Is the Bora a joint venture car or a domestic car?

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VonAlex
07/25/25 7:36am
The Bora is a joint venture car. Here are detailed introductions about the Bora: 1. Overview: The Bora is the first independently designed model by FAW-Volkswagen, hailed as a new car that "inherits and surpasses the classics." It has a wheelbase of 2610mm. The vehicle dimensions are 4523*1775*1467mm. 2. Others: The trunk capacity is 450 liters. The fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers. The fuel tank capacity is 55 liters. The engine type is a turbocharged engine. The standard seating capacity is 5. The top speed is 200km/h. The seat material is leather. The drive type is front-wheel drive. The curb weight is 1315 kilograms. The body structure is a sedan.
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AutumnFitz
08/10/25 6:37pm
I'm an experienced driver and have driven several generations of the Bora. This car has solid joint-venture pedigree, being FAW-Volkswagen's own offspring. Volkswagen AG provides the technical design, while domestic factories handle production and assembly, with chassis tuning and the three major components carrying German DNA. It can be considered a twin sibling to the Lavida under the North-South Volkswagen strategy, but the Bora offers more substantial mechanical refinement. Although localization rates are higher now, key components still adhere to Volkswagen's global standards. If we're talking about purely domestic vehicles, you'd need to look at Geely or BYD with their independent R&D.
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