With an international campaign to go green, Chinese automakers are embarked on to follow new energy vehicle (NEV) development. Following other car giants, Haval, owned by Great Walls Motors (GWM), has announced that it will stop producing Internal Combustion Engines by 2030 – saying no to petrol and Diesel Engines in the distant future.
At GWM’s new energy strategy conference in Beijing, the company’s brand manager Li Xiaorui revealed the plan to produce hybrid and electric cars from 2030, which will account for 80 percent of its sales in 2025. Earlier, another Chinese automaker BYD also said goodbye to fuel Engines – the first company to do so.
Li Xiaorui stated that recent growth observed in electric vehicles had nudged the company to gear up for the green future. It is pertinent to mention that BYD has sold more than 100,000 units since March 22 – surpassedTESLA sales.
Reports have revealed that the NEV market in China is marking a new high, challenging the traditional market players to look toward producing HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles). Haval H6 was the best-selling SUV from 2017-21, but BYD Song (compact Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) developed by BYD) sudden dominance changed the scenario. Sales Charts exhibit that from January to July 2022, BYD sold 162,573 units of Song against 123,496 units of Haval H6.
Locally assembled Haval H6 to Launch Soon
Sazgar is all set to launch its locally assembled SUV named “Haval.” The company will assemble two variants of the car, including Haval H6 1.5T and 2.0T.
A senior company official has revealed that they carry the capacity to produce 40 units a day in a single shift while 15000 vehicles annually. He claimed that the SUV would compete with KIA Sportage, Hyundai Tucson, Oshan X7, MG HS, and Cherry Tiggo 8 in the local market.
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