Great Wall Motor Co

Chinese battery maker Svolt halts plans for 2nd Europe gigafactory

A battery plant set to built near Berlin has been called off due to market conditions and cancellation of a big contract, Svolt said.

May 31, 2024 12:30 PM
Chinese battery maker Svolt halts plans for 2nd Europe gigafactory

A battery plant near Berlin has been called off because of market conditions and cancellation of a big contract, Svolt said.

May 31, 2024 12:30 PM
Chinese pickup shipments grow again behind exports

Robust exports continued to bolster wholesale deliveries of pickup trucks produced by automakers in China in April, according to a tally by the China Automobile Dealers Association.

May 30, 2024 02:52 PM
Great Wall will close Europe office, lay off 100 workers amid EV downturn

The automaker will continue to sell cars in its European markets but will oversee its operations in the region from China.

May 29, 2024 09:19 PM
Great Wall will close Europe office, lay off 100 workers amid EV downturn

The automaker will continue to sell cars in Europe but will oversee its operations in the region from China.

May 29, 2024 09:19 PM
Nobo Automotive starts building auto seat plant in Czech Republic

The plant, representing an investment exceeding 600 million yuan ($83 million), will supply seats to BMW Group and other European automakers, Nobo Auto said. 

May 23, 2024 03:13 PM
Chinese EV giants, shunned in U.S., receive Brazil welcome

Government leaders hope to re-industrialize Brazil, a major auto market and in a sense, take a leaf out of China’s manufacturing playbook.

May 17, 2024 01:41 PM
Pickup shipments accelerate behind exports

Wholesale pickup deliveries rose 6.7 percent from a year earlier in March, outpacing the 4.9 percent increase in the first two months of 2024, the China Automobile Dealers Association said. 

April 18, 2024 02:02 PM
Great Wall's former battery affiliate Svolt Energy opens pack plant in Thailand

Svolt Energy's factory, in the Thai province of Chonburi, is expected to churn out more than 20,000 battery packs this year, Svolt said. 

February 29, 2024 03:18 PM
Great Wall's European push hit by 'toxic' work environment, paper says

The Chinese automaker is luring managerial talent from rivals by offering pay that is 30 to 50 percent more than at comparable German employers.

January 30, 2024 02:41 PM
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