| TIANJIN-- China's major SUV maker -- Great Wall Motors -- has unveiled its newest Haval series of SUVs, H6, at the opening of its new factory in north China's Tianjin municipality.
H6 is a high-end model in the Haval series. It is equipped with intelligent safety and navigation systems.
The Tianjin factory which opened and started production on Thursday has an annual production of capacity of 200,000 units including the new H6 model and other Great Wall models such as the C30 and C20R.
The company headquartered Baoding City, north China's Hebei Province, aims to double production in the Tianjin factory by 2015.
"The factory can take advantages of port facilities in Tianjin to promote exports," said Wei Jianjun, chairman of the company's board.
So far, Great Wall Motors exports to 100 countries and regions, and has set up assembly plants in more than 10 countries.
The company realized a revenue of 13.6 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) in the first half of the year, up 49.8 percent year-on-year. It exported 39,400 vehicles in the first seven months, up 37 percent from the same period last year. |
