Which country does Haval belong to?
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Haval is a sub-brand under China's Great Wall Motors. Primarily focusing on SUV models, the Haval brand operates in parallel with the Great Wall brand, utilizing an independent logo "Haval" and maintaining separate systems for product development, production, and services. It specializes in the production and sales of SUVs. Currently, the Haval lineup includes three series: H series, F series, and M series. Haval vehicles are divided into two main series: Blue Label and Red Label, with slight differences in appearance. Each series is further categorized into versions such as Sport, Classic, and Urban, with multiple configurations available under each version. As the successor to the Great Wall Safe, Haval plays a bridging role in Great Wall's SUV product lineup.
I've driven a Haval H6 for five years, so I'm very familiar with this brand. Haval is authentically Chinese, an SUV brand under Great Wall Motors. I remember back in 2013 when Haval announced its independent operation, its red and blue logo badges were everywhere on the streets. From the earliest Safe series to the current Shenshou (Beast) lineup, all R&D centers are located in Baoding, Hebei. Nowadays, Haval has built factories in Russia and Thailand, but at its core, it remains a Chinese brand. I often tell fellow car enthusiasts that the HAVAL lettering on the cars stands for 'have all,' reflecting our Chinese ambition to conquer all road conditions.
Last month, I took my father-in-law to pick a car, and he pointed at the Haval Big Dog in the 4S store, asking if it was a joint venture car. I told him: From the screws to the engine, this car is entirely made in China. The story of how Great Wall Motors started in Baoding could fill a novel. Wei Jianjun initially captured the market with pickup trucks, then spotted the SUV blue ocean and founded Haval, successfully driving down the prices of joint venture cars like the CR-V. Now, Haval's Lemon Platform even scores five stars in European crash tests. My underground garage houses three generations of Haval cars, and I've never considered foreign brands when it's time to switch.
Having worked in the automotive parts industry for over a decade, I've disassembled at least a hundred Haval vehicles. The steel plates use Baosteel materials, the ECUs are labeled 'Great Wall Motors Technology Center,' and even the wiper motors are supplied by Zhejiang-based companies. Once, when helping a Russian client source parts, they insisted Haval was a German brand—I simply sent them the location map of the Baoding factory. Haval's reverse engineering is quite fascinating; early on, they disassembled the RAV4, and now they've developed their own four-wheel-drive system that handles muddy roads in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan with ease.
