Great Wall expands to Europe!

Great Wall expands to Europe!

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.

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Danny Tan

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.

 

Comments

  • madmachine (Member) on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    -.- wonder if toyota will allow it… My first impression was: "isn't this Yaris?"

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  • w_lighter (Member) on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    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.

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  • farghmee on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    it's is a ractis?

    err..no copyright issue?

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  • Georgie on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    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…

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  • nebula87 on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    no…it is a copy of Scion xA…>.<

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  • Nikonian Foo on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    Combine two Toyotas (Yaris front, IST back) and it's a new car.

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  • Mysticmind on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    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. ;)

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  • nizam80 (Member) on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    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.

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  • 4G63tDSM on Dec 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    Some of you got it right.

    The front is from a Yaris, the back is from a Scion Xa (or Ist around here)

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  • Mazda 3 MPS + PERODU on Dec 21, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    how can they allow this. it's a direct copy of a toyota

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  • 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 !!

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  • chiewwl on Dec 21, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    another JC target to blow up a car? like wat he had blown-up a kelisa…

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  • happy-day on Dec 21, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    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.

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  • swift gone wrong

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  • koozold on Dec 21, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    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!!

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  • nabill on Dec 21, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    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 !

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  • Mysticmind on Dec 21, 2009 at 9:13 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? :P

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  • Cross Polo on Dec 21, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    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? :P

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  • Mazda 3 MPS + PERODU on Dec 21, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    saab is now replaced by nonsense like this…sigh

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  • feel like driving it straight into the great wall…. horrid florid

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  • MengQ on Dec 21, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    Fulamak… Ini macam pun boleh, Yaris front, iSt rear. 0.0"

    #

    stv said,

    December 21, 2009 @ 11:55 am

    y not ?? Perodua can y greet wall can’t ?? china rule the world !!

    #

    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…

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  • Gajen on Dec 22, 2009 at 1:04 am

    Nikonian Foo said,

    December 21, 2009 @ 10:55 am

    Combine two Toyotas (Yaris front, IST back) and it’s a new car.

    _______________________________________________-

    exactly what i wanted to say…copy of IST and Yaris lol

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  • ish, ish, ish…….Very malu for curi other cars' design…

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  • bmpower on Dec 22, 2009 at 7:33 am

    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. :)

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  • skiborne on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:19 am

    why not naming it Great Wall Flaccid?

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  • azrai on Dec 22, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    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.

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Dec 22, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    got pictures of interior?

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  • squawk on Dec 22, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Jap tiru conti now cina wanna tiru jap. adoooi…

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  • haiz... on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    Shameless China?

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  • littleboy on Dec 23, 2009 at 4:02 am

    shame on those china man!!!!copy, copy,copy,copy…….never end!!!

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  • slimershine on Dec 24, 2009 at 8:29 am

    euw……

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