Archive for the ‘Greatwall’ Category
Spy Shots: Great Wall Haval H5 testing in India
Published on January 31, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A righ-hand drive Great Wall Haval H5 SUV has been spotted testing in India. This however doesn’t mean Great Wall will officially enter the Indian car market. According to Indianautosblog.com the H5 will be imported by International Cars & Motor Ltd (ICML) and sold under their own brand name. ICML currently manufactures the Rhino, a small ‘n cheap MPV, for the Indian market.
Great Wall to Start making Cars in Bulgaria on February 21
Published on January 27, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor will open on February 21 a plant in Bulgaria, producing the first Chinese cars assembled in Europe, its local partner Litex Motors said Thursday.
The plant in the northern village of Bahovitsa near Lovech has been test-producing since mid-November. It has a planned annual capacity of 50,000 cars for the Bulgarian and European market and will employ up to 2,000 people.
Introducing the Greatwall Haval Limousine from China
Published on January 26, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Greatwall Hover Limousine debuted in 2006 at the Guangzhou Auto Show and is still in production today as the Greatwall Haval Limousine. First about the name:
Hover/Haval is Greatwall’s brandname for SUV’s. In Chinese it is called Hafu (哈弗). The English name was ‘Hover’ but Greatwall changed it to Haval in 2009. By that time they started to export the SUV’s to Europe where the Hover-name was already taken. Confusingly, Greatwall still uses ‘Hover’ as the English name in China.
Back now to the limo!
Great Wall Motor targets 23% sales growth in 2012
Published on January 18, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, China’s top manufacturer of sport utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, aims to deliver 23.3 percent more vehicles in 2012 from last year. Great Wall said it aimed to sell 600,000 vehicles this year. The total last year was 486,800, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Chinese car makers New Zealand sales are up
Published on January 9, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
China’s Chery and Great Wall automakers made significant inroads into New Zealand’s new car market last year, but they are still a long way from catching up with the traditional market leaders, the Motor Industry Association of New Zealand said Monday.
Sales of new vehicles last year at 84,640 units were up 5.2 percent from 2010, with passenger car sales up 3.2 percent to 64,019 units and commercial sales up 11.9 percent to 20,621.
Greatwall Haval H6 AT to be listed in China in April
Published on January 5, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Greatwall Haval H6 was listed on the Chinese car market in August last year. Only available transmission is a 5-speed manual. That however will change in April when Greatwall launches not just one but two automatic gearboxes for the H6: a 4-speed and a 6-speed, both will debut at the Beijing Auto Show. Via: Autohome.
Spy Shots: the Future for Greatwall Auto
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Exclusive pics from a Greatwall dealer-event where it showed all its upcoming cars for the Haval sub-brand. All cars were shown at various auto shows over the last few years, there was one car with a new name; the Greatwall Haval M3 became the Haval H2 (pic), the production version will likely debut at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show. There is much more:
Greatwall to make EV for China
Published on December 12, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
A new pure electric sedan Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is researching has gained official approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, sources from the manufacturer said. The new model signals a new shift for Great Wall towards new energy vehicles.
State Media: Greatwall Auto greatly profits from China’s WTO-entry
Published on December 9, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) 10 years ago, automobile industry experts had forecast a dismal period for domestic companies like Great Wall Motor.
But in a reversal of sorts, not only has the industry gone from strength to strength during this period, it has also helped companies like Great Wall Motor make successful inroads in global markets. Read more »
Greatwall police car for Sale in China
Published on December 9, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
A very nice Greatwall CC1020A police car for sale in China, offered by a government-related car dealer in the great city of Xining, capital of remote Qinghai province. The CC1020A is based on the Greatwall Deer pick-up truck and extended at the back.
