Archive for the ‘Great Wall Motors’ category
Great Wall Hover testing in Goa
Chinese car companies are salavating at the thought of entering the Indian market, India has a population to rival China but has fewer domestic car manufacturers and thus less competition, of course foreign manufacturers have already set up shop in India but their products remain out of the reach of the common man. Chinese manufacturers [...]
“First” Chinese Auto Plant in Europe to Open in February
Great Wall’s Bulgarian factory is ready to open its doors according to this AFP press report, however it seems that AFP have forgotten that SAIC already have a factory in the UK that is busy producing MG6′s from knock down kits sent over from Shanghai. Although, AFP maybe onto something: the Bulgarian factory will be [...]
GWM Haval H6 to recipitant of 4sp and 6sp automatic gearboxes
Although Chinese manufacturers have made great strides in developing engine technology, they have been left behind in the race for gearbox independence, most manufacturers rely on bought in products from Aisin and other tier one suppliers although some manufacturers such as Great Wall have gone some way in developing their own gearboxes. The hot selling [...]
Greatwall’s IF concept shown yet again
“Wow, Greatwall made an X6” was what I heard from one visitor on the Trade Day at the Guangzhou Auto Show this week. It’s not hard to see where Greatwall got its inspiration from the IF from, even Honda looked to the X6 when they developed the Crosstour. No launch date has been set for [...]
Greatwall’s mid size truck on show in Guangzhou
Greatwall’s heart is in the truck and SUV business, however in recent years they have successfully broken into the all important small car business to satisfy a strong demand for small cars inside and outside of China. Great Wall has made lots of noise about being in certain Western level markets such as South Africa [...]
Great Wall’s IF concept in rendered form ahead of production
Great Wall Motors (GWM) are a company that are heading places, their small car line up is on the verge of overtaking their traditional SUV line up as the main sales force for the company and their export sales are on fire, is there anything that could potentially slow the company down? We don’t seem [...]
Great Wall’s Tianjin Factory opens its doors, GWM H6 rolls down the lines
The Hover H6 was the first car to roll down Great Wall Motors brand new factory in Tianjin today, the new factory will be expanded in three phases with the final phase giving GWM a max production capacity of 800,000 cars at the plant. Phase 1 will see production at 250,000 units per year, phase [...]
Greatwalls SC6 SUV
The SC6 SUV was first unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April last year in concept form, however this particular model is practically heading down the production lines at Great Wall’s Bao Ding plant after our most recent visit to their factory. The SC6 has been sent to the Chinese patent office ahead of [...]
GWM releases final Hover H6 pictures
The Hover H6 is the first new Hover from Great Wall that is not based around a facelift of the original Hover H3, the H6 is going to be a city-fied car that has a greater focus on its handling rather than its offroad ability when it finally makes it to the roads. Chinese consumers [...]
Greatwall signs deal with major French car parts maker, to expand original partnership
China’s Great Wall Motors has signed a strategic deal with the French auto parts giant Valeo to develop a range of parts including alternators, clutch systems, power assisted steering and will also work together to develop a range of new technologies. The two companies started working together in 2005 on a basic project to assign [...]
GWM’s Hover H6 to launch in August
The Hover H6 was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year and will hit the market in August 2011 according to Chinese media reports. The H6 is GWM’s first ‘real’ compact SUV, other members of the Hover series of cars rely on chassis rather than lighter platforms, the H6 will be aimed at [...]
Great Wall Motors wows audiences in Sofia
On June 10th Great Wall had its debut in Bulgaria at the Sofia Auto Show where it showed off a range of 9 different products. Great Wall displayed the Haval SUV series, Wingle pickup trucks and Voleex range of sedans. The Haval H5, Voleex C30 and C10 and Wingle 5 were well received by visitors [...]
Great Wall’s recalled in Australia
Greatwall Motors are recalling the X240 SUV (aka, the Hover) in the Australian market due to an issue with the steering column rubbing on a hydraulic cable, causing it to split over time. Great Wall Motors are working with Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission to recall 922 2010 models of the SUV. The models affected [...]
Greatwall to launch new brands in second half of 2011
Greatwall are planning to launch their new three brands towards the end of the year according to media reports, the company will also return to the stock market after a brief respite in June at the earliest. Greatwall Motors (GWM) are planning to split their current line up into three distinct product lines that will [...]
Greatwall Wingle CL – Full size truckin’ from China
North American’s love their trucks, us Euro’s (and Asians) that actually want a full size truck cannot get anything from the states in our fair lands via the regular market, but thankfully enterprising souls here in China are already offering Ford F150 Raptors, Tacoma’s, Avalanches and various Dodges’ via the gray market import channel, but [...]
Great Wall’s range-extended electric vehicle technology is more convenient and eco-friendly
Great Wall’s ranged-extended electric vehicle technology focuses on electric power, and range extension comes second. The front and rear drive axles are driven by an electric motors each, ensuring better distribution of driving force to each wheel. Control over the two electric motors can assist downhill braking and thus control the downhill speed. The range-extended [...]
Great Wall’s IF concept car for Shanghai Auto Show
Great Wall Motors (GWM) are a great company, they have wide line up of cars from big SUV’s to little sedans and they are certainly on CCT’s list of Chinese car companies that are going to make it internationally. GWM’s big concept for the forth coming Shanghai Auto Show is the below Great Wall IF [...]
Great Wall’s C70 mid size sedan spotted
Ahead of every major auto show car makers like to reveal their products ahead of time with spy pictures taken with phone cameras, Great Wall are no exception to this rule. The C70 looks to be a variation of the Great Wall Sports Sedan that we saw in 2009 but we didn’t hear anything from [...]
Great Wall may not be Jaguar-Land Rover’s Chinese partner just yet
Wang Fengying, president of Great Wall, recently denied the media report that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) would partner with Great Wall by saying that Great Wall had no intent on opening a joint venture. Media reported previously that the related personnel from JLR had visited Great Wall’s Baoding headquarters and Tianjin-based production site this February. [...]
Hover H6 sighted ahead of launch with Hover brand
Greatwall claimed a home run when they first produced the Hover SUV which later gave birth to the Hover brand, although GWM did not have the foresight to register the Hover brand in international markets and thus lost out on a cool marketing opportunity, instead it has been renamed Haval for international markets. The H6 [...]
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