Its principal activity was the design, development, production and sale of passenger cars sold under the Qoros marque.
[8] The first production model, the Qoros 3, made its first public appearance at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013[9] and went on sale in China in November 2013.
The Q is intended to represent quality, and the whole name to echo the Greek chorus, a collective voice in plays and music, reflecting the multinational nature of the company.
[6] The establishment of the company took place during a peak time in the development of China's automotive industry, following the country's joining the World Trade Organization and amid a phase of rapid growth in vehicle production and sales.
[12] In June 2010, Qoros relocated its production plant to Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone following an in-depth appraisal.
The car marked the brand's entry into the market with modern features and Euro NCAP safety certification.
[20] As the parent company Baoneng Group began to report financial problems in 2021, Qoros Automobile was also announced by the Anhui Province Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone People's Court to auction production line equipment at the end of 2022, and was found to have Many vehicles in various provinces and cities have been seized and even listed as dishonest executors.
At the same time, netizens have also noticed that its car sharing brand "Linked Cloud" has begun to take back its strongholds, and they suspect that Qoros Group is in financial crisis.
[21] In March 2022, it was dissolved due to declining vehicle sales and the rapid growth of quality of other brands, which made it uncompetitive.
In May 2022, the Shandong Automobile Circulation Association issued a statement saying that due to the closure of the Qoros direct-sale store in Jinan and the cancellation of the factory service phone number, the association included the Baoneng Qoros Auto brand in the consumer blacklist and issued a consumer warning.
In addition, there are multiple pieces of information on dishonest persons subject to execution, consumption restriction orders and finalized cases, with a total amount of non-performance exceeding 420 million yuan.
[32] In November 2015, the Qoros 5 was launched at the Guangzhou motor show in China, with sales commencing in March 2016.