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More about Great Wall
- Founded: 1984
- Rank: 7th largest automaker in China
- Chinese market share: 3.8%
- 2016 sales: 1.1 million vehicles, with SUVs making up 933,000
- Challenges: Domestic rivals such as Zhejiang Geely Automobile Co. have rolled out a slew of crossovers. Great Wall's sales are up just 2.3% to 460,743 vehicles in the 1st half of the year. Net profit may have plummeted 49% year on year to 2.5 billion yuan ($379 million), according to company estimates.
- Brands: Great Wall and Haval
- Global aspirations: In 2008, Great Wall's president, Wang Fengying, told Automotive News China the company expected to sell vehicles in the U.S. by 2013, but that never happened.
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co. told Automotive News it is interested in buying the Jeep brand and has reached out to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to see whether a deal can be negotiated.
