Haima H1 – Chinas first unique kei car?


The QQ, or the QQ3 when it first came out was hailed as a car for the Chinese people. It was a taste of things to come, for two reasons, firstly the QQ was an exact clone of the Chevrolet Spark, 2) It was the cheapest car ever made at the time in China, basically a car that any office worker could afford to buy with some frugal living.

Chinas upcoming car maker, Haima, released the Haima 3 compact last year, and it looks rather good. Haima are intent on becoming a bigger player in the Chinese market place, and will release a range of cars over the next few years. Their latest offering, unveiled in the below shots for the first time, is Haimas H1 – the mini car that is set to rival Chery QQ!

Last week, we showed pictures of a camouflaged Haimai H1, we didn’t know what it was, neither did the Chinese motoring press, but Erik gladly told us what it was in the comments box! The H1 is expected to come with a 1.1 engine mated to a 5 speed manual gear box. The tiny H1 measures (LxWxH) 3350mm x 1495 x 1485. The price: 30, to 40,000rmb, want one? Wait until the end of 2008, and it will be on the market.

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What do China Car Times readers think?

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Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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31 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar Andi says:

    Daewoo Matiz with a Polo front end!

    • avatar Brian says:

      Correct. All the hard points are straight from the Chevy Spark. This shows that GM’s initial legal work in China was for naught.

  2. avatar Alirio says:

    It looks like an Opel Astra, a Daewoo Matiz and a Citroen C1 have a orgy and this is the result!

  3. avatar boudissa djamal says:

    i want to know evrerything about haima h1

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