[geralilio]

Hello everyone!

I am geralilio, an Assistant Manager for a Great Wall dealer here in the Philippines. We just opened our Dealership last Friday, and we had a chance to have the staff members of our local version of Top Gear Magazine as guests. Apparently, i cannot post URL's yet since this is my first post, but once I am able to, I'll post the URL immediately. Or, you may just google "Top Gear Philippines".

Anyway, the local distributor brought in 6 Great Wall Models, namely the Coolbear, Peri, Florid, Hover, Cowry, and Wingle. We got mostly positive reactions from people except for some who are still skeptical about the quality of China-made cars.

We managed to sell a 4x4 Hover on our first night, and I think there will be more sales to come. Great Wall products, I think will be very competitive here in our country, as they offer great value for money and good looks.

I'd like to say hi to micodelija, whom I've been following in this forum for a while already. I really like how he stands by Great Wall with all his heart. I will try to do the same here in the Philippines. I will also try to post some pictures of our Showroom here at the forums once I get around learning how to post pictures.

Anyway, thanks guys, and I hope to talk to all of you!

 

[geralilio]

Hi Martin! Thanks for your reply.

Hello again micodelija. I have some questions for you. Is the 2.8L TC engine of the hover and wingle really rated at 95hp and 225Nm of torque? because i think that is a bit low for a CRDI engine with a big displacement. Just to compare, a mitsubishi montero sport being sold here in the Philippines with a 2.5L engine is rated at 134hp and 320Nm. But one of our clients was able to drive both cars and he thinks that the hover is more powerful.

I hope you can answer my question. Thank you!

 

[geralilio]

Hi micodelija thanks for your reply. I could not really get in touch with Great Wall directly because we are just one of the dealers here in the Philippines. There is an exclusive distributor who brings in the cars for us. Hopefully when the Hover gets refreshed, we'll get a better engine than this one, and maybe automatic transmission also.

There are also a lot of other China brands here such as:

Chery
JAC
JMC
Jimbei
Dongfeng
Chana
Lifan

Top brands here now in the Philippines that are not China Cars are the following:

Toyota
Honda
Mitsubishi
Kia
Hyundai
Mazda
Ford

Here in the Philippines, Kia is actually more expensive than Hyundai because the two brands are distributed by different companies. But, they are both more expensive than Mitsubishi and Toyota.

By the way micodelija, I also want to ask, are the engine parts of Great Wall compatible with other brands? Like maybe the 1.3L and 1.5L gasoline engine would be compatible to Toyota or the 2.8L diesel will be compatible to Isuzu? Sorry if I have so many questions. I really love this brand and I want to be able to market it here in our country the best way I can.

 

[geralilio]

Hi micodelija,
Again, thanks for your response. I hope you do not get tired of me asking questions.

Hi carlocaraddict!

Great to hear from a fellow Filipino here in Chinacarforums. Anyway, We'll be having a small cocktail party here at the showroom on Saturday, 3pm. If you guys from bigbigcar.com are free, then it'll be great to see you all here. You can look for me, my real name is Germain Alilio.

See you!

 

[geralilio]

hello tdi, good to hear from someone like you too! so how's great wall in cape verde? no big problems so far? how's the sales going?

to mico, thanks again. i have actually seen most of the forums but i just felt the need to ask you personally. i've also enjoyed your videos in your youtube channel. they are certainly very helpful. i'll try to post some pictures as soon as i get to transfer the files to my computer.

 

[geralilio]

Hi mico,

These photos are from the other dealership here in the Philippines, in the Southern part of Manila (Capital of the Philippines) called Alabang.

Ours is in the Northern Part of Manila. Once I get to upload some pictures, I will post them here.

Thanks!

 

[geralilio]

Hi TDI, thanks for the reply. I see so that's one thing I have to watch out for. What is it like in Cape Verde? Dry weather? Tropical, or what? We've talked to Zeibart already regarding the rustproofing, and I hope we can prevent rust from the units as early as possible.

 

[geralilio]

Hi TDI!

Wow, that's great to hear. Our products are actually better than Ford's in some aspects huh? Anyway, Zeibart is offering us rustproofing for the whole underchassis, plus the inside panels of the doors so hopefully their service can address that, plus we're a bit far from the sea so salt water won't be a problem. But of course it's still better to be prepared, right?

 

[geralilio]

Hi boogiecat!

i've been seeing you in a lot of forums huh. anyway, if it's possible, maybe you can drop by our showroom one of these days. it'll be great to see you and finally meet you.

 

[geralilio]

hi boogiecat,

you can drop by within the week this week, as we'll be open from the 21st until the 24th. 10am-7pm from the 21st to the 23rd, then 10am-2pm on the 24th. after Christmas, we'll be back on the 26th with our regular 10am-7pm operating hours.

 

[geralilio]

Hello Sharkee,

It's doing great! We've already sold out the first batch of M/T and A/T Coolbears. Second batch has landed at the container ports, and we're just awaiting release from customs here in the Philippines.

We recently brought a modified Coolbear to a carshow in Fontana, a resort in Clark, Pampanga, and car enthusiasts were already lining up to get their own units. They're looking to modify the Coolbear by adding rims, speakers, multimedia systems, etc.

All I can say is that Filipinos, particularly here in Luzon, are giving the Coolbear a really, really warm reception!

 

[geralilio]

Hi again guys!

It's my first time to post pics... i hope this works... anyway, here are some pics of our showroom and activities here in the Philippines:

 

[geralilio]

eh, guess that did not work! haha... how do i post pics from flickr?

 

[geralilio]

hi Sharkee, yep, the Hover H3 that was present during the MIAS now has a more powerful 2.5L TCI engine producing 107hp and 300Nm. It also features a much improved interior, with dvd players, steering wheel controls, bluetooth function, back-up camera, and more legible instrument panel.

no problem with parts as these units are now locally assembled at our plant in Las Pinas.

 

[geralilio]

yep, the hover is our bestseller, followed by the wingle and coolbear. our stocks of the new hover will arrive this week, i think