Bordrin () was a Chinese automobile manufacturer with headquarters in
Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yang ...
, China, that specialized in developing
electric vehicle
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s.
History
Bordrin was founded in 2016 by Huang Ximing, and was based in
Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yang ...
. In 2018, Bordrin partnered with
Torc Robotics
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, based in
Blacksburg, Virginia
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. In 2019, Bordrin created 3 electric SUV platforms: The i-SP, i-MP and i-LP. Bordrin also founded a partnership with Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., another electric vehicle company based in China, in 2019.
Bordrin's first vehicle was the iV6, introduced in 2019. The Bordrin iV6 dimensions are (length - width - height), and was claimed to have a L3 autonomous driving system. The interior features a multimedia touch screen, and a one-touch climate system. The iV6 can be fully charged in one hour.
In 2019, Bordrin introduced the iV7. It is also called the iEV7. It was first shown on April 16, 2019, at the
Shanghai Auto Show
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.
Because of economic crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Bordrin's sales and vehicle price went down during the pandemic in 2020, at
US$
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10.23 million, from $33.61 million in 2019. Bordrin filed for bankruptcy in early 2021 and underwent liquidation.
Vehicles
Past concept models
Bordrin had 2 concept vehicles.
See also
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Leapmotor
Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd., trading as Leapmotor (), is a Chinese startup automobile manufacturer headquartered in Hangzhou, China, specializing in developing electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2015, and sold its first ve ...
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Min'an Electric
Min'an Electric (), also known as Min'an Auto, Min'an Motors, or simply Min'an, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangsu, China, that specializes in producing electric vehicles.
History
Min'an Electric was founded in 2011, ...
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Sinogold
References
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