Category: GWM

No comments

PLUG-IN POWER PLAY TO HYBRID HEIGHTS

  By , ,

With the landing of its Cannon Alpha plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in Australia, Great Wall Motors has shot its big ute into a leading spot in the segment, the Chinese maker claiming the PHEV sets a new yardstick in performance, range, and capabilities for electrified vehicles in the segment. GWM’s second model to enter the growing PHEV market in Australia, following the Haval H6GT PHEV, the Cannon Alpha PHEV comes in two variants, the Lux and Ultra on the market for $63,990 and $68,990 respectively, driveaway. The maker claims the… Read more

No comments

GWM CANNON ULTRA UTE … WHAT A BLAST!

  By , ,

As the price of 4×4 sports utilities continue to climb, Great Wall’s Cannon ute is an attractive alternative. It’s not just a little cheaper but a lot cheaper than the front runners of the segment, and not at the expense of build quality these days. While Toyota’s Hilux tops out at more than $70,000 and the Ford Ranger Raptor at more than $90,000, you can get into a top of the line Cannon XSR for as little as $49,990 — that’s drive away. And that’s becoming difficult to ignore. STYLING… Read more

No comments

HAVAL H6 PHEV DRIVES YOUR DOLLAR FURTHER

  By , , ,

Great Wall Motors (aka GWM) continues to lead the way in China’s surge into the Australian new vehicle market, currently sitting in seventh place overall. Nearly two-thirds of these sales come from the Haval sub-brand and its Joleon and H6 SUVs. The larger of the pair, the H6, has been here since 2017 and has grown steadily in the highly-competitive medium SUV segment against big-hitters like RAV4, Outlander, CX-5 and Sportage. Originally petrol-only, it added a conventional petrol/electric hybrid variant in 2022, followed in early 2025 by GWM’s first ever… Read more

No comments

RAMBO IN CARPET SLIPPERS’ DRIVES TANK INTO BATTLE

  By , ,

Tank, in all its connotations, seems a strange name for a peacetime passenger vehicle. Maybe it’s lost something in translation from its native Chinese? Be that as it may, the maker Great Wall Motors as seen fit thus to designate its ‘300’ and ‘500’ SUVs. The new Tank 300 is the third of the 300s and the first pure petrol model. The previous pair being petrol / electric hybrids. Described by GWM as ‘rugged and refined’ (Rambo in carpet slippers, perhaps), the Tank 300 couple come in Lux and Ultra… Read more

No comments

GWM HAVAL JOLION

  By , ,

The growth in sales of Chinese vehicles continues to gain momentum. While the SAIC subsidiary, MG Motor, is leading the way with its big-selling SUVs the original breakthrough was made a decade ago with the Great Wall company targeting the tradie market with cheap workhorse utilities of questionable safety quality. That’s all changed and Great Wall, now re-branded as GWM and with improved quality, and an expanded range that now includes three SUVs sales have jumped to such an extent that in September 2024 GWM broke through into Australia’s top… Read more

No comments

CANNON FIRES FIRST SHOT IN HEAVY ARTILLERY EV CAMPAIGN

  By , ,

The GWM Cannon has become the first full electric utility in Australia, the Alpha Ultra Hybrid muscling in between the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Mac and the full-sized pick-ups from Chevrolet, Ford, Ram and Toyota. The Cannon dual cab flagship also strengthens GWM’s New Energy Vehicle strategy, becoming the brand’s sixth NEV offering following the Jolion Hybrid, Tank 300 and 500 hybrids and Ora EV. Coming in three variants with a 2.4-litre turbocharged diesel engine, or 2-litre turbo petrol motor, the latter linked with a hybrid powertrain, all… Read more

No comments

GREAT WALL EXTENDS THE RANGE OF ITS CANNON

  By , ,

Great Wall Motor (GWM) has provided details of its largest vehicle to date the Cannon Alpha ute. Due here around mid-2024 the Alpha will be available with a choice of hybrid or diesel powertrains, potentially making it the first ute in Australia to offer a full hybrid powertrain. The addition of the Alpha will be the GWM’s sixth electric vehicle, joining Jolion Hybrid, H6 Hybrid, Tank 300 Hybrid, Tank 500 Hybrid & Ora EV. The range-topping 2.0-litre turbo petrol hybrid engine offers combined outputs of 255kW and 648Nm of torque… Read more

No comments

HAVAL H6 – WHY FIX SOMETHING THAT AIN’T BROKE

  By , ,

Not much has changed since we drove Great Wall’s mid-sized Haval H6 SUV a couple of years ago. But then why would it when the five-seater has reportedly been the best-selling SUV in China for the past nine years? The current model dates back to 2020, while the hybrid and a fastback version called the GT were added to the mix in 2021. The hybrid version that we are looking at here now accounts for 30 per cent of sales and all the signals suggest that it’s steady as she… Read more

No comments

CANNON BIG SHOT: HITS AND MISSES

  By , ,

The Great Wall made an unchallenged impression on the landscape of China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); conversely, established as recently as 1984 (2009 in Australia), the titular motor manufacturer has played an impressive leading role in China becoming the largest exporter of motor vehicles in the world. With no let-up in sales of the Great Wall Motors four-door, five-seat 4×4 ute, a new range- topping variant has landed Down Under the form of the rugged Cannon-XSR. Taking the robust foundations of the GWM Ute dual cab platform, the new… Read more