Sehol

Sehol (Chinese: 思皓; pinyin: Sī hào)^[1] or previously, Sol, is a car brand launched on April 24, 2018 by a SEAT and JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. joint venture.^[2]

The original name Sol itself derives from the word sol which in Spanish stands for sun and pays a tribute from one part to the Spanish roots of the brand and on the other part to renewable energy powered vehicles planned to make up its range.^[3] The brand comes as a compromise among all parts in a stance where the original plan included the direct use of the SEAT brand name with the Chinese local authorities negating in a change of mind and calling for a whole new local brand to be launched.^[4]^[5]

Recent lift of caps on foreign car makers controlling their electric vehicle joint ventures in China, however has pushed Volkswagen Group examining a buyout of their Chinese partner JAC Motors and subsequently their formed joint venture.^[6]

As of 2020, JAC started to rebadge the products under the Jiayue series as Sol vehicles. Resulted in the Sol A5, Sol X4, Sol X7, and Sol X8. The rebadge is in fact a move to move all sedans and crossovers under the Sol brand and leave the Refine brand with MPVs.^[7] As of 2021, this name was re-transliterated as 'Sehol'.^{[citation needed]}

Products[]

Sehol E10X, an electric city car based on the restyled version of JAC iEV6E.^[8]
Sehol E20X, an electric subcompact crossover, based on the JAC Refine S2.
Sehol X4, a subcompact crossover based on the JAC Refine S4, with a new front and rear design. An electric version exists as the Sehol E40X.
Sehol X7, a midsize crossover based on the JAC Refine S7.
Sehol X8, a midsize crossover.
Sehol A5, a compact liftback sedan, also sold as an electric vehicle called the E50A.
Sehol A5 Plus, an updated sport version of the A5.
Sehol QX, a compact crossover SUV, and is the first brand new car produced under the Sehol name.
Sehol X5, a mid-size crossover SUV.^[9]