In April 2013, during the Shanghai Auto Show, the Chinese joint venture Dongfeng Yueda Kia announced the introduction of a new Horki brand of electric cars for sale in the domestic market,[1] whose name comes from a modified Chinese word Huaqi meaning Chinese horse.[2]
The first vehicle announcing its introduction to the market was the Horki Concept prototype, which was based on the compact sedan model based on the Forte model.[3]
The first and only production car of the Horki brand was the Horki 300E model, presented in mid-2016, which was created as a twin, electric-powered version of the combustion engine Kia Cerato R.[4] The car was sold in China for the next 3 years,[5] and then due to its low popularity it was withdrawn and the Horki brand disappeared from the market.
