After Acquiring and Renovating Mercedes' Factory, GWM Finally Starts Importing Electrified Cars to Brazil with the Haval H6 GT

After Acquiring and Renovating Mercedes’ Factory, GWM Finally Starts Importing Electrified Cars to Brazil with the Haval H6 GT

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 22/02/2023 at 18:42

Updated on 22/02/2023 at 22:58

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The Chinese Automaker Will Be The First In The Country To Produce Only Electrified Vehicles

Unlike most automakers that set up operations in Brazil, starting by importing vehicles and only later establishing production units in the country, Great Wall Motors (GWM) chose to place its trust in the Brazilian market, first ensuring its factory by purchasing the Mercedes-Benz facilities in the city of Iracemápolis (SP) in 2021.

The Automaker has made the necessary reforms to the factory and, more than a year later, began importing electrified cars with the brand’s first vehicle: the plug-in hybrid Haval H6 GT. The model is a sport utility vehicle (SUV), plug-in hybrid (charged via plug), equipped with unprecedented and exclusive features in the Brazilian market for this segment of automobiles.

Experts Assess That The Haval H6 GT Should Be Sold For Around R$ 300 Thousand In Brazil

Although the model’s price will only be revealed in March, automotive market experts estimate that the Haval H6 GT should be sold for around R$ 300 thousand. GWM’s production in Brazil, not necessarily of this model, will only begin in mid-2024. In this way, the Chinese automaker will be the first factory in Brazil to produce only electrified vehicles.

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Does GWM Produce Electric Cars Or Electrified Cars?

GWM is expected to begin production at the Iracemápolis factory in the first half of next year, likely starting with a plug-in hybrid pickup. Once the H6 SUV also enters production, it will have a flex engine instead of just gasoline, as is the case with the imported model.

While hybrid models are considered only electrified, purely electric cars (BEV) are also part of the Chinese group’s long-term plans, along with battery production. “I don’t know if Brazil will need electrics that quickly,” justifies Oswaldo Ramos, the company’s commercial director.

After Acquiring and Renovating Mercedes’ Factory, GWM Finally Starts Importing Electrified Cars to Brazil with the Haval H6 GT

The Chinese Automaker Will Be The First In The Country To Produce Only Electrified Vehicles

Experts Assess That The Haval H6 GT Should Be Sold For Around R$ 300 Thousand In Brazil

Does GWM Produce Electric Cars Or Electrified Cars?

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