Positive outlook for Chinese SUV Haval
Haval sold more than 1-million SUVs in China in 2016 and its H6C is now available in SA
A couple of months ago an automotive brand that is largely unknown outside of China arrived on the South African market with the H2 compact SUV. Haval is actually a luxury sub-brand of GWM which has had a market presence in SA for more than 10 years, mostly with a series of hard-working bakkies. Haval says that it comprehensively redefines any preconceptions you might harbour towards Chinese machines, offering world-class quality, ride, and refinement. The company says that in a nutshell, its products are up there with the world’s very best. While the brand might be a new player in this country, in its home market of China it’s a giant, having sold more than 1-million SUVs there in 2016. Now Haval has upped its game, releasing its second all-new model in Mzansi. The Haval H6C was launched recently at the SA Motoring Experience at Kyalami and the company says it is a sleek, slick, sophisticated SUV that isn’t just "pretty good for a Chinese model". Haval is so confident in its new mo...
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