ARI

ARI Motors GmbH offers the smallest electric vehicles with European road approval. The name ARI represents the Japanese term of “ant” – a description of how powerful, flexible and versatile the company's vehicles are. ARI Motors offers specially designed vehicle bodies for every possible requirements. The spectrum of vehicles ranges from pickup to box bodies. The company offers individually configured cooling and heating boxes as well as tippers or alcoves. All vehicle bodies – adjusted to the requirements of the customers – are produced in a manufactory near Prague.

The electric vehicle platform is provided by the Chinese producer Jiayuan EV.

ARI Motors GmbH was founded by Daniel Jacob, Thomas Kuwatsch and Pavel Pilus. The first prototype received the European road approval in 2017. At first, selling the vehicles started in the Czech Republic via the distribution partner velorXtrike s.r.o. In cooperation with the first customers, the company developed optimizations and accommodations to satisfy the higher quality standards of the European market and its customers.

By doing this, the qualifications for an entry in the German market were fulfilled – at first under the brand VXT-Deutschland OHG in 2018. Since the beginning of 2019 the company operates under the name ARI Motors GmbH which functions as an umbrella brand for continually expanding the range of models.