Ranz

Ranz

Product type	Automotive marque
Owner	Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
Country	China
Introduced	February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)
Discontinued	2017
Markets	China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	朗世
Literal meaning	Bright life1
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǎngshì

Ranz was an automotive marque owned by Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. which specialises in electric cars. It was launched in April 2013² Following the showing of three concept cars between 2013 and 2017 however, no production cars were sold and the marque was discontinued.

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 Show⁴ 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.⁵

A third and final concept car was displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2017 named the RF-EA2. The marque has not been used since.⁶

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  Ranz EV Concept
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  Ranz EV Concept
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  Ranz E50
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  Ranz E50