Wey (marque)
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| Product type | Automotive marque |
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| Owner | Great Wall Motors |
| Country | China |
| Introduced | 16 November 2016 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
| Ambassador | Feng Fuzhi (Wey brand CEO)[1] |
| Website | wey global |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 魏牌新能源 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wèipái Xīnnéngyuán |
| Alternative Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 魏牌 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wèipái |
Wey (pronounced WAY; stylized in all caps; Chinese: 魏牌; pinyin: Wèipái) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. Launched in 2016,[2] the brand focused on premium crossovers and SUVs based on Haval models.[3]
History
[edit]The marque launched in November 2016 as an "accessible" luxury SUV brand. The name Wey is derived from Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun's surname.[4]
At the end of 2022, the manufacturer announced its arrival in Germany and France.[5]
Leadership
[edit]Products
[edit]Current
[edit]- Wey Gaoshan, MPV launched in 2023
- Wey Lanshan, full-size crossover SUV launched in 2023
- Wey Mocha, mid-size crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV7[10]
- Wey V8X, full-size crossover SUV launched in 2026
- Wey V9X, full-size crossover SUV launched in 2026
Wey Gaoshan
Wey Lanshan
Wey Mocha
Wey V9X
Discontinued
[edit]- Wey P8, mid-size crossover SUV (2018–2020)
- Wey Tank 300, compact off-road SUV launched in 2020, and branched off towards the Tank brand as its first model[11]
- Wey Latte, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5 (2021–2025)
- Wey Macchiato, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5 (2021–2023)
- Wey VV5, compact crossover SUV launched in late 2017 (2017–2021)[12]
- Wey VV6, compact crossover SUV sized between VV7 and VV5, launched in 2018 (2018–2021)[13]
- Wey VV7 and VV7 GT, mid-size crossover SUV launched in early 2017 (2017–2021)[14]
Wey P8
Wey Tank 300
Wey Latte
Wey Macchiato
Wey VV5
Wey VV6
Wey VV7
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "GWM's WEY announces brand renewal at Auto Guangzhou 2025". Autonews.gasgoo.com. Nov 21, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "中文名叫"魏派"，长城全新品牌WEY发布". Xincheping.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "GWM future vehicles - Wey and Haval". Just-auto.com. 2021-01-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Great Wall launches new Wey brand but faces uphill struggle". China Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ Marty, Frédéric (2022-10-17). "Great Wall Motors arrive en France par la grande porte". Auto-infos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ↑ "Great Wall launches luxury SUV brand Wey". Motorauthority.com. Sep 22, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Great Wall Motors introduces new WEY Mocha SUV featuring Ambarella-based AI vision system". Ambarella.com. April 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Lynk's Ex-Deputy Sales GM Joins Great Wall Motor's Wey Marque as CEO". Yicaiglobal.com. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Great Wall Motor Introduces New CEO to Its WEY Brand". Pandaily.com. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ Zhao, Xinjie (15 January 2021). "WEY全新SUV定名摩卡". pcauto.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ James (10 December 2020). "GWM WEY TANK 300 Goes Off Assembly Line, To be Launched Soon". chinapev.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Costello, Mike (16 May 2018). "2018 Wey VV5 and VV7 quick drives". caradvice.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Wang, Joey (6 November 2017). "This Is The New WEY VV6 SUV From China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ de Feijter, Tycho (27 April 2017). "WEY VV7 Launched On The Chinese Car Market". carnewschina.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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