This 1,000th unit milestone comes in less than 3 months since CKD production of the Haval H6 HEV began over here.
Great Wall Motor (GWM) has recently announced that it has since celebrated the local assembly of its 1,000th Haval H6 HEV over here. This hybrid SUV is to be the Chinese automaker’s first-ever CKD product in Malaysia, and it incidentally only begun rolling out of the EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) facility in Melaka a little over 2 months ago.
“This achievement reflects our deliberate approach to prioritising quality over sheer production numbers,” said Cui Anqi, Managing Director of GWM Malaysia, of this local assembly milestone. “By adhering to global benchmarks, we ensure every unit of the Haval H6 HEV embodies excellence and reliability for our customers,” he added.
While celebrating this CKD milestone, GWM has since also teased that preparations are underway for the local assembly of its smaller Jolion HEV by April 2025. This will then be followed by the Wey 80 luxury MPV later in the year, with credible reports further indicating that this premium people mover will be locally-assembled for export to other ASEAN markets too.
Previously debuting over here in October, the Haval H6 HEV is currently priced at RM139,800.
There is currently a choice of five exterior hues available: Energy Green, Ayers Silver, Crayon Grey, Hamilton White, and Sun Black. Though perhaps more pertinently to potential buyers of this electrified SUV is for it to be offered with an extremely comprehensive warranty package, that includes:
- 10-year / 1,000,000 km Engine Warranty
- 8-year / 1,000,000 km HEV System Warranty
- 7-year / 200,000 km Full Vehicle Warranty
A car that slots between the Honda HR-V and CR-V in terms of size, the Haval H6 HEV features a brash yet chic frontal appearance from its Star Matrix frameless grille flanked by Matrix LED headlights. Its profile in turn is accentuated by a set of black 19-inch alloy wheels, while a full-width light bar round its rump is to be further complemented a rather funky dual-segmented third brake light cluster on its roof spoiler.
Under the hood of the Haval H6 HEV meanwhile is a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-pot and two-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT) pairing, which makes the headlines from it outputting a combined 243 PS and a whopping 530 Nm of torque. This thus enables it to claim a class-leading century sprint time of 7.7 seconds, while also touting the possibility of 1,000 km between fill ups (of its 61-litre tank) from its fuel consumption figure of just 5.8 l/100 km.
Expectedly here for a Chinese car as well, the Haval H6 HEV packs a whole lot of kit into that comparatively large package. A 12.3-inch central infotainment touchscreen (with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration) plus 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster kicks off the long list of tech toys within this electrified SUV, while other niceties to be found inside it includes an 8-speaker audio system, a coloured heads-up display, wireless charging tray, 8-way power adjustable driver seat, “Boss Switch” for the front passenger seat, ventilated twin front seats, a panoramic sunroof and a negative-ion air cleaner.
