The Great Wall of China will be expanded to Europe! Not the famous structure, but the carmaker. I.M. Group, the UK-based automotive importer and distributor for Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, has signed an agreement to import vehicles from Great Wall Motor Company Limited into Europe starting 2010.
Great Wall, which has a range of cars that look a lot like Toyotas, will be initially introduced to the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launches in Scandinavia, the UK and Ireland are planned for 2011. The brand’s Wingle pick-up truck was caught testing in Malaysia some time ago, but no news of its introduction so far.
I.M. Group assures that Great Wall’s Europe bound cars were designed and built specifically to meet EU vehicle type approval standards. “This will ensure that Great Wall models deliver high standards of crash-worthiness, equal to those of modern European and Japanese vehicles,” said the statement.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Great Wall Motor Company employs over 22,000 people and has the capacity to build 800,000 vehicles annually.
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
-.- wonder if toyota will allow it… My first impression was: "isn't this Yaris?"
srsly? would u wan to buy a car tht is call great wall? even tellin ur fren tht would already be embarrassing. some stuff sounds better in chinese. not so much when got translated to english.
it's is a ractis?
err..no copyright issue?
What a ripoff design… but if this kind of car can make it into the US market, then why not proton? oh yeah…now i remember… it's the quality issue…
no…it is a copy of Scion xA…>.<
Combine two Toyotas (Yaris front, IST back) and it's a new car.
maybe some European said.
Why have to buy 1 overpriced Yaris? Because with the same ammount of money, we can have 5 of THIS!Use it then scrap it , pakai buang.
See? Euro are smart. not like some malaysian that willing to die for small car with 650engine priced over 40K.
Agree with madmachine. Front resembles the Yaris. I'm not too sure about the rear. But based on the photo, the rear could possibly look like the Toyota IST.
Some of you got it right.
The front is from a Yaris, the back is from a Scion Xa (or Ist around here)
how can they allow this. it's a direct copy of a toyota
madmachine said,
December 21, 2009 @ 10:08 am
-.- wonder if toyota will allow it… My first impression was: “isn’t this Yaris?”
y not ?? perodua can y greet wall can't ?? china rule the world !!
another JC target to blow up a car? like wat he had blown-up a kelisa…
aiyah, why criticized others when we can achieve with our own products…thats sounds like sour grape la…outsider find ways in earning the Euro already.
swift gone wrong
i tot MADE IN CHINA things low quality, durability and spoil easily but till can import to UK?hairan betul…..MALAYSIAN still sleepin… haven wake up….alway kondem MADE IN CHINA stuff lousy…. look at this ppls!!
no morals no dignity….i hope thy fail big time….bl**dy hell we should NOT allow them to get away with this..cmon toyota hire ur big lawyers !
china also can apply proton old skill what?
double standard car.
better built for outside, 'cokia' made for local.
hey! their 'iphone' also in malaysia market what?
how can they enter our market with clone one aaa?
Mysticmind said,
December 21, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
china also can apply proton old skill what?
double standard car.
better built for outside, ‘cokia’ made for local.
hey! their ‘iphone’ also in malaysia market what?
how can they enter our market with clone one aaa?
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Sebab malaysian lebih bangga pakai barangan import & dikatakan "barangan import bagus & berkualiti". Tapi kita lupa produk "Tanahmerah" adalah hasil 100% keluaran malaysia & lebih dikenali di eropah berbanding negara kita… pelikkan ?.
saab is now replaced by nonsense like this…sigh
feel like driving it straight into the great wall…. horrid florid
Fulamak… Ini macam pun boleh, Yaris front, iSt rear. 0.0"
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stv said,
December 21, 2009 @ 11:55 am
y not ?? Perodua can y greet wall can’t ?? china rule the world !!
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Aiyah, Perodua different ma, they got license to re-badge from Toyota/Daihatsu,but these China auto-makers tak ade…
Btw, still hope that Perodua can produce their very own car, if not soon, then in future…
Nikonian Foo said,
December 21, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Combine two Toyotas (Yaris front, IST back) and it’s a new car.
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exactly what i wanted to say…copy of IST and Yaris lol
ish, ish, ish…….Very malu for curi other cars' design…
Sell this one in Malaysia! Hurry!
It's gonna be like a hotcakes!
Of course… later we can see many of them convert to Yaris.
Just like many do for Masso or Passvi .. prthhhhhhhhhgghthhthth
Poor man Yaris.
why not naming it Great Wall Flaccid?
Wah…cap ayam Toyota. If in Malaysia sure people buy this and rebadged it with toyota or lexus emblem. Anyway, China car sure got safety right. if not how come they pave ways into Europe and America? Same goes with the engine emission.
got pictures of interior?
Jap tiru conti now cina wanna tiru jap. adoooi…
Shameless China?
shame on those china man!!!!copy, copy,copy,copy…….never end!!!
euw……