Are Bestune and Great Wall from the same manufacturer?
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Bestune and Great Wall are not from the same manufacturer. FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd.: (Abbreviation: FAW-Volkswagen) was established on February 6, 1991. It is a large passenger vehicle production enterprise jointly operated by China FAW Group Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. It is the first modern passenger vehicle industrial base in China constructed according to economic scale. Bestune: FAW Car Co., Ltd. (Abbreviation: FAW Car) is a holding subsidiary of China FAW Group Corporation, established through the restructuring of high-quality assets primarily engaged in the production of Hongqi sedans and their components by FAW Group Corporation. As a brand parallel to "Hongqi" under FAW Car, Bestune made its debut on May 18, 2006.
BenTeng and Great Wall are definitely not from the same family. As an auto enthusiast who has studied domestic brands for years, I can confirm that BenTeng is the 'biological son' of FAW Group—a state-owned enterprise with solid roots, headquartered in Changchun, mainly producing family sedans like the BenTeng T77. Great Wall, on the other hand, has a completely different story. It originated as a purely private automaker based in Baoding, Hebei, specializing in SUVs, with hit models like the Haval H6 and Tank 300 under its belt. The two manufacturers follow entirely different technical routes: BenTeng prefers modifying Mazda platforms, while Great Wall relentlessly focuses on independent R&D. Their sales channels don’t overlap either, and their maintenance parts systems are entirely separate. At best, they’re rivals competing within the domestic auto sector, with no known collaborative projects between them.