Everus
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Owner | GAC Honda |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Introduced | April 2008 |
Markets | People's Republic of China |
Website | www |
Everus (Li Nian) is a car marque of GAC Honda, a joint venture between Honda and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group).[1] Honda became the first foreign automaker to develop vehicles under a brand owned by its local joint venture automaker in China.[2] Li Nian launched its first car, the S1 at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2011.[3]
History
[edit]Beginnings
[edit]In 2008, joint venture Guangqi Honda between the Chinese car company GAC Group and the Japanese Honda decided to create a new brand, Everus, with the Chinese. The study announcement of the branch's first vehicle was the Li Nian Concept prototype in the form of a small roadster[4] presented in 2008 at the Guangzhou Auto Show,[5] and two years later a second concept car was presented in the form of a 4-door sedan.[6]
Three years after its creation, in April 2011, Everus presented the first production car in the form of the subcompact sedan S1. It was not a new design, but a derivative of the already offered Honda City model, which was distinguished from it by cosmetic visual modifications.[7] Two years after its launch, the company attempted to differentiate the S1 from the original design by introducing an extensive modernization. The model was sold until 2016,[8] after which production of the Everus S1 came to an end with neither a successor nor plans to launch new products. The branch remained in this condition for another 2 years.
Reactivation and liquidation
[edit]The announcement of Everus' return to the market, this time under a completely new brand electric cars, was the Everus EV Concept study presented in April 2018 at the Beijing Auto Show.[9] In November of the same year, a serial adaptation of this study was presented, as it was a slightly visually modified variation on the Honda Vezel already offered in China.[10]
Everus VE-1 sealed the subsidiary's return to the Chinese market in December 2018, a month after its debut.[11] As in the case of the previously offered S1 sedan, the VE-1 remained the only model in the Everus range and no decision was made to expand it in the next two years. In September 2020, the car underwent a minor modernization, during which it was decided to completely withdraw the Everus brand and include the VE-1 model directly in the GAC Honda portfolio.[12]
Products
[edit]Everus S1
[edit]The S1 is the first Everus car available for sale. It is a rebadged fourth-generation Honda City saloon and went on sale in April 2011.
Everus VE-1
[edit]An electric subcompact SUV loosely based on Honda Vezel that was previewed by the Everus EV concept.[13][14] The vehicle is jointly developed by Honda and GAC Honda, with a range of 340 kilometres (210 mi) from the 53.6-kWh lithium-ion battery (NCM622) on the New European Driving Cycle, powered by an electric motor drives with 120 kilowatts (160 hp) and 280 newton-metres (210 lb⋅ft) of torque.[14]
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Everus S1
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Everus VE-1
Concept cars
[edit]To announce the Everus marque in 2008, Li Nian, a compact SUV concept car was revealed at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition Auto China.[2]
The Li Nian Roadster concept was shown by Guangqi Honda in 2009 Shanghai Auto Show.[15]
The Li Nian Sedan concept was debuted at Auto China 2010 in Beijing.[16]
The EV SUV concept was debuted at Auto China 2018 in Beijing.[17]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Everus_EV_001.jpg/220px-Everus_EV_001.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Guangqi Honda's Original Brand Introduces "Li Nian S1"". Honda press release. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ a b Guangzhou Honda Reveals New Proprietary Brand Honda press release 21 Apr 2008
- ^ GAC-Honda Li Nian S1 to launch at Shanghai auto show
- ^ "Shanghai 2009: Guangzhou Honda Linian roadster concept is messing with our S2000-loving heads". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "GAC Honda to Launch First "Everus" Car at Guangzhou Auto Show". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Everus in chronological order". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "GAC-Honda Releases the Everus S1, a Rebadged City Subcompact". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Everus (Linian) S1 China Sales Data & Charts". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Honda reveals Everus EV concept". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Honda Debuts New Everus VE-1 All-Electric SUV, But Only For China". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Everus VE-1 sales in China". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "日常代步,广汽本田理念VE-1续航够用吗?" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "2018广州车展:理念VE-1补贴后售17.08万".
- ^ a b Panait, Mircea (25 November 2018). "Honda Everus VE-1 Launched In China, Based On the HR-V". autoevolution. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Shanghai 2009: Guangzhou Honda Linian roadster concept
- ^ "Beijing 2010: Honda Introduces Li Nian Everus Concept Sedan". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ Everus EV Concept: A Look Into Honda’s EV Future