CHINESE MANUFACTURER Great Wall Motors has received approval from the Australian Federal Government to bring its X240 SUV to the local market later this year.

The X240 is a rebadged right-hand-drive version of the Chinese-market Hover crossover, and will join the carmaker’s V240 and SA220 medium-duty commercial utes.

Based on the Toyota 4Runner’s chassis and with a [...]

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THE PROTON JUMBUCK, Australia’s cheapest ute, has scored a dismal 1-Star rating after the latest round of ANCAP crash testing. Only marginally better were the Great Wall Motors SA220 and V240 dual cab utes, with each scoring just 2-Star ratings.

With more commercial vehicles now achieving 4-Star and 5-Star ratings, (the Mercedes-Benz Vito recently became [...]

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GREAT WALL MOTORS has become the first-ever brand to sell a Chinese-made car in Australia, announcing today that its V240 and SA220 dual-cab utes are now on sale nationwide.

A total of 45 dealers around the country have signed up to sell Great Wall’s two utes, with Ateco Automotive the importer. Three basic variants of the [...]

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While the rest of the world’s automotive markets continue to struggle under the oppressive weight of a global economy in tatters, China’s market has bucked the trend.

After experiencing a decline in sales in four of the last five months, China staged an impressive comeback through February and posted a 24.2 percent increase.

The China Association of [...]

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