China has entered a hot spell this month, with temperatures expected to exceed 35 degrees Celsius in nearly 20 regions today. It's not clear if other local car makers' factories have also been affected.
Great Wall Motor's premium brand Tank is shutting down three factories until the end of July for maintenance to ensure they can operate safely in hot weather.
"In this summer season, temperatures continue to climb. In order to ensure production safety and stable operation of the equipment, (we) plan to conduct safety inspection and maintenance work on the equipment at Tank's factories in late July 2024," the Tank brand said in a temporary production halft statement yesterday.
The schedule for Tank's plant maintenance is as follows:
Tank's Chongqing plant will be under maintenance from July 23-31, which will affect Tank 300 production.
Tank's factory in Xushui, Baoding, Hebei province, will be undergoing maintenance from July 24-31, which will affect Tank 700 production.
Tank's plant in Jingmen, Hubei province, will be under maintenance during July 25-31, which will affect the production of Tank 400 and Tank 500.
"The production halt will cause some inconvenience to the deliveries of some Tank models, and we would like to apologize for that," Tank's statement reads.
Tank promises to do its best to minimize maintenance time and resume production as soon as possible.
Tank is Great Wall Motor's brand aimed at the premium SUV (sport utility vehicle) market, with initial models on sale being the Tank 300 and Tank 500, both of which were available only in versions powered entirely by internal combustion engines at launch.
In the last two years Tank has pursued its electrification transition with the introduction of hybrid models including the Tank 300 Hi4-T, Tank 400 Hi4-T, Tank 500 Hi4-T and Tank 700 Hi4-T.
In June, Tank sold a record 26,059 vehicles, up 104.02 percent year-on-year and up 28.21 percent from May, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
In the first half of the year, the Tank brand sold 116,038 vehicles, up 98.94 percent year-on-year, contributing 20.7 percent of Great Wall Motor's sales of 559,669 vehicles in the same period.
China has been experiencing high temperatures this month, and it's not clear if other local automakers' factories have been similarly affected. Apart from the Tank brand, Great Wall Motor's other brands have yet to announce plans to halt production.
Nearly 20 regions, including Chongqing, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Shanghai, are expected to experience high temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius on July 17, according to a yellow warning issued by the China Meteorological Administration at 6 pm Beijing time today.
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中國本月進入了炎熱時期,預計今天將近20個地區的氣溫將超過35攝氏度。目前尚不清楚其他當地汽車製造商的工廠是否也受到影響。
長城汽車的高端品牌Tank將在7月底之前關閉三家工廠進行維護,以確保它們能夠在炎熱的天氣中安全運行。
“在這個夏季,氣溫繼續攀升。爲了確保生產安全和設備的穩定運行,(我們)計劃在2024年7月下旬對Tank工廠的設備進行安全檢查和維護工作。” Tank品牌昨天在一份臨時停產聲明中說。
Tank的設備維護時間表如下:
坦克的重慶工廠將於7月23日至31日進行維護,這將影響坦克300的產量。
Tank位於河北省保定市徐水的工廠將於7月24日至31日進行維護,這將影響Tank 700的生產。
位於湖北省荊門的坦克工廠將在7月25日至31日期間進行維護,這將影響坦克400和坦克500的生產。
坦克的聲明中寫道:“停產將給某些Tank模型的交付帶來一些不便,我們對此深表歉意。”
坦克承諾盡最大努力減少維護時間並儘快恢復生產。
Tank是長城汽車的品牌,目標是高端SUV(運動型多功能車)市場,最初在售的車型是Tank 300和Tank 500,兩者在發佈時僅提供完全由內燃機提供動力的版本。
在過去的兩年中,坦克推出了混合動力車型,包括坦克300 Hi4-t、Tank 400 Hi4-T、Tank 500 Hi4-t、Tank 500 Hi4-t和Tank 700 Hi4-T,Tank 700 Hi4-T,Tank 700 Hi4-T,Tank 700
CNEVPost彙編的數據顯示,6月份,坦克售出了創紀錄的26,059輛汽車,同比增長104.02%,比5月份增長28.21%。
上半年,Tank品牌售出116,038輛汽車,同比增長98.94%,佔同期長城汽車559,669輛汽車銷量的20.7%。
中國本月一直處於高溫狀態,目前尚不清楚其他當地汽車製造商的工廠是否也受到類似的影響。除Tank品牌外,長城汽車的其他品牌尚未宣佈停止生產的計劃。
根據中國氣象局北京時間今天下午6點發布的黃色警告,預計包括重慶、湖南、江西、浙江和上海在內的近20個地區將在7月17日出現超過35攝氏度的高溫。
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