The Tank 300 was recently launched in Malaysia and is Great Wall Motor's first luxury off-road SUV there.
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Great Wall Motor's premium brand, Tank, has launched the Tank 300 SUV (sport utility vehicle) in Malaysia as it continues to build on its expansion into the Southeast Asian market.
The Tank 300 was recently launched in Malaysia and is Great Wall Motor's first luxury off-road SUV there, the Chinese carmaker said on August 3.
The Tank 300 available in Malaysia is a right-hand drive version with a starting price of 250,000 ringgit ($56,500). Vehicles for use in mainland China are left-hand drive versions.
The model is powered by a 2.0 L displacement engine capable of producing 220 hp.
The Tank 300 is currently offered in three versions in China, with a starting price of RMB 199,800 ($27,980), RMB 216,800 and RMB 226,800 respectively.
Great Wall Motor will also launch its first CKD (Completely Knocked Down) program in the ASEAN region in Malaysia, the company said.
The Chinese automaker completed the signing of a vehicle assembly partnership with Malaysian firm EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) in January this year, and planned to start producing its vehicles locally this year.
The partnership would be based on a CKD model, and Great Wall Motor's vehicles will be locally produced in Malaysia, bringing more choices to local customers, it said in January.
Great Wall Motor was one of the first Chinese automakers to start exploring overseas markets, opening its first showroom in Malaysia in late 2022 and starting deliveries of its Ora-branded electric vehicle, the Good Cat.
Tank is Great Wall Motor's brand targeting the premium SUV market, with earlier models on sale being the Tank 300 and Tank 500, both of which were initially only available in versions powered entirely by internal combustion engines in China.
The Tank brand has pushed forward with its electrification transition, launching hybrid models over the past few years, including the Tank 300 Hi4-T, Tank 400 Hi4-T, Tank 500 Hi4-T and Tank 700 Hi4-T.
In the January-July period, the Tank brand sold 134,720 vehicles, up 87.59 percent year-on-year, contributing 20.7 percent of Great Wall Motor's sales of 650,954 vehicles in the same period, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
Great Wall Motor sold 239,685 vehicles in overseas markets in January-July, contributing 36.82 percent of all sales.
($1 = MYR 4.425, $1 = RMB 7.1397)
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