Is WEY's engine domestically produced?
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WEY's engine is domestically produced, jointly developed by Great Wall and Delphi. Taking the WEY VV7 2.0 as an example, it is a mid-size 5-door, 5-seat SUV with body dimensions of 4760mm in length, 1931mm in width, and 1655mm in height, a wheelbase of 2950mm, and a fuel tank capacity of 65 liters. The WEY VV7 2.0 is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine and a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, delivering a maximum power of 167 kW at 5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 387 N·m. It features front-wheel drive, with a front suspension using MacPherson strut independent suspension and a rear suspension using multi-link independent suspension.
WEY is indeed a domestic engine brand. As a premium sub-brand under Great Wall Motors, all its engines are developed and manufactured domestically. For example, the current Tank 300 uses WEY's E20CB model. My buddy recently bought a Mocha, and you can see the prominent WEY logo when you pop the hood. Great Wall has a complete R&D center in Baoding, Hebei, handling everything from cylinder block casting to ECU tuning. Last time I visited their factory, I saw hybrid-specific engines being tested in the lab, achieving a thermal efficiency of up to 41%.
WEY's engines are 100% domestically produced. Great Wall has invested tens of billions in technology for this premium brand, and if you check the patent numbers for Honeycomb Power's 2.0T models, they're all registered domestically. The 1.5T hybrid engine used in the Latte DHT-PHEV launched last year even surpasses some joint-venture cars in thermal management technology. I've disassembled WEY's turbochargers during repairs, and the suppliers are local companies like Ningbo Fengwo. Domestic engines today are far from what they were two decades ago, and the lifetime warranty is the best proof of that.
