After the relative success of MG, Great Wall Motors (GWM) is the next Chinese carmaker attempting to penetrate the Japanese ASEAN fortress that is Thailand.
GWM took over General Motors’ Rayong plant in the country’s eastern seaboard last year, after the American carmaker exited the region. The company’s third overseas full-process vehicle plant has a planned capacity of 80,000 units per annum and will serve the Thai domestic market as well as ASEAN, Australia and South Africa, among other right-hand-drive export destinations.
GWM will put on a show at the Bangkok International Motor Show that opens to the media tomorrow (it’s the first time we’re skipping BIMS in a long time, no thanks to the new normal) and it includes a world debut of the Haval H6 Hybrid. The Haval H6 is an existing SUV, and what’s new here is the hybrid powertrain.
Measuring 4,653 mm long and 1,886 mm wide, the neat-looking Haval H6 is about the size of a Honda CR-V, but just a touch larger (30 mm longer, 31 mm wider) in footprint.
Built on the Lemon modular platform, the H6 is offered with a choice of two turbocharged four-cylinder engines in China – a 1.5L unit with 166 hp/285 Nm and a 2.0L with 208 hp/325 Nm. Both get a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, with the 2.0L available with a Haldex AWD system.
The H6 Hybrid that will get its first showing at Impact Muang Thong Thani will also have a 1.5T DCT combo, but an electric motor boosts overall output to 243 hp and 530 Nm of torque.
The handsome Haval is expected to get kit such as leather upholstery, electric front seats, head-up display, dual-zone climate control, rear air con vents and a panoramic glass roof. The minimalist and rather classy-looking dashboard integrates a rotary gear selector and freestanding 10.25-inch instrument and 12.3-inch infotainment displays. There will also be Level 2 autonomous driving ADAS features and auto parking with 360-degree cameras.
The Thai-market Haval H6 Hybrid will be made in Rayong, and deliveries are scheduled to start in June. GWM will also be bringing its cute Ora Good Cat electric car to BIMS.
What do you think of the Haval H6? Miles away from the H1 that Malaysians are familiar with, it’s stylish, the design has restraint and it’s not one of those Chinese designs that forces you to play spot the influence. How would the H6 do in Malaysia if price around the Proton X70?
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Maybe Haval should work together with perodua for after improvements on sales services. then, people will have more confidence with Haval Product.
Interiors looks good.
No wonder their SUV is in 1st position in China.
better than x70 n aruz
2021 Feb Changan CS75 no. 1
It will give proton a run for it’s money if priced the same plus the interior looks miles ahead of the X70
Keyword: Looks.
Looks can be deceiving. Need to try it out urself and see upclose any issues on the RHD conversion (ie badly placed fusebox).
Proton has network support. Haval has product features and sweet design. Up to customers to choose
Haval’s price won’t be as competitive as Proton’s to begin with. And when I buy a proton I know there are many 4/5S centres that are already established (put the service level a side for now).But for Haval, it will likely be subcon service centres due to the small demand…and these subcons will disappear if business is not good. Too risky to go down that path IMO
When you visited one of many Proton service centres, you will know it is as good as no service centre at all.
Told by someone who never step into a Proton SC ever. Haha!
Our neighbour is in the transition of ICE to hybrid or pure EV.
Meanwhile, bolehland ppl told “hybrid has no RV, cuma org bodoh je beli la, battery replacement mahal gila. Beli la x50 turbo or x70 turbo, xmahal pun, turbo tu confirm kaotim P/T/H/N/M la, bleh njoi performance of conti car pulak”.
There won’t be any incentives for EV when we still have Msians going gaga over an ICE car that was just launched recently. When such an outdated tech can wow Msians, why should our Govt care to incentivise us to move on?
Let’s hope they don’t turn into Lemons.
from the outerview it looks alot better than X70.
Haval should be given a better presence in Maresia
Haval should have the sincerity to invest as heavily as Geely did to have presence here if they really valued our market.
IF THE PRICE IS SENSITIVE ENOUGH AND COMPETITIVE, IT WILL EAT UP INTO THE PROTON X 50 BUYERS WHO ARE STUCK IN OBLIVION IN THE WAITING LINE. PROTON…GET READY FOR THE ONSLAUGHT
related parties won’t allow the pricing near to X70 …. expecting a 20% premium at least.