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'Sing', the premiere Sport Utility Vehicle from Great Wall Motors of China, was unveiled by T.C.Y Motors Sdn Bhd, the sole dealership for Great Wall Motor Company Limited, at their showroom in Jln Batu Bersurat yesterday morning.
Looking more masculine and much bigger than an average SUV, the Sing features a fashionable interior with leather seats. It is powered by a four cylinder 2.2-litre engine with Euro II Emission standard compliance.

For three consecutive years, the Great Wall SUV has been ranked as number one in terms of sales volume, and has promoted the growth of the entire SUV segment in China.

Two versions of the 'Sing' SUV will be available in the Brunei market namely 'top' and 'luxury' spec. The top version is the higher spec of the two, where it comes with a built-in VCD player and reverse video radar, which allows the driver to easily manoeuvre the vehicle during parking.

Costing around $30,000 on the road for the luxury spec while another thousand more for the top spec, the Sing SUV maybe one of the most affordable SUVs in town.

According to T.C.Y Motors, the Sing SUV is ideal for people with big families.

this is great for GWM

'Sing', the premiere Sport Utility Vehicle from Great Wall Motors of China, was unveiled by T.C.Y Motors Sdn Bhd, the sole dealership for Great Wall Motor Company Limited, at their showroom in Jln Batu Bersurat yesterday morning.
Looking more masculine and much bigger than an average SUV, the Sing features a fashionable interior with leather seats. It is powered by a four cylinder 2.2-litre engine with Euro II Emission standard compliance.

For three consecutive years, the Great Wall SUV has been ranked as number one in terms of sales volume, and has promoted the growth of the entire SUV segment in China.:thumb: :thumb:

Two versions of the 'Sing' SUV will be available in the Brunei market namely 'top' and 'luxury' spec. The top version is the higher spec of the two, where it comes with a built-in VCD player and reverse video radar, which allows the driver to easily manoeuvre the vehicle during parking.

Costing around $30,000 on the road for the luxury spec while another thousand more for the top spec, the Sing SUV maybe one of the most affordable SUVs in town.

According to T.C.Y Motors, the Sing SUV is ideal for people with big families.[/quote]

front mask..nissan navara :) but it's ok...i still don't like the interior of the vehicle...deer and safe have much better

Is the Great Wall Motor Sing for sale in Croatia or Russia yet? Do they plan to bring the GWM sing to these places if not?

in croatia it's not...because of european homologation rules

the name of the suv needs a little tweeking, "sing" feels odd for a car since it dosnt actually sing.

great wall sing looks like nissan frontier
great wall deer looks like toyota pickup

but both costs much less

7-Seater China SUV In Town
By P. Marilyn

Bandar Seri Begawan - The first shipment of the Great Wall Sing SUV, sales champion in SUVs for three years in a row in China, has arrived in the Brunei motor industry market.

Worldwide Motor Sdn Bhd has been appointed by Great Wall Motor Company Limited in China to be its sole distributor in Brunei.

Three black, silver and white units have arrived. One has been purchased by Dk Hjh Kamariah bte Hj Mohiddin. Priced at $26,704, the seven-seater SUV. has an engine size of 2.3L and leather seat interior. Its chassis system ensures driving safety in urban streets and rural areas.

It has a double wishbone independent front suspension with torsion bar spring and asymmetric leaf spring rear suspension, gasoline engine and 4D28 diesel engine, right disc VCD with visible reverse radar to enable drivers to see the rear end with ease. Customers can view the Sing SUV units at Worldwide Motor Sdn Bhd at Beribi II Industrial Area. Call 2427052 for more information.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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is it this vehicle then, looks like a nissan truck

Jan. 26, 2007 (China Knowledge) – The Hover, a car made by China's Great Wall Motor Company <2333>, will make its debut on the Chilean market on Feb. 1, said officials from its distributor company, DERCO.

Sold at between 10 million pesos and 11 million pesos, the car is designed to compete against cars in the same category but with higher prices. The five-seater Hover is an all-terrain vehicle featuring Mp3, radio and CD player, central locks, remote control locks, double airbag and ABS brakes.

The Hover has been subjected to six-month trials in Chile. In neighboring Peru, it has already been sold for four months and has become one of the most successful models in the DERCO market.

DERCO plans to sell about 1,000 Hovers during 2007 in Chile and will launch some other products in 2008, such as vans and medium-sized cars.

China's biggest privately-owned carmaker GWM has announced their line-up and pricing for the South African market.

GWM will enter the local motoring scene in March with four well-priced vehicles.

The entry-level model is a single cab bakkie with a 2.2-litre engine, which will be priced from R95 000.

Next in line is a more luxurious version which features luxury items and trim, such as aircon, alloy rims, power steering, leather interior etc, and it will cost R105 000.

The GWM 2.2i Double cab will be available at a low R135 000 and the Multi-wagon model will cost R155 000. Both these derivatives will only be available in a luxury specification.

GWM says all their vehicles fully comply with the stringent homologation requirements as demanded by the SABS.

Henri Meistre, managing director of GWM SA, highlights the importance of a national dealer network and availability of parts: "At our launch in March, our initial dealer network will comprise in excess of 20 reputable dealers in all the major cities and towns in SA.

"This will be expanded to over 30 dealers by the end of 2007. We have also set up the needed infrastructure to ensure that all the dealers will have an uninterrupted supply of parts, from our parts distribution centre in Durban, to ensure efficient service and repairs."

Yes... the Hover is in Chile. The sales starts in March.

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Price starts at US$18.230

Isn't Derco selling the Wingle pick up as well in Chile?

Here are some pictures of the GWM dealers in Colombia, they started sales on january 2.007 with 3 dealers in Colombia`s main cities as Bogota, Medellin and Cali. And there are arround 120 cars selled this year so far.

The Hover is the only chinese-brand product present until today in the Chilean market (not counting the Chevrolet Corsa Plus -a chinese Shanghai GM Sail-).

But, there's an individual company, called "AUTORRAD" which is now looking to import directly from China, the Sceo 2.4, the Century 2,2 PickUp, GWM Hover CC6460K and GWM CC1022SR PickUp, already aproved under the Euro III emissions regulations for petrol engines in Chile.

Thanks for interesting news.


Price starts at US$18.230

Can you please also write the price of some other competitor SUVs, to give us clearer picture how competitive Hover is?

I am from Costa Rica, we start sales GW in Centro America, now we have more them 4 years, and the people are very happy whith our brand.
WELCOME, and best regards.:thumb: :thumb:

Im sorry, but this is CLEARLY an Isuzu Axiom. Is this actually a legal rebadge? Or an Illegal Rebadge?

Thanks for interesting news.

Can you please also write the price of some other competitor SUVs, to give us clearer picture how competitive Hover is?

Some of these models (all are basic models) are not direct competitors, they're just reference, and i made a monery conversion so the prices are approx.:
-Hover: 18.420 (Photo taken by me in Chile)
-Chevrolet Trailblazer: 31.700
-Daihatsu Terios: 14.300
-Dodge Durango: 28.000
-Dodge Nitro: 28.000
-Ford Ecosport (very popular): 13.100
-Ford Explorer: 21.150
-Honda CRV: 26.150
-Hyundai Sportage: 20.000
-Hyundai Santa Fe: 22.600
-Hyundai Terracan (very popular): 31.600
-Jeep Grand Cherokee: 33.600
-Jeep Compass: 22.400
-Mazda CX7: 29.700
-Mazda CX9: 35.300
-Land rover defender: 30.400
-Mitsubishi Outlander: 20.170
-Mitsubishi Montero: 48.600
-Nissan XTrail: 25.760
-Nissan Murano: 39.050
-Porsche Cayenne: 66.000
-Ssangyong Actyon (very popular): 18.500
-Ssangyong Rexton (very popular): 29.900
-Suzuki Jimny: 12.880
-Suzuki XL7: 27.800
-Toyota RAV4: 21.500
-Toyota 4Runner: 26.150

Im sorry, but this is CLEARLY an Isuzu Axiom. Is this actually a legal rebadge? Or an Illegal Rebadge?

It's 100% legal, not a worry.

I think it looks great! I'd love to have one...

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Great Wall Chile is also selling the Safe and Deer models since August.

The prices are US$14.880 for the Safe and US$11.350 for the Deer.

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Great Wall Motors has been present in Peru (yeah, that country located to the left of Brazil, now famous for cancelling the filming of the latest Bond flick :S) for like two years, and they've been doing pretty well, I believe. Already seen three Hovers and one Safe on the streets =)

GWM Sailor Used in South African Airports


April 3rd, 2008


01.04.2008 -- 12 GWM Sailor Single Cabs were delivered to Reshebile Aviation on March 2 in Durban, South Africa.

2008 GWM Sailor: GWM Sailor's to be used in South African airports
These pickups are to be used in the following airports:
- Johannesburg or Tambo,
- Cape Town,
- Port Elizabeth,
- East London, and
- Durban.

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saludos lucho ,desde costa rica ,me gustaria saber como le ha ido en colombia y q modelos tiene a la venta ,yo trabajo para el concesionario de greatwall en costa rica .

saludos:thumb:

Great Wall revs up overseas

2008-04-21


For Wang Fengying, CEO of Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, China's largest maker of SUVs and pickup trucks, the biggest pressure and challenge in 2008 is how to build a better brand for Great Wall overseas.

Since 1998, Great Wall's vehicle export volume and revenue has maintained the leading position, and from 2000, its exports increased annually with a high average growth rate of 90 percent.

Last year, the company exported 51,394 units of vehicles with revenue of $450 million. Great Wall vehicles have run on the roads of 121 countries, 81 in which it has distribution and service networks

"We hope to export 80,000 vehicles this year, with overseas markets accounting for half of our sales next year," says Wang.

Wang believes her branding strategy is the key factor to Great Wall's overseas success.

"Branding integrates products, sales and service which, more importantly, shows the company's capability to develop," she says.

"Although we can provide high-quality products with competitive prices, in the fierce international competition, branding is vital for a company's long-term development," she says. "Great Wall is making efforts to change the international impression of low-quality, low-price Chinese vehicles."

The Great Wall Hover crossover utility vehicle, the company's major exported vehicle, contributing 22 percent of the total export sales figure, is sold in Russia at $22,000 and in Africa at $30,000. In China price is between 105,800 yuan ($15,120) and 146,800 yuan.

Now Great Wall is changing its strategy from simple complete vehicle trading to an integrated overseas marketing system including branding, sales and service network expansion, technology exporting, complete knock down (CKD) and semi-knock down exports and constructing manufacturing facilities overseas.

Great Wall has set up CKD facilities in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Iran, Indonesia and Nigeria. "We are talking with the Russian government about building a complete vehicle plant there and also considering Vietnam as our second overseas manufacturing base," says Wang.

Wang says that by 2010, "Great Wall's target is to have 600 (sales, spare parts, service and survey) stores abroad, to better serve our customers."



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hi i will like someone to me some information on how to become a dealer in west africa starting from nigeria

since great wall has set up CKD in nigeria how do you go about this vendorship who do i contact

GWM to launch in October :eek:

Second Chinese vehicle brand confirmed for Oz via Ateco – six months ahead of Chery

By JOHN MELLOR and MARTON PETTENDY 17 June 2008

AUSTRALIA’S first Chinese vehicle brand will be launched earlier than expected in October, beating Chery on sale here by almost six months.

GoAuto can exclusively confirm the surprise news that Great Wall Motors, likely to be known in Australia as GWM, will go on sale via a separate dealer network to Chery, which will also be imported and distributed by Ateco Automotive.

GWM’s first model will be Australia’s most affordable dual-cab utility, based on Great Wall’s Sailor, powered by a 2.3-litre petrol engine and priced “well under $20,000”, and will be followed by a full range of commercial and passenger vehicles.

Like Chery - which as previously reported will be introduced here by March next year, via the light-sized A1 hatch, the small A5 sedan and the compact Tiggo SUV - the GWM models will swap their Chinese-market names for alpha-numeric nameplates that are yet to be revealed.

The Great Wall initiative will give Ateco two Chinese franchises, which will be sold by two separate national distribution and dealer networks.

Ateco Automotive managing director Ric Hull told GoAuto: “We have been talking to Great Wall probably for as long as we have been talking to Chery.

Top to bottom: Australian-spec GWM "Sailor", Chinese Peri and Hover.

“We met with many auto-makers but really liked dealing with Great Wall. They have excellent facilities and are really excellent people to deal with. So we chose to develop that relationship with them.”

He said while the agreement was not quite signed “both sides are comfortable to the point where we are prepared to go public”.

The first vehicle through the approvals process will be a highly-specified two-wheel drive four-door pick-up, powered by a 78kW/190Nm 2.3-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.

Mr Hull said the Sailor will make ute ownership more affordable for trades people in the same way the Pregio achieved significant penetration of the van market for Kia.

He said that Ateco saw how successful the Pregio was for Kia “and we would like to think the pick-up can emulate some of that.

“Great Wall does not have a van in the line-up today but I would be very surprised if they don’t develop one.”

He added that the crew-cab, at under $20,000, would prove attractive to first-time buyers because it was a genuine five-seater.

GWM’s first model will significantly undercut SsangYong’s newest version of its Sports Dual Cab utility, the entry-level “Tradie” workhorse, which is available only in white, priced at $24,990 in 2WD guise.

On sale from earlier this month, the 2.0-litre turbo-diesel Tradie replaced Mahindra’s 2.3-litre turbo-diesel Pik-Up (priced from $25,990) as Australia’s cheapest twin-cab ute, matching or bettering many Japanese diesel single-cab and four-cylinder petrol twin-cab models.

The bargain-basement GWM ute will be followed “quickly” by a single-cab version, shortly before a 73kW/225Nm 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine choice comes on line.

It’s believed the latter will come in the form of a heavily facelifted version of the Sailor, called the Wingle in China, which could be sold alongside the Sailor.

The GWM pick-ups will be followed in the first quarter of 2009 by a light-sized five-door hatch known in China as the Peri, which will come with a 65kW/115Nm 1.3-litre 16-valve four-cylinder petrol engine mated to both five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions.

Interestingly, at 3548mm long, 1581mm high and 1580mm wide, and riding on a 2299mm wheelbase, the 1015kg Peri should compete directly with the Chery A1, due to emerge here around the same time.

Soon after that, also in the first quarter, there will be a small five-door SUV called the Hover in China, where it is available in both two and four-wheel drive configurations.

Powered by a Mitsubishi-sourced 16-valve 2.4-litre engine coupled to both five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions, the compact GWM crossover will sell in the same segment as Chery’s Tiggo SUV.

Mr Hull said the Great Wall range included mid-sized cars and people-movers and that Ateco would like so see a full range of vehicles from its new partner.

He said that Ateco would most likely sell the cars under the brand GWM (standing for Great Wall Motors) instead of Great Wall.

“In China the pick-up sells under the name of sailor, but we are not bound in any way to use the Chinese names nor will we. We will probably use alpha-numeric names.

“It has been on sale in South Africa for a while, where it is known as the GWM Pick-up, but there are replacement pick-ups coming so we will have to think our way through that and most likely go to alpha-numeric nomenclature.”

Mr Hull said that the styling was contemporary and that versions being driven around in Australia we being accepted by the public as conventional vehicles. It is being seen “as just a regular pick-up.”

Asked if he saw any potential for cars under $10,000 in Australia, Mr Hull said: “As I have said all along I don’t expect to be super-cheap. I don’t think there will be any $9990 cars on our horizon but I think they will be very well priced.”

But Mr Hull said that he thought Chinese cars would provide a price-to-equipment advantage over other car-makers in Australia, which would continue for some time. “We will be pricing pretty much on the Koreans but better specced,” he said.

He said that while it was true that Chinese workers in the east were starting to attract higher wages, car-makers were moving to open new car plants further west, where wage pressures were at a minimum as workers were being recruited “off the land”.

“So labour will be plentiful and not extravagant in the foreseeable future.

“The investment levels are just amazing. There seems to be no shortage of capital to buy the latest equipment and this is certainly a very pronounced feature of the producers that we have talked to in China.

“They have magnificent plants. We went to the opening of a new Great Wall plant in October that will make 200,000 cars a year and it was absolutely breathtaking.”


Wanted: Instant dealer network
ATECO Automotive has embarked on an ambitious plan to create a new national dealer network for Great Wall Motors (to be known here as GWM) by October and a second separately administered network with different dealers for Chery by early 2009.

Both brands are going to need about 60 dealers each at launch, with plans for each network to grow to 120 dealers.

On current projections the company is looking to get sales for each brand into “the 20,000s within three to four years.”

Ateco managing director Ric Hull said that while both Chery and GWM were comfortable that Ateco was dealing with both companies, both brands will be sold out of separate showrooms.

“We will have a policy that no one dealer will have both brands,” he said, adding that finding dealers to set up two separate networks nationally will not be a problem.

“We are holding 200 applications which have been flowing in once dealers knew we were looking at Chinese brands. They are very good quality dealers in the main and some of the big groups have expressed interest. Applications are still flowing in at about one a day.

Mr Hull said the short lead time to set up a Great Wall network by October was something he had done before.

“When we first set up Daewoo we had less time and not as much of a head start, so we are confident we can do it. We will be on the road very shortly, visiting everyone who has expressed an interest.”

There will be a need for regional management in each state and Ateco is now gearing up to create new regional offices in each state, separate from existing Ateco regional offices.

Ateco will also be recruiting state management for Chery in the lead-up to next year’s launch as Chery will have to become separate as well.

Vehicle distribution will be put out to a logistics company.

“We (Ateco) already put any of the competitive elements of our business in the hands of dedicated people, but we will have to go even further where we have brands competing here that compete with each other in their home market. That is very important.”

Mr Hull said the model ranges would be kept “extremely simple”.

“We learned with the Korean brands that it is better that there is only one version of each model that comes reasonably well equipped. Dealers prefer it as well. It just makes life 10 times more sensible.

“Having GLs and GLXs and all of that stuff is a complexity you can well do without. I don’t think it sells any more cars and it just makes the running of the business that much more costly.

“You wind up with stock you don’t necessarily want in the place you don’t want it.

“If you are drop shipping at seven ports around the country, every time you make your range more complex you increase exponentially the chance of getting it wrong.

“And then you have to spend money to solve it by transferring to someone who wants it or bonusing a dealer to take something he doesn’t want.”

Source http://goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/9D707249BC9733B7CA25746B001CB5E6

GM coming Down Under in October.

20th June, 2008 - China’s first car brand to make its Australian and New Zealand debut will arrive in October of this year, more than six months early than previously predicted, when Sydney and Auckland based importer, Ateco Automotive launches Great Wall Motor. Another Chinese brand, Chery, wants a bite of the local car market, too.

Ateco has been negotiating with GWM for almost three years. Strict confidentiality agreements have precluded Ateco from confirming that it has not only concluded negotiations but it also has been working on homologating the first GWM vehicle to be sold in Australia. GWM will debut with a double cab ute, with a 2.2 litre 4 cylinder petrol engine, that will retail for well under $20,000 in both Australia and New Zealand.

“The GWM double cab ute will be just the start,” says Ric Hull, Managing Director, Ateco Automotive Pty Ltd. “The ute will be followed soon after with a single cab ute, a compact SUV and an entry level light car.”

To prepare for the launch of its Chinese brands, Ateco has made some key management changes. David Stone, who was instrumental in setting up the Hyundai, Daewoo and Kia networks, will oversee the appointment of dealers to distribute Ateco’s new Chinese brands, with a target of 50 dealers across Australia for the launch of GWM in October. In New Zealand the GWM distribution business will be run from Ateco’s Mount Wellington headquarters in Auckland via a network of five to six dealers at launch. The New Zealand product range will be common with Australia.

In addition to its Sydney headquarters, Ateco will also appoint regional managers for the key state operations, working to Peter McGeown who is newly appointed to the role of National Sales Manager. McGeown has worked with Ateco as Queensland Regional Manager when Ateco represented Kia. He will be responsible for setting up an entire sales and marketing infrastructure for GWM, which will include national as well as regional activities.

Full details, prices and specifications of the new GWM range will be announced when they go on sale in October.

In the meantime, the Next Car team hasn't noticed any desire for cheap vehicles from China. On that basis, we don't expect to see a queue forming to buy unknown products from a communist country where the regime feels no shame each time the regime exercises violence towards the citizens of neighbouring countries (such as Mongolia, Nepal and Tibet). In fact, given the poor experience of European buyers of cheap cars from China, it is difficult to see that anyone would even buy one of the great unknowns. Even at excessively cheap prices, buyers will be few and far between. For example, when was the last time you heard someone mutter "I just can't wait to buy a cheap car from China, because I don't want of the those nice new cars"? The other aspect which will be disturbing to potential dealers is whether or not they will threaten their own businesses if buyers of real cars do their shopping elsewhere because of a protest against a Chinese car dealer sending good aussie dollars to China.

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Comparing a Chery Tiggo to a Great Wall Hover is unreal. Hover is bigger, better equiped, as a diesel version...
Tiggo is a smaller 4x4.

GM coming Down Under in October.



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The aussie who wrote this got the nerves. Look at the last paragraph.

When did China exercise her violence to Nepal and Mongolia ?

When was the last time he heard an aussie said " I wish to buy a Holden"

That guy is quite oblivious to the fact that China is now Australia's biggest export market , China is buying so much minerals from Australia every year, helping to prop up Australian economy and that buffoon now talks like that.

Seriously , some Aussies really need to get out more and look at the world, they ain't doing no favour for China, China is doing a favour for them by buying up their minerals and resources.

GWM at the 5th International Iraq Rebuild Exhibition.

The 5th International Iraq Rebuild Exhibition opened on May 5th, 2008; hundreds of enterprises attended this exhibition. By cooperating with the Great Wall Motors-Jordan, Great Wall Motor booth covers an area of 108 square meters, which is one of the biggest booths at this exhibition, exhibited 6 units vehicles, including Hover, Wingle, Deer, Cowry and 2 units Gwperi.

The 5th International Iraq Rebuild Exhibition attracts the most attention of Jordan and Iraq political circles, business circles and media. After the Open ceremony, the counselor of China embassy in Jordan, Mr. Ma Jianchun, officers of Jordan Commerce Ministry, and Iraq Commerce Ministry delegation as well visited GWM’s booth, expressing their highly praise to Great Wall elegant vehicles, wishing a success to GWM’s exhibition.

Main medias rush to GWM’s booth for interviews, such as Jordanian TV agency, Iraq Baghdad television station, Iraq Commerce Channel, etc.


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Syria 4S sales center opened, Gwperi launched.

In the evening of May 12, 2008, a ceremony for Syria 4S showroom open and Gwperi launch was held successfully. This kind of activity is playing an important role in the promotion of Great Wall brand in Syrian market.

Shammout Company, distributor of GWM in Syria, did a lot on the preparation of this action, including inviting the main four located broadcasting station, such as ‘GEAR ONE’, the well known auto TV station in Middle East.

At the ceremony, general manager, Mr. Shammout and Mr. Shi Qingke, deputy general manager of International Department of Great Wall Motor Company Limited gave their speeches respectively, expressing their best wishes to Great Wall Motor in Syria.

Thanks to its fashionable design, Gwperi attracted much attention. All the guests express that Gwperi shall win the huge market share in Syria.

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Great Wall Motors to be first Chinese auto brand in NZ.

June 29, 2008 - 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.

From:drivesouth.co.nz

This is pradoxal. A company that represents Fiat, who as a feud with GWM due the Panda/Peri is going to import both automakers? I wonder how this is going to end....

I think as long as they don't bring in the Peri and Panda, things won't be that bad.

the same is here in croatia, why that shoud be a problem?
i also have panda in my family, my grandfather drive it
and i will also drive a peri :thumb:

I think as long as they don't bring in the Peri and Panda, things won't be that bad.
It seems you are right.
I have searched the web and it seems Fiat nz only imports the 500 and goes up the scale to the punto. They dont have the panda in they catalog.
So for now all is ok, but i dont think Fiat is pleased in any way....

Embassy staff in Saudi Arabia visited GWM showroom.

On 5th July, 2008, at the invitation of AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP, the club of Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia organized its members to visit the showroom of Great Wall Motor and other made-in-China cars in Riyadh. More than 50 people joined including Mr. Wang Honglin, Chinese Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Muneef, Chairman of AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP, Mr. Saif, vice chairman of AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP, the members of the Embassy and the representatives of Chinese institutions in Saudi Arabia.

AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP made thoughtful preparations for this event. All the members of Chinese Embassy were attracted by the banners with “warmly welcome Chinese embassy guests” in both Chinese and Arabic. Mr. Saif said in the welcome address that the Great Wall Motor they represented enjoys the advantages on the high quality, the fair prices and the good after sales service as well, and has a strong competitiveness in the local market. AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP hopes to continue introducing more high quality Chinese products to Saudi Arabia with mutual effort and to realize a win-win situation.

Mr. Yang Honglin, the ambassador, extended their thanks to the invitation from AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP and appreciates its unique foresight and management method. He wishes Chinese products particularly GWM could enjoy a higher reputation in the Saudi Arabian market with mutual effort.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rich in oil, and is also a paradise for cars. Various kinds of well-known brands gather together there. Chinese embassy members visited GWM hall in a high sprit. Glorious cars placed in the bright hall, such as the fashionable SUV, economic and practicable Pickup. All of them have a same feature i.e. made in China. Car fevers checked the technical data carefully, and compared with the Japanese and Korean cars. New comers of Embassy who do not have a car are busy testing driving and surprised to find one more choice. The GW Hover attracted much attention thanks to its fashionable appearance, delicate inner decoration as well as competitive price. AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP introduced that this model is very popular in the local market and made a good beginning for the Chinese cars marching into Middle East.

As the sole distributor of Great Wall Motor, AL RASSAM TRADING GROUP has been dedicated to develop the market and achieved much. Especially in 2008 year, a total of 786 units were sold out as at 30 June, representing an increase of 17.3% when compared with that of the previous year.

"Great Wall of China stand in Saudi Arabia" is the comment of the embassy staff, and also their heartfelt blessing. They hope more and more Chinese cars, like Great Wall Motor, enter into Middle East and set up a new image for the Chinese brand.


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Great Wall to launch more new models in Russia


August 29, 2008
Shanghai, August 29 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor plans to launch Florid, Coolbear and some other sedans to the Russian market in the coming two years, announced the company at the ongoing Moscow auto show, reported xinhua.net today.



http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1007576/Great-Wall-to-launch-more-new-models-in-Russia.html

Great Wall Motor exporting 4,500 pickups to Cuba.

October 7, 2008 - At the beginning of October, Great Wall Motor had its first shipment of 1,500 pickups exported from Tianjin port to Cuba. This is the first batch of the 4,500 pickups sourced by the Cuban government from the Chinese pickup maker, and the other 3,000 units will be delivered by the end of this year, said xinhuanet,com today.

This sourcing deal has been the biggest single order in terms of export volume and value that Great Wall Motor has received this year to date. Most ordered in this deal is the Great Wall Golden Deer series of pickups in 12 types, including diesel and gasoline editions. These pickups will be mainly used by Cuba's energy, electricity, medical, and transportation authorities.

A global sales executive of Great Wall Motor said that the company's foreign trade is gaining a growing share of its total sales. In the first half of 2008, Great Wall exported 30,000 vehicles, rising 76% from one year earlier and accounting for 40% of the company's turnover in the period.

To boost the brand image and sustained sales of its pickup products in Central and South America, Great Wall Motor has assigned its technicians to Cuba for assisting the local authorities in technical training and after-sales service.

source: Gasgoo.com

Great Wall, the first Chinese company to enter Venezuela is building a factory there.
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Caracas, Venezuela, 17/10/2008.- Under the launch of its new passenger vehicle Peri Hatchback, Great Wall of Venezuela, automotive company 100% Venezuelan capital, announced its expansion plans in the country.

To do so will install an assembly plant in Guacara, Carabobo state, with the aim of supplying vehicles for the domestic market and exported to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

This was announced by the President of Great Wall of Venezuela, Franklin Hoet, affirming that are close to signing the Convention assembly with the Ministry of People's Power for Light Industries and Trade (Milco), according to the guidelines of the automotive industry, which promotes reducing imports, generate productive employment, develop the auto sector and revive the regional industrial park.

For its part, Great Wall of Venezuela started its commercial operations in the country in December 2005 becoming the first Chinese brand to be imported to Venezuela. Today is ranked 21 in the ranking of the automotive market and has imported about 5,000 vehicles in the utility and commercial segments: Hover and Safe, 4x2 and 4x4, and the pickup Deer and Sailor.

Suggested prices, among Bs.F. 48.000 and Bs.F. 106.000, coupled with an organizational structure professional after-sales services, technical assistance with trained staff and timely supply of original spare parts, are the strengths that Great Wall has imposed on the Venezuelan market. All its units have a warranty of 2 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first.

At present, Great Wall of Venezuela has 7 dealers comprehensive (room sales, spare parts store and workshop service), which was played under the figure of independent entrepreneurs who act in a coordinated manner and under the guidelines of the mark. It is planned to increase the network to a total of 13 dealerships in late 2009.

On the other hand, Caesar Hirsch, Vice President of Great Wall of Venezuela said that "we have fully complied with all requirements of the agencies of the Venezuelan State to develop the proposed assembly because we have the main ingredient that is the confidence we have in the country . For that reason, we have planned to develop a productive activity in Venezuela, our investment will support the development of national industry, encourage the creation of employment for the future and of course, will allow Great Wall of Venezuela has sustained growth and significant participation and position in the automotive market in the region. "

During the presentation of the new vehicle Hatchback Peri and the new corporate visual image of Great Wall, Hirsch made the announcement from the company's activities in the short term, accompanied by the Chairman of Great Wall of Venezuela, Franklin Hoet, Jean Isler, Director; Joseph Court, Project Manager, Jesus Arreaza, COO and Daniel Obadía, Sales Manager, together with representatives of dealers Great Wall.

The total estimated investment of Great Wall of Venezuela for the construction of the assembly plant in Guacara reaches $ 80 million. In the medium term are an estimated 660 people contracting and other indirect 3500.

The Venezuelan plant will be located in the industrial area of El Tigre Guacara municipality, Carabobo State, will have 80 thousand m2, of which 37 thousand m2 are cleared and plans to produce 4900 units in 2009 and the projection of up to 15,000 in the 2013.

It is currently being carried out by the general adequacy of facilities, office areas, fencing, utilities, security, drainage, among other things, and it is estimated that in the second half of 2009 will make the first "Job One" and the chosen vehicle will be a Hover Sport Wagon.

Great Wall products have a presence in major cities throughout the country, Valencia, Maracaibo, Barcelona, Maturin, Puerto Ordaz, Barinas and Caracas through its existing network of dealers for the integral growth of the same in other localities such as Maracay , Barquisimeto, San Cristobal, Merida, Caracas and Nueva Esparta.

Along the lines of change of corporate image that Great Wall is being implemented throughout the world, the network of dealers in Venezuela will shortly adopt the new corporate identity.

In this sense, exalting the values of growth and prosperity of the Great Wall, has changed its logo, adopting a figure represented by two letters G faced in forming his point of the letter W which means "Wall", all framed in an oval representing the presence of the brand in the world. It also has a Beacon Tower in the middle representing the Great Wall of China.

I am from Costa Rica, we start sales GW in Centro America, now we have more them 4 years, and the people are very happy whith our brand.
WELCOME, and best regards.:thumb: :thumb:
My friend,could you tell me which country you sold for GWM?

Great Wall Motor to export pickups to Australia.

October 28, 2008 - After securing a $440-mln order for exporting 4,500 Deer pickups to Cuba, China's automaker Great Wall Motor recently announced that it will export its Sailor and Wingle pickups to Australia, said xinhuanet.com today.

As an important market that sells 1 million vehicles every year, Australia has strict standards for auto imports. Great Wall is well prepared for these standards and its vehicles have met Australia's strict ADR (Australian Design Rule) requirements. In eco-friendliness and safety, the Sailor and Wingle pickup models for export to Australia have been upgraded on the versions sold in the domestic market to comply with the Euro III+OBD standard.

Great Wall said its Sailor pickup for sale abroad is also higher priced than that sold at home. The exported version of the Sailor pickup will sell in Australia for an equivalent of 120,000 yuan ($17,560), and the export of this pickup model to the Australian market will reach 3,000 units annually.

An executive from Great Wall revealed that the company will also export its SUVs and sedans to Australia for sale. The Great Wall Hover SUV is going though related certification in Australia. In addition, the Great Wall Florid sedan to go on sale next month domestically is expected to enter the overseas markets as well.

One of Great Wall Motor's long-term strategies is to explore the global markets. In early October, the company shipped 1,500 pickups to Cuba. This is the first batch of the 4,500 pickups ordered by the Cuban government from the Chinese pickup maker.

source: Gasgoo.com

some photos from auto show in south africa:
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there was peri,peri EV, cowry, hover limo, wingle, sing and even commerical proteus
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some photos from auto show in south africa:
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micodelija, what is this van? Do you have any more pictures or some other informaton? Is it even produced by GWM?

yes martin,great wall produce this model for a long time..but is was never offered to the market like make other models which they offer, is based on old model of toyota
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here i cut some photos from old catalogs

Very interesting. Thanks micodelija!

Nice car. Looks like really a Nissan Truck..

Nice car. Looks like really a Nissan Truck..

welcome to chinacarforums Kegwa!

Great Wall Motor eyes new Russia jv next year


November 26, 2008

Shanghai, November 26 (Gasgoo.com) A Great Wall Motor spokesman said the company is in talks with a major Russia importer for distribution of vehicles in the country, a Xinhua report said today.

Shang Yugui told reporters in an interview that cooperation talks with a Russia importer have indeed come to the final stage but he has nothing to declare at the present.

The report said the ongoing talks may end in the two parties jointly building a joint ventue for assembly of Great Wall's Hafu SUV and some sedan models. More details are expected earlier next year.

Industry analysts say Great Wall may not expect to hold the majority stake in the planning venture as before under the current protectionist regulations from the Russia government and it shall prepare to change their way of investment in the country in order to lower risks.

Great Wall announced earlier last week that it has terminated its joint venture in Russia called Great Wall Alabuga Motor Open Joint Stock, as it failed to get tax concessions from government.

The joint venture planned to build a plant to make Great Wall Motor vehicles after signing an agreement in 2005. Great Wall owns 75 percent of the joint venture and the Tatarstan agency owns the remainder.

Great Wall Motor has become the largest Chinese brand in the Russian market since it entered the country in 2004. This year it expects to double sales in Russia to 20,000 vehicles.


http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008518/Great-Wall-Motor-eyes-new-Russia-jv-next-year.html

they are trying to enter Turkish market...i hope they try GWM as brand; nobody buys a car called ''great wall'' here...:nono: :nono:

Great Wall Motor to make cars in Bulgaria

December 10, 2008
China's largest sport utility vehicle maker, Great Wall Motor Co, plans to start manufacturing cars under its badge in Bulgaria, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

In a joint venture with a Bulgarian partner, Great Wall plans to invest 80 million euros in a new car plant at Lovech, about 170 km northeast of Sofia, the government said after Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev met with Great Wall's vice presidents.

Bulgarian media have reported that private company Great Wall's investment partner is probably local firm Litex.

The project, which will employ about 1,500 people, is expected to be launched at the start of 2009. No other details were disclosed.

Bulgaria, which sees Foreign Direct Investment dropping by at least 1.0 billion euros from a record 6.5 billion in 2007, is struggling to attract production-linked investment to boost its exports and decrease risks from its huge current account deficit.

French car parts maker Montupet, Japan's Yazaki, a supplier of vehicle power and data solutions, and Belgian company Melexis , which designs electronic automotive chips, have also invested in new production units in Bulgaria.

In April, Great Wall, maker of Hover SUVs, said it was diversifying into car production and plans 10 billion yuan in investment over the next three years, including 3 billion yuan to shore up its research and development capability.

The Bulgarian government quoted Great Wall executives as saying they will not freeze their investment projects because of the global financial crisis.

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008663/Great-Wall-Motor-to-make-cars-in-Bulgaria.html

do GW sells any sedan car ???

Great Wall Motor to make cars in Bulgaria

December 10, 2008
China's largest sport utility vehicle maker, Great Wall Motor Co, plans to start manufacturing cars under its badge in Bulgaria, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

In a joint venture with a Bulgarian partner, Great Wall plans to invest 80 million euros in a new car plant at Lovech, about 170 km northeast of Sofia, the government said after Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev met with Great Wall's vice presidents.

Bulgarian media have reported that private company Great Wall's investment partner is probably local firm Litex.

The project, which will employ about 1,500 people, is expected to be launched at the start of 2009. No other details were disclosed.

Bulgaria, which sees Foreign Direct Investment dropping by at least 1.0 billion euros from a record 6.5 billion in 2007, is struggling to attract production-linked investment to boost its exports and decrease risks from its huge current account deficit.

French car parts maker Montupet, Japan's Yazaki, a supplier of vehicle power and data solutions, and Belgian company Melexis , which designs electronic automotive chips, have also invested in new production units in Bulgaria.

In April, Great Wall, maker of Hover SUVs, said it was diversifying into car production and plans 10 billion yuan in investment over the next three years, including 3 billion yuan to shore up its research and development capability.

The Bulgarian government quoted Great Wall executives as saying they will not freeze their investment projects because of the global financial crisis.

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008663/Great-Wall-Motor-to-make-cars-in-Bulgaria.html
at the beggining it seems ok with lowcosts of employment and being an european union country but there is no automotive industry in bulgaria...that may cost expensive...they have to transport spare parts from Turkland or Romania...:notsure: :nono:

According to China Car Times, GWM (It will be known as GWM in NZ and Australia), launched here in October last year. Initial model is a 2.3 double cab utility with a price tag of under NZ$20,000 which will undercut rivals by thousands. This will be followed by a single cab utility, a compact SUV, probably the Hover, and an entry-level light car. Ironically, they will be distributed by ATECO, which also signed a deal to import Chery cars this year. :lol:

Keep you posted. :D

I have found picture of Australian registered Great Wall Sailor double cab on the net but having trouble posting it to this forum. Also, from China Car Times, GWM is currently updating the Hover for 08/09 and will be exporting 3000 pick-ups to Australia. These are a mixture of Sailor and Wingle pick-ups that have been designed to meet Australian design rules. The Hover will also be redesigned for Australian market. GWM has also modified it's pick-ups to meet Australian Euro 3 emissions standards.
Still waiting for news about GWM in NZ but methinks these new modifications might also be for New Zealand market.

Any help would be appreciated. :thumb:

Great Wall Sailor with Australian reagistration.
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Looks like Nissan Navara. Great Wall should do well in NZ and Australia because of the lucrative pick-up market.


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More Great Wall models have been announced for the Australian market with the original range of Hover, Wingle and Salior being joined by Cowry, Deer, Hover limousine and Peri. Great Wall aims to sell in the entry model markets which are currently dominated by Korean brands such as Kia and Hyundai. It is belived that Great Wall's range of pick-ups (or 'utes' as we call them in NZ and Australia) will be the main source of sales in Australia, since there is a very big market for pick-ups there which produces big money and competition from the main players: Toyota, Ford and Australian GM brand Holden. Great Wall has also tested vehicles in Australia itself.

Watch this space :cool:

The first Hover CUV launched in Vietnam assembling factory.
On 10 February 2009, good news coming from Vietnam: Hover CUV launched in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. A launching ceremony was held in the assembling factory. Manager of Duc Phuong Company (partner of GWM in Vietnam) and GWM's technicians cut the ribbon at the launching ceremony.

The successful launching of Hover CUV marked a new breakthrough of GWM in Vietnam auto market. Refer to the agreement reached between GWM and Duc Phoung Company, GWM's sales target in Vietnam in 2009 is clear enough. What's more, a further expanded strategic cooperation consensus was already confirmed.

Great Wall Motor Company Limited stands out from many other Chinese independent-brand companies in corporate management. Great Wall pickup trucks have been ranked No.1 in terms of market share and sales volume for 11 years in a row in the domestic pickup market. Great Wall SUV has enjoyed the lion's share in the domestic market for consecutive 6 year. Leading China's auto exports for nine consecutive years, Great Wall vehicles are sold to 128 countries, and sales growth is robust.

Hover CUV was developed by GWM independently equipped with 2.4L 4G64 and 4G69 gasoline engine, 2.8TCI, 2.8TC as well as 2.5TCI diesel engine currently and will be equipped with 2.0L 4G63 gasoline engine in the future. Since its debut in June 2005, Hover got great achievements at home, being rewarded as "the most popular full city function model", "the most popular home SUV", "annual model among the national brands" and so on by the various domestic media. In the global market, Hover has been exported to 115 countries with stable sales growth.

The relevant principal of Duc Phuong Company said Great Wall Motor product is high quality, Hover CUV launched successfully in Vietnam boost both parties' spirit, and they have enough confidence in GWM's future in Vietnam market.


Great Wall Deer selected by the Uruguay Soriano government.
2009-02-16 - Currently, 16 units Great Wall Deer Pick-up won a bid from Uruguay Intendencia Municipal de Soriano successfully. These pickups are used as the office vehicles. This is the second government bid that Great Wall Motor obtained following the Montevideo Police Station purchased the Gwperi.

Besides the Great Wall Deer, Mitsubishi L200, Chevrolet S10 and many other international brands were also involved in the bid. Intendencia Municipal de Soriano was attracted by the Deer ultimately against its mature technology as well as high quality.

Deer is one of the mature vehicles manufactured by GWM, which is also popular in the global market. The rear-cargo bed of Deer is protected by abrasion-resistant material. Rear cargo hurdle is also optional, allowing more convenience when loading goods. What’s more, front double wishbone type torsion bar spring independent suspension, rear variable stiffness asymmetric leaf spring-type structure suspension ensures stable operation, driving comfort and safety as well.

So far, the total Great Wall pickup population in the 128 countries and regions is up to more than 200,000 units, including in Russia, South Africa, Central and South America and so on. The Great Wall pickup has maintained the No. 1 brand in the terms of export volume and exported countries for 11 consecutive years in the China’s same line.

Uruguay is one of the important export markets of Great Wall Motor in South America. SURIL S.A. is the distributor of GWM in Uruguay. Since the cooperation established in 2006, GWM sales volume in the local market has been enhanced steadily. Mr. Benito Grande, General Manager of SURIL S.A. said, "We choose GWM instead of other brands subject to our extensive research and in-depth investigation. High quality, high P&P ratio and well established after-sales service system are the key points for the local consumers accepting GWM. We have confidence in GWM’s potential in Uruguay and we also believe GWM image will be better with our effort!"

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GWM wins Libya's order for 3,300 Deer pickups

March 18, 2009 - On March 13, Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) announced that it has won a big deal of 3,300 Deer pickups from the Libyan government. This is another triumph for GWM following the 4,500-unit bid from the Cuban authorities. Chengdu Evening News reported today, citing sources from GWM.

The tender for 3,300 Deer pickups valued at 200 millions yuan ($29.3 millions) was signed between GWM and the Libya Government at the end of February. According to the deal, 1,000 units of the first batch will be shipped to the Benghazi Port of Libya while the other 2,300 units are expected to deliver in June due to the rising demand from the booming domestic market.

The key model for this massive order is the Deer pickup. These vehicles will be used by the Libyan authorities, including energy, electricity, medical & health, and transportation departments, etc.

Being a leading model of GWM’s classic products, the Deer pickup is famous for its advanced quality as well as outstanding functionality thanks to year-to-year technical upgrade and product innovation.

More significantly, the Deer pickup has won GWM an incredible record of ranking the No.1 in terms of sales volume in both domestic as well as international markets for eleven consecutive years since 1998.

source: Gasgoo.com

Great Wall returns in the Philippines after Nexus Automobiles back then decided to pull out the Hover CUV three years ago,so far no details yet about the new distributor and its lineup but they will make a public debut in the Manila International Auto Show on April 2 up to April 5 2009 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City,Philippines!!:D

Fi

Any more news about Great Wall down under? I know they were planning to export cars here and enter the market in Australia, which they have done, but I can't find any real sources of info. And what about it's supposedly main competitor from China, Chery down here as well? Did they cut and run like Cadillac did or have they both plans to fight on both sides of the Tasman?:confused:

Please help.

gwm hover have passed all certificats for australian market, that ADR rules, wingle and sailor will very soon have the documents, gwm export their vehicles to south africa where is also selling RHD models

Any more news about Great Wall down under? I know they were planning to export cars here and enter the market in Australia, which they have done, but I can't find any real sources of info. And what about it's supposedly main competitor from China, Chery down here as well? Did they cut and run like Cadillac did or have they both plans to fight on both sides of the Tasman?:confused:

Please help.


First Chinese-brand cars arrive ... and they're utes

March 27, 2009

THE first Chinese-brand vehicles to be sold in Australia will be in dealerships by mid-year when a local importer begins shipping in two workhorse utes made by Chinese carmaker Great Wall.

About 50 dealers will offer two models from the privately owned Chinese maker with starting prices under $20,000.

Independent vehicle importer Ateco Automotive expects to sell a couple of hundred a month and has spent four years working on the deal.

The models, called Wingle and Sailor in China, will bear alpha-numeric names here and are just the beginning for Chinese car imports, according to Ateco managing director Ric Hull.

Mr Hull made more than 20 trips to China to select potential suppliers and whittled the list down to Great Wall and Chery, which supplied hybrid cars for the recent Beijing Olympic Games.

"Chery was an obvious pick because they're the largest of the independents," he said. "We ended up with Great Wall because we like them, their products and how they do business."

Great Wall, based in Baoding, south of Beijing, already exports to 120 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and Eastern Europe.

The Great Wall utes were originally due on sale late last year but Ateco postponed the launch after exchange rates moved against the Australian dollar.

Ateco chief Neville Crichton said China's car industry was ambitious but pragmatic.

"They want to be No 1 in the world eventually, like they are with whitegoods and televisions and every other appliance," he said. "But they're realistic about where the product should sit and how much time it could take to become a major player."

He was impressed by the pace of industrial and infrastructure development in the country.

"Every time you went back things were vastly improved -- from the roads, to the manufacturing plant and office blocks. Everything's new and immaculate," he said.

Mr Hull said crash safety issues, which sank early attempts to export Chinese vehicles to Europe, had been overcome with internal testing by the companies to international standards.

The Great Wall utes will be the first Chinese-brand vehicles ever sold in Australia, although not the first Chinese-made cars.

In recent years Volkswagen sourced some Polo small sedans from its Chinese factory for sale here on a trial basis.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25248693-36418,00.html

Hi,


i uploaded myself 2 pdf's containing the newsletter from may from GWM,
and a special issue about the Shanghai Motor Show.
I hope you like it!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1LB2EWRH
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SRBVRAAJ

Reanult and GWM have signed the agreement under which Chinese will produce Renault vehicles in its factory in Guacara, Venezuela.

Renault and the Chinese Great Wall has signed a preliminary agreement in Venezuela for the production of various models in the facilities that Asians have in Guacara, state of Carabobo. This is to improve sales of both brands in this market.

At the moment what you will know that more than 22,000 units, while Renault and Great Wall, remember, the biggest Chinese manufacturer of private capital. Besides the French technology to provide its new partner, which could put a Great Wall in a privileged position compared to other Chinese firms. Ensures that you will create 175 direct jobs.

http://motor-show.com.ar/2009/06/14/renault-great-venezuela/

very intresting cooperation

due to the last problems in China with renault vehicles this may be a way to promote they image

Reanult and GWM have signed the agreement under which Chinese will produce Renault vehicles in its factory in Guacara, Venezuela.

Spokesman of GWM announced that they have no plans for a JV outside of China with Renault.

An overseas marketing vice general manager of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. denied the saying that the Chinese automaker would set up a joint-venture factory with the French auto titan Renault in Venezuela.

Earlier reports said that in mid-June 2009, Great Wall Motor signed a letter of intent with Renault about their joint-venture production in Venezuela.

Both sides would manufacture vehicles in a factory, which belongs to a local partner of the Chinese automaker, they added. The factory, with a designed yearly production capacity of 22,000 vehicles, would produce 15,000 vehicles for Renault and the remaining for Great Wall Motor a year, they continued.

The reports even said that Renault would build Logan, one of its car models, and Sandero, one of its hatchback products, in the factory, with some parts imported from Colombia. The French auto titan has manufactured Logan cars in Colombia for four years.

If the joint-venture plan comes true, the French auto titan would invest USD 10 million and the Chinese automaker would contribute USD 65 million, they predicted.

The vice general manager of the Chinese automaker explained that Renault would not cooperation with Great Wall Motor, but a Venezuela-based dealer of Great Wall Motor.

Its local dealer had planned to build a factory, with an annual production capacity of 22,000 to 25,000 vehicles, to manufacture Great Wall-branded products in the form of knock down (KD), said the vice general manager.

Later, Renault went to the dealer and hoped that the dealer could also assemble Renault-branded vehicles. Both sides signed an agreement, and in the future, both Great Wall-branded and Renault-branded products will be assembled in the factory, he disclosed. But Great Wall Motor itself has had no plan to set up a joint venture with Renault or join hands with it, he stressed.

Notably, in March 2009, Great Wall Motor President Wang Fengying told that the US auto giant Chrysler LLC terminated the cooperation negotiations with her company.

Analysts said that the termination resulted from the tie-up of the US auto giant and Italy’s Fiat. But the Chinese automaker denies the saying, stressing that Chrysler and Fiat had just signed a nonbinding agreement.

The president said that Great Wall Motor would pay the most attention to the development of its proprietary brands, and that it had not contacted any partner yet.

The automaker sold 125,000 vehicles in 2008, including 55,000 ones for export and falling far behind the goal of 200,000 ones. This year, it will release 13 new products and reach the 200,000-vehicle goal.

from China Car Times

About bloody time!
Chinese cars are coming to NZ (excluding the Rovers which are imported here)
Two twin-cab utilities, the V240 in both 4x2 and 4x4 configurations and the SA220 in 4x2 only, are the first Great Wall models to be released onto the Australasian market.

The V240 4x2 will sell in New Zealand for $26,990 plus on road costs, with the 4x4 option costing $3000 extra. The SA220 will sell for $21,990 plus on road costs.

Both vehicles offer electric windows, alloy wheels, leather trimmed seats and air conditioning. Great Wall vehicles will be sold and supported initially in New Zealand by a network of six dealers and have a three year/100,000km warranty.

The Australian range will be common to that sold in New Zealand with over 45 dealers there at launch. Ateco Automotive, the Auckland and Sydney-based importer, has been negotiating to bring Great Wall to New Zealand for over three years. According to the Managing Director of Ateco Australia, Mr Ric Hull, “Great Wall is one of China?s leading car makers and it has been consistently at the top of its domestic car market with its Ute and SUV models.

“This year China will make and sell more vehicles than any other country in the world. Every mainstream car and component manufacturer is represented there. Access to technology is virtually unlimited. China?s car industry has come a long way in a very short time,” he said.

Picture of possible Aus registered Great Wall Wingle (V240)
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Where I live, there is a building with a car lot that used to sell used cars. Since earier this month, the company building has been brought and all the cars were sold but the building wasn't demolished. Now with news of Great Wall's entry into the New Zealand market, and with a planned six dealers natiowide and another Chinese company (Zonda) already in the region and doing well in business terms, could this mean Great Wall have brought it?
The suspense continues.........

I have just found out that a company called Huston Motors who deals Mitsubishi cars where I live will be one of six Great Wall dealerships around New Zealand. Models are Wingle (V240) and Sailor (SA220). New vehicles to be released are Hover and Florid. Good thing is, Great Wall can sell the Peri here because Fiat do not sell the Panda in New Zealand.
I'll see if I can get down there and get some pictures.

Great Wall started selling Socool pickup in Chile:
http://www.autocosmos.cl/noticias/20318/great-wall-socool-clon-chino-de-la-dmax-inicia-venta.aspx

A new truck model from China, comes to Chile to build a Great Wall as a leader and reference in the segment. The Socool be available through all dealers Dercos from Friday July 10. The version of 4x2-wheel drive entry will cost $ 5,990,000 + VAT, while equipped with the most traction 4x4 will be worth $ 7,190,000 + VAT.

It is propelled by a motor of 2.2 liters 4 cylinders in line delivered 104 HP at 4600 rpm power and torque of 190 Nm at 2,800 rpm, with a five-speed manual transmission.

One of the main virtues of the engine of 2.2 liters is that you can travel in very good shape within a very broad range of speed, easily reaching 100 kilometers per hour speed without even the request.

Line with a body similar to the measured 5095 Chevrolet DMAX mm long, 1725 mm wide and 1710 high and 1725 version for 4x2 and 4x4 respectively. It has great interior space, very comfortable, with double cabin with good endings, and where they can travel five adult passengers comfortably.

Thanks to its chassis with reinforced Socool has a payload of 800 kilograms. The front suspension is double tray independent suspension with torsion bar while the rear is semi-elliptical springs with double acting telescopic shock absorbers.

It also offers an unparalleled stability and an excellent and comprehensive management, which places it as one of the pick ups more functional, maneuverable and good market performance.

The Socool equipment includes air conditioning, electric alzavidrios the four doors, central locking with remote control, aluminum wheels, front and rear neblineros, collapsible steering column covers and pick up radio with CD, within the most important elements. Customers can choose between five different colors ranging from white to black or green pearl, silver or red.

As far as safety is concerned, with protective bars on the doors, disc brakes front and rear drum brake valve compensation, collapsible steering column and anti-glare rearview mirror, among others.

"Socool is a product that will allow us to strengthen further in the segment of the pick ups, offering our customers a wide range of options with Wingles, and now Deer Socool. It is an extraordinary, very well equipped, very compliant, and above all highly desirable for its price equipment.

We believe that we will go very well with this model, and so we're still the original brand sold in most Chinese Chile. Finally, in relation to sales projections, we expect Socool sell 50 units a month, "said Aymeric Thibaud, general manager of Great Wall Motors in Chile.


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The Florid's largest order left for Algeria

At the end of June 2009, 300 units Florid together with 500 units Wingle were transported to Xingang port waiting for the vessel to Algeria. This features the Florid's first largest order in its export history.

These vehicles were ordered by Algerian GMS Company, who is the exclusive distributor of Great Wall Motors in Algeria. During the two-year's cooperation, more than 3000 Great Wall vehicles were shipped to Algeria. 1800 units out of them were shipped in the first half of 2009. And meanwhile, GMS has been attaching great importance to the establishment of the network. Up to the time of writing, a total of 7 self-owned showrooms, and 19 dealers as well were set up across over Algeria, becoming an example of Great Wall Motors in North African Market.

As the second largest continent, the African auto market has great potential with an annual car sales volume of 1.3 million units, and over 60% of them are sedan. Algeria is one of the comparatively developed countries in North Africa, with an annual car sales volume of 300,000 units. The successful debut of Florid will surely be a great push for the sales of the future new models and the popularization of Great Wall Brand in the local market.

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A GWM 4S showroom grandly opened in Mauritius

On July 3, 2009, a new standard Great Wall Motors 4S showroom was opened in Mauritius. This is the first one for GWM in Mauritius. The United Motors Ltd (UML), the exclusive distributor of GWM in Mauritius held a great ceremony for that.

Mauritius is located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, covering a total area of 1,865 square kilometers with populations of more than 1,200,000. The cooperation between GWM and UML started on July 7, 2008. In the past year, with the two parties’ joint effort, GWM gained a big success in Mauritius. So far, market share of the GWM pickup has increased greatly with its sales volume taking the third place now in Mauritius. Mr. Eric Leal, CEO of UML expressed at the showroom opening ceremony that UML would do utmost to promote GWM brand in the local market. What’s more, he believed that GWM would get a bigger success in future against GWM’s consistent responsibility of making fashionable, technical as well as elegant vehicles.

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source: GWM

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new hovers for chinese police, great wall many times deliver police cars, i wish that in croatia we also have police cars like that

Great Wall will start selling its vehicles in Brasil in early 2011. At the start company will offer Hover, Coolbear and Wingle pickup:
http://revistaautoesporte.globo.com/Revista/Autoesporte/0,,EMI165780-10142,00-NOVOS+CHINESES+GREAT+WALL+JA+ESTAO+NO+BRASIL.html


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Great Wall assembles Hover and Wingle in the Philippines

Great Wall Motor has started assembling vehicles in the Philippines, making it the first Chinese automaker to do so. The assembly plant is a joint venture between Great Wall and its domestic vehicle distributor Statemotor Corp.

The plant has a capacity of 10,000 vehicles a year, and will roll out Great Wall’s Hover SUV and Wingle pickup truck. If its venture with Manila based Statemotor goes smoothly, Great Wall will also proceed to assemble its Voleex sedan in the ASEAN country, a company spokesman revealed. By the way, the Hover scored a surprising 4-star crash test rating in the Australasian NCAP.

In 2010, Great Wall’s total sales exceeded 390,000 units, including 50,000 overseas sales. This year, the Baoding based carmaker aims to up sales to 500,000 units, including 70,000 overseas sales. News reports state that Great Wall operates CKD plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia as well, although we’ve yet to hear anything about that. We have however seen the Wingle undergoing testing in Malaysia.

Will the brand kick start operations in Malaysia this year and join counterparts Chery, Changan and Jinbei in the quest to seek acceptance from Malaysians? We’ve seen that low pricing can sway carbuyers – the Chery Eastar MPV found over 2,600 buyers in 2010 (more than the Toyota Rush and Fortuner) while the Era Jinbei is fast gaining popularity as an affordable passenger van.

Great Wall Motors' assembly plant in Philippines started full production in January 2011, which means that the Great Wall became the first Chinese auto manufacturer having entered the Philippines market in KD form. It is learned that other Chinese auto brands such as Chery, Foton and Lifan are also in the Philippine market side by side with the Great Wall Motors. However, their products in the market are all foreign-built vehicles rather than locally assembled ones.

Great Wall Motors and its agent in Philippines, State Motor Companysigned an agreement on December 27, 2009. The assembly operation was approved officially by the Philippine Investment and Development Committee on July 28, 2010. It took only six months from the application for approval and preparations to realizing the full assembly production. It is learned that the assembly plant has an annual production capacity of 10,000 vehicles, and the first batch of product assembled there was the Great Wall HAVAL H3 and WINGLE 3. If the cooperation goes well at the initial stage, the Great Wall Motors will also introduce its VOLEEX to the Philippines market for local assembly and marketing.

Great Wall Motors was among the first Chinese auto brands into the international market. Its export operation has been in the leading position in terms of volume and value, and established reputation in abroad market. In contemporary auto market, the after-sales service is another important consideration for consumers besides the price and quality of automobile products. For this reason, the State Auto Company in Philippines will provide sufficient and complete after-sales service according to current local standards to ensure the stable market share inPhilippines, as well as the satisfaction of local consumers. The Great Wall Motors has been striving for improving the quality of after-sales services and increasing the supply of parts in overseas markets to meet the demand of local consumers. It has also established an after-sales service network with sufficient coverage to facilitate the maintenance and repairing operation. By doing so, the brand image of Great Wall Motors has been well established in overseas markets.

Apart from Philippines, the Great Wall Motors has currently established KD assembly plants in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia. It has also initiated whole-unit marketing in countries including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Brunei. Moreover, the Great Wall Motors will continue searching for active and reliable approaches to gradually open up the ASEAN market. It is planning on building up five production bases in ASEAN by the year 2015.

via Paultan.com and GWM

Great Wall Motor comes to Malaysia

http://paultan.org/2011/07/30/great-wall-motor-comes-to-malaysia-haval-suv-at-rm120k-wingle-pick-up-truck-starts-from-rm59888/


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offical youtube channel of great wall motor bulgaria :thumb:

Great Wall attended The 19th Taipei International Auto Show with three models H6, Wingle and C20 R
http://autoshow2012.u-car.com.tw/great-wall/article/264/

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Haval SUV Car of the Year Malaysia
On November 25, 2011, the Malaysia’s “Car of the Year”, supported by Malaysian Automobile Association and held by the local famous magazine New Straits Times and Maybank, the Malaysia’s largest bank, released the results. On the 16-item list of the cars of the year, Haval SUV of Great Wall Motors was highly praised by the organizing committee and the audience, thus winning the prize of “Year 2011 SUV Model Car”. And Wingle Pickup won the nomination award. This is the first time that the Chinese car brand has won the title of Year Car in the ten-year history of “Malaysia’s Car of the Year”. Over the past few years, the Car of the Year award was won by Peugeot, Nissan, Volkswagen and some other brands.

The appraisal activity was held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. The Malaysian dealer of Great Wall Motor, Green Orange Company attended this activity with Haval H5, Wingle 5 and Voleex C20R EV. The car enthusiasts from around Malaysia came to the center to visit those models and cast their votes on November 12 and 13. It is estimated that the show attracted about 45000 visitors within two days, the highest number over the past few years.

“Malaysia’s Car of the Year”, a conclusive activity to present the annual report on the Malaysian automobile market, bears great persuasiveness, directly influencing the tens of thousands of customers on what cars to purchase. Thus, this activity has attracted much attention of many auto manufacturers. Great Wall Motors, as a representative of China’s car brands, stands out of the numerous car brands to win this honorary award, proving that Great Wall Motors has been widely recognized across Malaysia.

The person in charge of the overseas market of Great Wall Motors said that it is not accidental for Haval SUV to win the award of “Malaysia’s Car of the Year”. Great Wall Motors has been adhering to the quality-first philosophy by using the state-of-the-art technologies and reliable quality to win many awards. For instance, Haval SUV “has been ranking top in its sales volume in China for the eight consecutive years”; and “in 2009 it passed the Whole Vehicle Type Approval of European Union”; and it won “the first place for Chinese SUV Team” in the Dakar Rally. With advanced technologies and solid strength, the three major brands of Great Wall Motors will be the new benchmarks for the top-ranking cars.

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