2022 was notable for the number of new Chinese brands coming to Europe and achieving great results. Following some less-than-successful attempts to break into the European market in the past, several manufacturers are showing that Chinese brands can now compete on safety with well-established European brands.

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has named the Great Wall Motor (GWM) Ora Good Cat the winner of the ‘Small Family Car’ category in its Best in Class 2022 awards.

Star ratings cannot be compared directly between different categories of vehicles, so a ‘Best in Class’ is published showing which vehicles have performed better than their competitors. As the requirements for each star rating become tougher each year, the ‘Best in Class’ comparison is made only within each calendar year so that all vehicles are assessed against the same standards.

To define the Best in Class, a calculation is made of the weighted sum of the scores in each of the four areas of assessment: Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian and Safety Assist. This sum is used as the basis for comparison of the vehicles. Cars qualify for ‘Best in Class’ based only on their rating with standard safety equipment. Additional ratings based on optional equipment are excluded.

Despite its compact dimensions, the all-electric Ora Good Cat scores highly in terms of safety: 92% test score for adult protection, 83% for child accident safety and 74% for passive protection for other road users are outstanding values. In addition, there is an extensive basic equipment with assistance systems, which has been rated excellent with 94%.

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The Ora Good Cat comes standard with Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (IACC), Traffic Jam Assist, Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) including Junctiwon the on Assist for left turns, Blind Spot Detection (BSD) on both sides, Door Open Warning (DOW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW) as well as Traffic Sign Recognition System (TSR) and Driver Monitoring System (DMS).

The Good Cat wasn’t the only GWM car to win at the awards. The second Chinese car in Euro NCAP’s best-in-class list was GWM’s WEY Coffee 01, again highly equipped and performing well in all categories.