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Chinese EV brand GWM ORA has gained accreditation to The Motor Ombudsman’s Motor Industry Code of Practice for New Cars. There are now 46 vehicle manufacturers committed to the Code, which covers 98% of all new cars sold across the UK. Carmakers that have joined the New Car Code, can access its in-house dispute resolution service, and its dedicated business ...

Arnold Clark has been revealed as GWM ORA UK’s latest retail partner, with two new sites opening in Glasgow Linwood and Stirling. The addition of these sites brings GWM ORA to 40 customer service points across the UK made up of sales, aftersales and test drive centres. Toby Marshall, MD of GWM ORA, said: “Expanding our retail network is something ...

  May was a bruising month for a raft of car brands in the UK with double digit sales declines. Polestar saw registrations fall -69.6% to 314 units for the month while Fiat saw sales decline -44.9% to 523 units. Bentley was down -37.6% to 68 units and Vauxhall -32.1% to 6,026 units. Toyota fell -17.9% to 6,834 units, Ford ...

GWM ORA has launched a new naming convention for all current and future models which follows on from its wider brand strategy update late last year. The brands first model, previously known as ORA Funky Cat, will now be re-named as ORA 03 and made available in two trim levels: PURE+ and PRO+. To support the launch of the brands ...

GWM ORA UK plans to open one retail centre a month this year to build on the 20 centres it opened wince launch in 2023. The Chinese carmaker officially handed over its 1,000th ORA Funky Cat to a customer in Exeter this week. Toby Marshall, managing director, GWM ORA UK said: “We are thrilled to kick off 2024 by celebrating ...

Consumers will consider switching to one of the new car brands coming to the UK if prices are significantly lower than those of established marques. That’s the conclusion of JudgeService’s Car Buyer Barometer, which found that three-quarters of 1,000 consumers polled would be tempted by cheaper prices. New entrants to the UK include BYD, Aiways, Fisker, Geely, GWM ORA and ...

GWM ORA UK continues to expand its dealer network  with 16 retailer partners now representing the brand. In November, Marriott Motor Group, Westaway Motors and FG Barnes joined the network to launch sales and aftersales sites in Guildford, Northampton and Bury St Edmunds. These latest appointments bring the GWM ORA retail network to a total of 30 customer service sites ...

GWM Ora has appointed David Chesterman as its new head of sales for the UK market. Chesterman has worked for Volvo Car UK for circa 20 years across various commercial and operational functions. In his last role, he was the national fleet operations Lead where he managed SME fleet sales growth, e-commerce & CRM development, direct fleet sales as well ...

GWM ORA has launched a test drive centre initiative to bolster coverage and support for the brands existing retailer network. The new sites are similar to main retailer sites but smaller. Each test drive centre will offer test drive, sales and service support and an EV specialist will be on hand to answer product related queries and provide customers with ...

GWM ORA UK has named SLM Norwich as its ninth official sales and service centre in the UK. This latest appointment is part of GWM ORA’s wider network growth strategy, with plans to achieve around 20 sales and service sites by the end of 2023.  The brand has 29 sales and aftersales only sites in place since launching late last ...