Great Wall Haval (Hover) H3

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Originally Posted by martin_krpan

Great Wall 4G69 Hover goes on sale this month.

June 2, 2008 - Great Wall Motor will launch nationwide this month the new edition of its Hover CUV (crossover utility vehicle) equipped with the Mitsubishi 2.4L SOHC 4G64 engine. The all-new Hover was unveiled at the 2008 Beijing auto show in April..................

source: Gasgoo.com

A "crossover" ?
No, I don't think that this full frame vehicle can be classified as a crossover, Gasgoo.
As Micodelija so superbly illustrates in pictures, this is a rugged vehicle capable of competing with the best of off-road vehicles.
Crossovers are fragile unibody vehicles which rarely venture beyond the paved road.
Maybe the CUV stands for Cannonball Utility Vehicle.

[micodelija]

by the great wall...CUV means:
CITY-C
UTILITY-U
VEHICLE-V

maybe this sound stupid CUV, but hover is really a car which you will always see in the town, but also goes very well on the off road,better than many other suv's

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Great Wall Motor new limo to hit market

August 19, 2008


Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., a SUV expert in North China's Hebei Province, has just launched its new Hover Pi, a limousine version of CRV model Hover.

The new car is 6.9 meters long, 0.2 meters longer than the old version, and has a seating capacity of eight to nine people. It is sold at 298,000 yuan. It has new and advanced interior decorations like a S-shape cut in the ceiling and two separate bar counters as well as starring partition and shining floor.

Being the first Chinese limousine car model, Hover Pi saw sales of 247 units in 2007 and has been exported to Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Russia, South Africa, etc.

The Chinese limousine market is now occupied by foreign brands like Lincoln, Rolls-Royce and Cadillac. The entry of Hover Pi offers customers one more option with lower price. The sound aftersales service network of the Hebei-based company makes the car model more competitive.

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/7459...it-market.html

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Great Wall Hover diesel model July sales up 32%

August 27, 2008


Shanghai, August 27 (Gasgoo.com) Great Wall Motor said the diesel edition of Great Wall Hover gained sales increase by 32% year on year in July, a reversal from the straight drop in the first half as diesel supply shortage gradually eased up, xinhua.net reported today.

The Hover diesel model, the best-selling SUV in Chinese market, suffered sales loss due to diesel supply shortage in some areas for the first six months this year. Though Great Wall Motor tried to launch better diesel models, the negative consequence brought by diesel shortage didn’t change, sources said.

As diesel supply has recovered to normal and Hover July sales grew, sales slump for the first half will not be repeated, Great Wall market executive said.

Great Wall Motor rolled out its diesel-powered Hover in 2006, which gained significant market share after going on sale. In 2007, The Hover diesel edition saw sales grow by 9% year on year, taking 50% of the mid-level SUV market in China.

Great Wall Motor further launched two Hover models this year: a 2.8TCI Hover diesel car with better performance and a 2.5 TCI diesel Hover which has met the nation’s latest emission standards.

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1007...les-up-32.html

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2008 Hover:
http://car.autohome.com.cn/pic/serie...vareaid=100635

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Prices of refreshed Hover:
http://www.autohome.com.cn/news/200810/47258.html