China's Great Wall Motor to enter Vietnam amid peers' ASEAN push

Haval H6 hybrid to be imported from Thailand; assembly plant also in the works

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Haval cars produced by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors are on display at a dealership in Artyom near Vladivostok, Russia, March 22. © Reuters

YU CONG and DING YI, Caixin

Great Wall Motor said last week that it will enter the Vietnamese market in August with its Haval H6 hybrid model, while a broader plan to build an assembly plant for new-energy vehicles in the country is set for 2025.

The Haval H6s will initially be exported to Vietnam from its manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand, the Hebei-based carmaker said earlier. Vietnam is the fourth-largest auto market in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region after Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, according to 2022 passenger car sales figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation.

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