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Ora

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We can rebuild it! New models promised as China’s struggling Ora EV brand set for Australian overhaul and expansion from 2026

February 28, 2025March 25, 2025 Bruce Newton 8631 Views GWM Australia, Ora, Ora Sport

GWM Australia is hatching a plan to rebirth its forgotten electric vehicle brand Ora. But you are going to have

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2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech concept.
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Inbound 2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech takes the fight to the BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and MG4 with cut-throat pricing

October 14, 2024October 17, 2024 John Mahoney 7692 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM, MG4, Ora, renault, Twingo

Renault isn’t messing around with its all-new baby EV. The French brand has already revealed its all-new Renault Twingo E-Tech

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2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
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Plug-in frenzy! GWM announces PHEV Haval H6GT, Cannon Alpha ute and H6 SUV for Australia to target Toyota’s hybrid supremacy

September 18, 2024September 17, 2024 John Mahoney 13289 Views Cannon Alpha, GWM, H6, H6GT, H7, haval, hybrid, Ora, PHEV, Tank 500

GWM Australia has announced it has pulled the trigger on a raft of all-new vehicles to arrive in 2025 including

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GWM Ora
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GWM Ora now up to $2000 cheaper as entry EV attempts to steal sales from the BYD Dolphin and MG4

August 18, 2024August 17, 2024 John Mahoney 12856 Views GWM, Ora

GWM Australia has slashed $2000 off the 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range to help turnaround slow sales for the brand’s

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GWM Ora
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Now that’s a price cut! GWM Ora smashes MG4, BYD Dolphin and threatens entry-level ICE with $35K drive-away pricing

April 4, 2024April 22, 2024 Bruce Newton 15275 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM, MG4, Ora

The electric car pricing war is well and truly underway! The GWM Ora is now clearly the cheapest and most

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MG4 Excite 51.
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Price shock! MG declares war on BYD and GWM Ora with permanent MG4 and ZS EV discounts up to $10,000

March 21, 2024April 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 3839 Views BYD, Dolphin, mg, MG4, Ora, ZS

The Australian electric car price battle has been supercharged by dramatic permanent MG discounts for the MG4 compact hatch and

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GWM Ora
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Electric vehicle price war! GWM Ora versus BYD Dolphin and MG4 Excite 51 in battle for Australia’s best (and cheapest) EV

July 11, 2023August 9, 2023 Bruce Newton 5575 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM, MG4, Ora

GWM has joined the electric vehicle price fight, slashing the price of its Ora battery electric small car by $4000

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2023 GWM Ora Good Cat caught testing in Melbourne ahead of Aussie launch.
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New Chinese EV caught testing in Australia ahead of 2023 launch

September 9, 2022September 17, 2022 EV Central team 6774 Views Ora

Here’s a good way to celebrate World EV Day! It’s a scoop pic of the new GWM Ora Good Cat

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2022 Ora Good Cat
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Ora EV Australian debut slowed by global shortages

May 25, 2022June 3, 2022 EV Central team 4114 Views Ora

Ongoing global supply challenges are slowing plans for the launch of the Chinese Ora electric vehicle brand in Australia. Ora

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The Ora Good Cat.
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Ora Good Cat trademarked in Australia with new EV set to be the country’s cheapest electric vehicle

January 21, 2022January 29, 2022 EV Central team 6300 Views Ora

The Ora Good Cat name has been trademarked in Australia, in a sure-fire sign GWM is primed to introduced what

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