’ll be bringing out a totally new model and this one could be the most affordable ever. It may even be Australia’s cheapest electric vehicle when it arrives. The truth is, the price will probably still put it out of reach for many Aussies - just like the cost of all electric cars. So why do electric cars cost so much and is it worth waiting for the price to come down

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Cupra Born rated by ANCAP

By Chris Thompson · 27 Mar 2023

The Cupra Born hatchback is now one of two in its segment to have been awarded five stars by ANCAP against the 2020-2022 rating criteria.

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Is GWM targeting Tesla with the Ora Sport?

By David Morley · 12 Feb 2023

Having taken the decision to launch the Ora small EV to Australia, GWM is now looking to further develop that market space with the more powerful, bigger and sportier model known as the Lightning Cat in some markets.

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Is the GWM Ora cheaper than BYD Atto 3?

By David Morley · 09 Feb 2023

GWM's all-electric small SUV, the Ora, goes on sale today with pricing that is sure to give the competition plenty to think about.

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China's cheap EV car takeover of Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Oct 2022

To understand just how big a threat the traditional auto makers consider Chinese EV brands to be, look no further than the recent comments from Stellantis' chief, Carlos Tavares, when faced with BYD (or Beyond Your Dreams) expansion into Europe.

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GWM goes on EV offensive

By Laura Berry · 18 Oct 2022

If you still haven’t realised the car industry is on the threshold of a monumental change, then Great Wall Motors’ announcement of its intention to release 50 EVs by 2025 at the Paris Motor Show should rectify that.

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China is the great EV disruptor in Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 13 Oct 2022

We all - most of us, at least - recognise that electric vehicles have an important role to play in all of our automotive futures, but there is an uncomfortable reality surrounding most EVs that is simply unavoidable.And that is, of course, that they're no

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This Chinese brand will be a top-10 player

By Tim Nicholson · 31 Aug 2022

A few years ago it would have been unthinkable that brands like Honda and Volkswagen wouldn’t be top-10 sellers in Australia.

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