WM Motor

WM Motor is an emerging Chinese auto maker.

WM stands for Weltmeister, which is German. It means world champion, as in soccer world champion. It is very rare for a Chinese company to use a German word for its name. The Chinese name is Weima (威马). It too has a W and an M but the meaning is rather different; Weima means powerful horse. WM Motors was founded by Freeman Shen, a former hotshot executive of Geely. The factory in Suzhou will have an initial annual capacity of 50.000 cars. Production is set to start in 2018. Shen has said his cars will incorporate German technology, including tech from Bosh and Siemens. All four vehicles are based on one platform called PL2. No further details or specs announced. This WM Motors should not be confused with an American company with the same name.