Qoros rolled out a hatchback in China on June 24, a move its sales chief Stefano Villanti believes helps the young automaker "reach a new stage of maturity".

Called the Qoros 3 Hatch, the model won a Red Dot design award and its cloud connectivity was hailed at an industry forum in Detroit this year.

It is the carmaker's second China-made model to win a five-stars in Euro NCAP crash tests, the highest rating, following a Qoros sedan.