Ranz was an automotive marque owned by Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. which specialises in electric cars. It was launched in April 2013[2] Following the showing of three concept cars between 2013 and 2017 however, no production cars were sold and the marque was discontinued.
History
The Ranz marque was launched with a concept car unveiled to the public at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2013.[3]
The Ranz EV, an electric saloon for the Chinese market based on the Toyota Corolla, was launched at the November 2014 Guangzhou Motor Show[4] and was re-launched in 2015 as the E50 EV. As of 2016, no sales were recorded beyond a small taxi pilot. The E50 EV is powered by a 95hp electric motor and had a top speed of 120 kmh.
A second concept car was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2016. Named the RF-EA1, it was shown on the Toyota stand.