Great Wall have teamed up with the producers of the movie, Kung Fu Panda, to produce some cool little adverts:
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New Zealand, that tiny country on the edge of the world famous for its breath taking scenery and legions of Orcs that roam the country side is about to get a new visitor to its shores: Great Wall Automobile.
Great Wall Motors is set to become the first Chinese car brand available in New Zealand, with a national dealer network due to be confirmed in time for an October launch on both sides of the Tasman.
Likely to be known in Australia and New Zealand as GWM, Great Wall Motors is China’s largest privately-owned vehicle maker.
It already exports to about 60 countries in Asia, Europe and South America, and is planning to open production facilities in Russia as well as China.
The first model offered here will be a 2.3-litre double-cab utility which, with a price tag of under $20,000, will undercut rival products by thousands of dollars.
The GWM double cab ute will be just the start, says Ateco Automotive Pty Ltd managing director Ric Hull.
The ute will be followed soon after by a single-cab ute, a compact SUV and an entry-level light car.
Pricing will be comparable to similar Korean models but with a significantly higher specification.
Rather than using names for its various models, which in China include vehicles called the Safe, Sailor and Wingle, GWM is expected to adopt an alpha-numeric system for its Australia and New Zealand line-up.
GWM vehicles will be imported by Ateco Automotive, which already handles brands here, including Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Ferrari, and Citroen.
Announcing its intention to bring Great Wall Motors vehicles to New Zealand this year, Ateco also confirmed it is pressing on with previously revealed plans to introduce the Chinese Chery brand in 2009.
A network of five or six GWM dealers is planned for New Zealand.
Great Wall gets in on Elevtric Vehicle Business?
Published by April 18th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 4 CommentsWe wrote before on the Great Wall Electric Vehicle that was planned to be made from the infamous Great Wall Peri:
According to reports, the Peri EV, will be able to reach top speeds of 130kph, and will also be able to reach a 70% charge within ten minutes. The Peri EV will also be able to travel 180km on a full charge, thanks to its, currently unknown, Li-ion batteries.
Are Great Wall stepping into the Electric age? It certainly seems so. China Car Times firmly believes that China will be the one that kick starts the alternative fuel age. A massive population who need to move, but slowly cant afford gas prices anymore will most certainly start the alternative fuel revolution.
The Great Wall Peri EV is expected to be shown off at the Beijing Auto Show next week.
Great Wall Wingle - a truck for the workin’ boys
Published by April 7th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 9 CommentsGreat Wall are planning to make a extra long pick up trucks soon! The 6m long pick up should be able to carry 6 to 8 people, but at the expense of a limited rear cargo area. The triple cab Wingle should be at the Beijing show later this year.
The 6m, triple cab, Wingle is powered by a 2.8 Diesel engine giving the extra long pick up a top speed of 120kph. More news on this one as we get it!
Great Walls other little hatchback spotted out and about
Published by April 4th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 13 Comments
Great Wall appear to be aggresively branching out from their usual range of SUVs and pick up trucks and throwing themselves into the turbulent world of small Chinese hatchback production, later in 2008 they are expected to produce their first sedan.
The above hatchback, the Florid, is expected to go into production soon. More news as we get it!
Chrysler to sign OEM deal with Greatwall, ala Chery?
Published by April 2nd, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 4 CommentsChina Car Times believes the whole motoring world is quite familiar with the financial situation at Chrysler, Chrysler are doing anything to cut down on costs and boost sales at the moment. They have signed OEM deals with Chery previously to provide some of Cherys cars that can be rebadged for overseas markets as Chrysler cars, now it seems that Chrysler is interested in Great Wall as well. Great Wall makes the excellent Hover SUV, as well as the infamous range of ‘clone cars‘ that got our Italian friends worked up into a stupor!
Great Wall officials did mention that they have been approached by a world famous car manufacturer regarding a potential OEM deal, but they did not say which manufacturer, however, the motoring press has since reported that Chrysler executives visited the Great Wall manufacturing center earlier this year in January.
Great Wall is planning to branch out from compact SUV’s and pick up trucks later this year when it officially launches its small car range, and its MPV. Towards the end of 2008, we should be seeing the first Great Wall sedan, which will be interesting as Great Wall are famed for their ‘tough’ looking motors. Will be seeing an Audi All Roader type vehicle? We hope so.
Great Wall Motors to make electric 2 seater?
Published by March 13th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 5 Comments
Great Wall are going to show of a 20,000rmb electric two seater car at the Beijing car show in April this year. The car is set to be a 48v pure electric electric car that can travel 120km on a single charge, and top speed is expected to be 65kph. The car shown, above and below, is expected to be based on the recently released Peri which will be converted to a two seater vehicle to accommodate bulky batteries.
Could the Chinese made Peri be a threat to the future Tata Nano electric version? We think so, in the looks department alone.
2008: The year of the Great Wall hatchback.
Published by January 14th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 22 Comments2008 looks set to be a stellar year for the fellas from Bao Ding, China. Great Wall showed off their 2008 line up at the Shanghai show, and on China Car Times - the post was inundated with comments from our Italian friends about the Great Wall Pery being a copy of their famous Fiat Panda - maybe so, but for 50,000rmb, we’re loving it!
The Pery (above - click for a bigger version) is expected to go on the market next month (February 2008) priced at 40,390rmb to 50,390rmb.
Great Wall Florid:
The Florid is another small hatchback from Great Wall, whats under the hood we dont know, perhaps an engine in the 1.3 to 1.6 region, its stocking 1.5 gasoline engine, and has an optional 1.2 diesel engine, perhaps a first for any small Chinese car. The Florid is set to become the ’sporty’ one of the Great Wall line up - we’re not so sure about that name then. When China Car Times finds out more about this model, we’ll be sure to let you know first. Want one? You’ll be waiting until May, but its yours for 60 to 80,000rmb.
The Great Wall Coolbear
This is perhaps China Car Times most liked car from Great Wall! What kinda crazy people call a car the ‘Cool Bear’ Great Wall - thats who. The Cool Bear maybe…. urm… inspired, design wise, but its a cooooool car. The Cool Bear is going to be marketed as an urban MPV, its going to pack a 1.5 motor or a 1.2 motor, depending on what you want - oh, and both engines are of the VVT sort. Want one? Well expect to pay 70, to 100,000rmb for one, and you’ll have to wait until September 08 to get one.
China Car Times cant wait for the 4×4 Peri though:
We have no idea if its going to come down the production line, or if it was just a concept. It would be cool if Great Wall made the Peri 4×4 into an all wheel drive motor for some tough Chinese city driving. We’d have one, no, we’d take this for daytime driving, and the Cool Bear for night time pimping, erm, cruising.
Great Wall Peri, the best Chinese car of 08!
Published by January 11th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 16 CommentsWe know we know, its barely gone 2008 and we’ve already decided that the coolest car of 08 is the Great Well Peri we have to wait until what we can see at the Beijing show in the next few months before we decide properly, but the Peri is just magic, and costing only 50,380rmb, we’re sure it will have plenty of takers.
The Peri was the reason for a legal spat between Great Wall Motors and Fiat over Fiats claim that Peri is a clone of a Fiat model.
Autohome, a Chinese motoring site recently reviewed the Peri and seemed to like it.The Peri seems jam packed full of storage space, and seems very well thought out for a car at its price! The 1.3 engine is a Mitsubishi sourced job self developed engine from Great Wall, paired to a 5 speed manual gearbox. Check out the pictures below to enjoy the Great Wall Peri.
The Peri measures 3.5m long, 1.5m wide, and 1.5m tall, thats not the best bit of all, check out the photos below.
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Great Wall Motors getting ready to IPO, baby!
Published by January 10th, 2008 in Great Wall Motors. 0 Comments
Great Wall Motors, the makers of the excellent looking Great Wall Hover CUV and a whole host of other SUV’s, pick up trucks, and now little hatchbacks is planning to hit the stock market hard later this year via an IPO in the A-share market.
GWM hope to raise 2.7 billion RMB from the IPO, which will be spent as followed:
- 530 million into an automatic transmission
- 156 million into diesel engine technology
- 743 million spent on creating a new technology center (!)
- 363 million will go towards researching a high end SUV
- 381 million will be spent on R&D for a C class Great Wall sedan
- 580 million will go towards a vehicle testing center
At the moment, Great Wall SUV sales account for an amazing 17% of all SUV sales on the Chinese mainland.
Great Wall has IPO’d before on the Hong Kong stock market, raising 1.8 billion HKD in its first public offering, Great Wall then raised 1.6 billion HKD in May 07 via a second offering, funds from both offerings went towards building overseas assembly plants and factories.
Keep on going, Great Wall!
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