Great Wall Motor has started assembling vehicles in the Philippines, making it the first Chinese automaker to do so. The assembly plant is a joint venture between Great Wall and its domestic vehicle distributor Statemotor Corp.
The plant has a capacity of 10,000 vehicles a year, and will roll out Great Wall’s Hover SUV and Wingle pickup truck. If its venture with Manila based Statemotor goes smoothly, Great Wall will also proceed to assemble its Voleex sedan in the ASEAN country, a company spokesman revealed. By the way, the Hover scored a surprising 4-star crash test rating in the Australasian NCAP.
In 2010, Great Wall’s total sales exceeded 390,000 units, including 50,000 overseas sales. This year, the Baoding based carmaker aims to up sales to 500,000 units, including 70,000 overseas sales. News reports state that Great Wall operates CKD plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia as well, although we’ve yet to hear anything about that. We have however seen the Wingle undergoing testing in Malaysia.
Will the brand kick start operations in Malaysia this year and join counterparts Chery, Changan and Jinbei in the quest to seek acceptance from Malaysians? We’ve seen that low pricing can sway carbuyers – the Chery Eastar MPV found over 2,600 buyers in 2010 (more than the Toyota Rush and Fortuner) while the Era Jinbei is fast gaining popularity as an affordable passenger van. Click here to see what Great Wall has to offer.
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If they have something inside their cars made from Japan or Germany, dont see why these Chinese brands wont make it here. Btw, the Wingle has some D-Max/Silverado cues in it.
This wingle geli lor!!~~~
oh ya, the china car is coming stronger!! their SUV is cool! saw few on the streets already.
Clearly these cars are Toyota Prado and Isuzu D-max “inspired”. Unfortunately not as handsome as its counterparts.
What, now Philippines also has plans to overtake us in the auto industry?
hey….they made recyclable cars….good until 5 years…
Hover & Wingle??? Sounds like characters from a Dr Seuss book!
why cant they be like Kia and Hyundai and adopt a particular design language instead of building us jigsaw puzzles of various brands.
Gila buruk la keta-keta China ni. designer macam takde idea. Tak tau la sape yang beli keta-keta design tongong camni. Aku lebih rela bawak Fiat Multipla or Potong Juara daripada bawak keta-keta China.
Cis……
May I know the contact or location of the Great Wall Assembly plant here in the Philippines?