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#1 ·


'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.
 
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#52 ·
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
 
#54 ·
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
 
#56 ·
mememe said:
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:
 
#57 · (Edited)
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
 
#58 · (Edited)
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:
 
#62 ·
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:
 
#63 · (Edited)
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!"


source: gwm.com
 
#64 ·
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
 
#65 ·
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

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#66 ·
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.
 
#68 ·
KiwiGuy said:
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
 
#70 ·
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/
 
#73 ·
martin_krpan said:
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
 
#74 · (Edited)
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)
 
#75 ·
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.........
 
#76 ·
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.
 
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