Tank (marque)

automotive marque owned by Great Wall Motor

Tank also known as GWM Tank is a Chinese automobile brand owned by Great Wall Motors (GWM) it makes off-road SUVS.

Tank
Product typeAutomobile
OwnerGreat Wall Motor
CountryChina
IntroducedMarch 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03)
Related brandsWey
MarketsWorldwide, currently Asia-Pacific
Websitetanksuv.com (China)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese坦克
Hanyu PinyinTǎnkè

History

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In July 2020, Great Wall Motors (GWM) showed three platforms named "L.E.M.O.N.", "Tank", and "Coffee Intelligence" among the three the Tank platform is a longitudinal platform mainly for off-road vehicles the platform supports internal combustion engines (ICE) Hybrid electric (HEV) and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) according to GWM the Tank platform would be used by B-class (which is an equivalent to D-segment) D+-class (positioned above F-segment) and also SUV and Pickup Truck segments.[1] the first model to use the platform was the Wey Tank 300 that made its debut on Chengdu Auto Show in 2020.[2][3]

In March 2021, GWM said it would sell off-road models from the Tank series under a independent Tank brand Wey would be positioned as an urban SUV brand while Tank would be a independent brand of off road SUVS and the Tank 300 became the brand`s first car.[4] In 2021, in Auto Shanghai two more off road SUVS called the Tank 700 and 800 were shown.[5][6] while the Tank 400 and 500 were previewed in August 2021.[7][8]

Models

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Upcoming

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References

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  1. "坦克系列将脱离长城魏派,成为第二个高端品牌" [The Tank series will be separated from Great Wall Wey and become the second high-end brand]. m.yicai.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. Tate (2020-07-24). "GWM WEY debuts first smart luxury off-road SUV Tank 300". chinapev.com.
  3. James (2020-12-10). "GWM WEY TANK 300 Goes Off Assembly Line, To be Launched Soon". chinapev.com.
  4. Nika. "Great Wall Motor to spin off TANK series into standalone brand". autonews.gasgoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. Hu (2021-04-20). "Great Wall TANK 700 is officially unveiled! Power tower over Mercedes-Benz V8". chinapev.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  6. Hu (2021-04-21). "Great Wall TANK 800 Made Debut in China: Cullinan-like luxury SUV". chinapev.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  7. "2022 Tank 600: GWM's Toyota Prado rival revealed". CarExpert. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. "The Great Wall is really fast, another brand new SUV, the 400 tank is officially released the day after tomorrow". 2021-08-29.[permanent dead link]