Rising Auto
Rising Auto Technology Co., Ltd., trading as Rising Auto was an electric vehicle brand by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor. Its predecessor was the Roewe R brand founded on May 10, 2020. It became an independent operation and changed its name to its Rising Auto in November 2021. It ended its independent operation in October 2024 and became a high-end product line under Roewe.
History
Rising Auto was originally the "R Brand" in 2020, an offshoot of SAIC's Roewe brand dedicated to new energy vehicles and intelligent vehicles. The Chinese Rising Auto name came out shortly after in October 2021, and the English Rising Auto name was created in 2021 to give the R brand a full meaningful name. Early products are rebadged Roewe vehicles with the R7 crossover being the first original product. The following product is the F7 executive sedan.In November 2024, SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle announced to roll back the Rising Auto brand into Roewe, ending its history as an independent brand. Rising would turned into a premium electric product line under Roewe.
Products
Current models
- Rising Auto F7, mid-size sedan, BEV
- Rising Auto R7, mid-size coupe SUV, BEV
Discontinued models
- Rising Auto ER6, compact car, rebadged Roewe Ei6.
- Rising Auto Marvel R, compact SUV, rebadged Roewe Marvel X.
Concept vehicles
- Rising Auto Marvel R Concept
- Rising Auto ES33 Concept