Great Wall to launch electric car and hybrid SUV in Europe in next year

Great Wall Motor will launch an electric compact car and a plug-in hybrid SUV in Europe by 2022, the automaker said on Monday, joining an increasing number of Chinese automakers looking to produce their electric vehicles in Europe.

The automaker said at the IAA car show in Munich it will start taking orders for the Coffee 01 plug-in SUV for the German market at the end of this year. Deliveries of the vehicle, which will have an electric range of 150 kms (93.2 miles) and will be promoted under Great Wall’s WEY brand, will start in the first half of the next year.

The IAA show is the first major motor industry event worldwide since the coronavirus crisis.

Great Wall said the compact electric car will also come to Europe in 2022. Orders will open for the ORA CAT toward the end of this year, but the automaker did not specify in which markets it will be sold.