Everus (Li Nian)

Owner	GAC Honda
Country	People's Republic of China
Introduced	April 2008
Markets	People's Republic of China
Website	www.everus.cn

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]

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