Everus
{{Short description|Chinese automotive brand}}
{{About|the Chinese automotive brand|the Canada-based internet company|Everus Communications}}
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| currentowner =GAC Honda
| origin = People's Republic of China
| introduced = April 2008
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| markets = People's Republic of China
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Everus (Li Nian) is a car marque of GAC Honda, a joint venture between Honda and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group).{{cite web|title=Guangqi Honda's Original Brand Introduces "Li Nian S1"|url=http://world.honda.com/news/2011/4110418Li-Nian-S1/index.html|work=Honda press release|access-date=12 February 2012|date=18 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625103742/http://world.honda.com/news/2011/4110418Li-Nian-S1/index.html|archive-date=25 June 2012}} Honda became the first foreign automaker to develop vehicles under a brand owned by its local joint venture automaker in China.[http://world.honda.com/news/2008/4080421Guangzhou-New-Proprietary-Brand/ Guangzhou Honda Reveals New Proprietary Brand Honda press release 21 Apr 2008]
Li Nian launched its first car, the S1 at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2011.[http://www.chinaautoreview.com/pub/CARArticle.aspx?ID=5599 GAC-Honda Li Nian S1 to launch at Shanghai auto show ]
History
=Beginnings=
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{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=en |title=Shanghai 2009: Guangzhou Honda Linian roadster concept is messing with our S2000-loving heads |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/21/shanghai-2009-guangzhou-honda-linian-roadster-concept-is-messin/?guccounter=1}} presented in 2008 at the Guangzhou Auto Show,{{cite web |access-date=2020-07-01 |language=en |title=GAC Honda to Launch First "Everus" Car at Guangzhou Auto Show |url=http://chinaautoweb.com/2010/08/gac-honda-to-launch-first-everus-car-at-guangzhou-auto-show/}} and two years later a second concept car was presented in the form of a 4-door sedan.{{cite web |access-date=2020-07-01 |language=en |title=Everus in chronological order |url=https://en.wheelsage.org/everus/cars}}
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.{{cite web |access-date=2020-07-01 |language=en |title=GAC-Honda Releases the Everus S1, a Rebadged City Subcompact |url=http://chinaautoweb.com/2011/04/gac-honda-releases-the-everus-s1-a-rebadged-city-subcompact/}} 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,{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=en |title=Everus (Linian) S1 China Sales Data & Charts |url=https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/everus-s1-sales-figures/}} 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=
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.{{cite web |access-date=2020-07-01 |language=en |title=Honda reveals Everus EV concept |url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/642910/honda-everus-ev-concept/}} 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.{{cite web |access-date=2020-07-01 |language=en |title=Honda Debuts New Everus VE-1 All-Electric SUV, But Only For China |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2018/11/hondas-electric-everus-ve-1-launches-china/}}
Everus VE-1 sealed the subsidiary's return to the Chinese market in December 2018, a month after its debut.{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=en |title=Everus VE-1 sales in China |url=https://www.chinamobil.ru/eng/gac/everus/ve-1/?view=sales}} 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.{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=zh |title=日常代步，广汽本田理念VE-1续航够用吗？ |url=https://auto.sina.cn/mp/zz/2021-04-15/detail-ikmyaawa9809169.d.html}} In 2021 Everus added the EA6 to its lineup. This is a rebadged GAC Aion S, which makes it exactly the same as the Lingzhi-Toyota iA5 except for its badges.{{Cite web |last=Breevoort |first=Leo |date=2021-12-26 |title=The Big Read Christmas Special: Fake brands |url=https://carnewschina.com/2021/12/26/the-big-read-christmas-special-fake-brands/#everus |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}}
Products
=Everus S1=
{{Main|Everus S1}}
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=
An electric subcompact SUV loosely based on Honda Vezel that was previewed by the Everus EV concept.{{cite web|url=https://www.autohome.com.cn/news/201811/924439.html#pvareaid=3311720|title=2018广州车展:理念VE-1补贴后售17.08万}}{{cite web |last1=Panait |first1=Mircea |title=Honda Everus VE-1 Launched In China, Based On the HR-V |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/honda-everus-ve-1-launched-in-china-based-on-the-hr-v-130418.html |website=autoevolution |access-date=14 August 2019 |language=en |date=25 November 2018}} The vehicle is jointly developed by Honda and GAC Honda, with a range of {{convert|340|km|mile}} from the 53.6-kWh lithium-ion battery (NCM622) on the New European Driving Cycle, powered by an electric motor drives with {{convert|120|kW|hp}} and {{convert|280|Nm|lbft|}} of torque.
File:Everus S1 facelift 01 China 2014-04-15.jpg|Everus S1
File:2022 GAC-Honda VE-1 (front).jpg|Everus VE-1
File:2022 GAC-Honda VE-1 (rear).jpg|Everus VE-1 rear
Concept cars
To announce the Everus marque in 2008, Li Nian, a compact SUV concept car was revealed at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition Auto China.
The Li Nian Roadster concept was shown by Guangqi Honda in 2009 Shanghai Auto Show.[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/21/shanghai-2009-guangzhou-honda-linian-roadster-concept-is-messin/ Shanghai 2009: Guangzhou Honda Linian roadster concept ]
The Li Nian Sedan concept was debuted at Auto China 2010 in Beijing.{{Cite web |url=http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/04/beijing-2010-honda-introduces-li-nian.html |title=Beijing 2010: Honda Introduces Li Nian Everus Concept Sedan |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-date=2010-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230025850/http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/04/beijing-2010-honda-introduces-li-nian.html |url-status=dead }}
The EV SUV concept was debuted at Auto China 2018 in Beijing.[https://www.carscoops.com/2018/04/everus-ev-concept-look-hondas-ev-future.html Everus EV Concept: A Look Into Honda’s EV Future]
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Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2008