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Horki (brand)

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Horki
Founded2013
FounderFeng Li
Defunct2019
Headquarters,
China
Key people
Feng Li (President)
OwnerDongfeng Yueda Kia

Horki is a former Chinese manufacturer of electric passenger cars based in Yancheng, operating in the years 2013–2019. It belonged to a Sino-South Korean joint venture between Dongfeng Motor and Kia Motors.

History

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In April 2013, during the Shanghai Auto Show, the Chinese joint venture Dongfeng Yueda Kia announced the introduction of a new Horki brand of electric cars for sale in the domestic market,[1] whose name comes from a modified Chinese word Huaqi meaning Chinese horse.[2]

The first vehicle announcing its introduction to the market was the Horki Concept prototype, which was based on the compact sedan model based on the Forte model.[3]

The first and only production car of the Horki brand was the Horki 300E model, presented in mid-2016, which was created as a twin, electric-powered version of the combustion engine Kii Cerato R.[4] The car was sold in China for the next 3 years,[5] and then due to its low popularity it was withdrawn and the Horki brand disappeared from the market.

Products

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References

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  1. ^ "Kia Forte-Based Horki Concept is Just for China - 2013 Shanghai". Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Kia Horki Concept: Shanghai Motor Show in Pics". Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. ^ "Kia Horki - nowy koncept i nowa marka dla Chin [Szanghaj 2013]" (in Polish). 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  4. ^ "The Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia Horki 300EV Is Finally Ready For China". 24 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. ^ "HORKI 300E CHINA SALES FIGURES". Retrieved 2021-01-16.