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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 |

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).
That said, the Qoros sedans on display at thePalexpo venue in Geneva were pre-production cars, intended to represent the final product very closely. What this means is that if you pay attention, you will no doubt find some rough details like the one(s) discovered by the Czech crew over at Autoforum.
The most interesting was what seems to be a last-minute addition for the opening of the boot on one of the display models. Check out the video below and you'll see what we mean.
Story References: Autoforum 
Hat tip to Francois D.!

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 |

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.

Apparently, the firm "received widespread acclaim from its European counterparts, the public and major international media thanks to its unique business model, international management team and European -standards of design, quality and engineering." They are basically saying that they were very well-received when the Geneva debut was made, and because of that, they aren't changing the formula for the Chinese venue, so as not to negatively affect the all-important first impression.

The main highlight of their stand will be their first production-ready model, the 3 Sedan, which will first go on sale in China in the second half of 2013, while the European version will follow "later in the year."

The other two vehicles they're bringing are what you'd call production-ready (by the looks of things), despite the fact that they are labeled as concepts: the 3 Cross Hybrid Concept and the 3 Estate Concept, which are self-explanatory.

By Andrei Nedelea

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