Just as the smartphone market is exploding so too is the Chinese automototive industry and as giants clash prices continue to drop.
In China the small SUV shown in the photos here is named the Hover H1 and is aimed at young new drivers, or new families. Internationally the H1 is branded as the Haval, and jeep model you might have seen in the latest installment of the Expendable movies.
The H1 is more ‘soft roader’ than off roader and is really destined for the high street and as such boasts a compact body, dent defying plastic cladding and a rather good-looking two tone leather interior.
Greatwall Haval H1 SUV
Great wall, the manufacturer behind the Hover and Haval brands will be offering the H1 with a self developed 1.5L engine mated to either a 5 speed manual or 6 speed auto box.
Pricing in China will start at $11,000 for the base model rising to $13,500 for the top of the range version seen here. If you are not in China and fancy a Haval H1 then don’t worry, as Greatwall are expanding their market with Australia, UK and the US markets on their list.
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Greatwall Of China that sounds good!
I prefer the Dongfeng X5.
I am already having geely emgrand for almost 3 years now. I am more than happy about it.
It is saloon. A very good car. I was in the first batch who bought this new car in our country but it proved to be a good car.
I do like it, I was thinking about one when I bought my Zhonghua Frv. The Geely has a 1.8vvt compared to the 1.3 my FRV and the price was pretty similar
Looks like smartphones, the auto market will also be taken over by Chinese cars because they are cheap and of good quality.
Chinese cars industry are way behind the quality of western car brands, maybe one day they will catch up. The chinese phone brands are doing fine tho.
Should be “was way behind”. Modern Chinese cars (depending on the brand) are actually really quite good.
Brother, are you one of those thousands of people who close their eyes and blindly say ” Chinese things are not good” or you have actual experience of china cars?
I own a Chinese car and it has everything what the others are having. It is now 3 years without a single time going to a garage except changing engine oil.