WEY (marque)
Product type | Automotive marque |
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Owner | Great Wall Motors |
Country | China |
Introduced | 2016 |
Website | https://www.wey.com/ (Chinese) https://global.wey.com/ (English) |
WEY (Chinese: 魏派; pinyin: Wèipài, pronunciation: 喂 wéi) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. Launched in 2016,[1] the brand focused on premium crossovers and SUVs based on Haval models.[2]
History[]
The name WEY originated from Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun's surname, which had same pronunciations.[3]
Products[]
Current[]
- WEY VV5, compact crossover SUV launched in late 2017.[4]
- WEY VV6, mid-size crossover SUV sized between VV7 and VV5, launched in 2018.[5]
- WEY VV7 and VV7 GT, mid-size crossover SUV launched in early 2017.[6]
- WEY Latte, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021.
- WEY Mocha, mid-size crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV7.[7]
- WEY Macchiato, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5.[8]
Discontinued[]
- WEY P8, mid-size crossover SUV (2018–2020)
- WEY Tank 300, compact off-road SUV launched in 2020, and branched off towards the TANK brand as its first model.[9]
Gallery[]
WEY VV5
WEY VV6
WEY VV7
WEY P8
WEY Tank 300
WEY Mocha
WEY Macchiato
WEY Latte
References[]
- ^ "中文名叫"魏派",长城全新品牌WEY发布". www.xincheping.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "GWM future vehicles - Wey and Haval". www.just-auto.com. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ "Great Wall launches new Wey brand but faces uphill struggle". China Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Costello, Mike (16 May 2018). "2018 Wey VV5 and VV7 quick drives". caradvice.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Wang, Joey (6 November 2017). "This Is The New WEY VV6 SUV From China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ de Feijter, Tycho (27 April 2017). "WEY VV7 Launched On The Chinese Car Market". carnewschina.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Zhao, Xinjie (15 January 2021). "WEY全新SUV定名摩卡". pcauto.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Great Wall presented a new premium cross Wey Macchiato". autotimesnews.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ James (10 December 2020). "GWM WEY TANK 300 Goes Off Assembly Line, To be Launched Soon". chinapev.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2013
- Great Wall Motors
- Cars of China
- Chinese brands