威马 (Wēimǎ): WM Motor (Chinese EV startup, f…

Meanings

1 WM Motor (Chinese EV startup, founded 2015, filed for bankruptcy protection 2023)

Characters

威

Examples

威马曾经是新势力造车之一。

Wēimǎ céngjīng shì xīn shìlì zàochē zhī yī.

WM Motor used to be one of the 'new forces' in car-making.

威马在2023年申请了破产重整。

Wēimǎ zài èr-líng-èr-sān nián shēnqǐng le pòchǎn chóngzhěng.

WM Motor filed for bankruptcy reorganization in 2023.

Tips

culture

威马 reads 'mighty horse' and phonetically approximates the German Weltmeister ('world champion'), from which WM is abbreviated. Once grouped with NIO, XPeng and Li Auto as 新势力 ('new forces') EV startups, WM filed for pre-bankruptcy reorganization in late 2023, a cautionary tale from China's crowded EV field.