Tank (marque)

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

Tank or GWM Tank (Chinese: 坦克; pinyin: Tǎnkè, styled in all caps) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese carmarker Great Wall Motor (GWM). The brand specialises in off-road oriented SUVs.

The brand was named after the Tank platform that underpin GWM Tank vehicles.[1]

History

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A Tank showroom in China

In July 2020, GWM introduced three platforms with the brand name "L.E.M.O.N.", "Tank", and "Coffee Intelligence". Among them, the Tank platform is a longitudinal platform mainly for hard-core off-road vehicles that supports internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid electric (HEV), and plug-in hybrid (PHEV). According to GWM, the Tank platform would be used by B-class (equivalent to D-segment) to D+-class (above F-segment) SUV and pickup truck market segments.[2] The first SUV that uses the Tank platform is the Wey Tank 300, introduced in July 2020 at the Chengdu Auto Show.[3][4]

In March 2021, GWM that it would market off-road vehicles from the Tank series under the independent Tank brand. Wey would be positioned as an urban SUV brand, while the Tank series will focus on off-road oriented SUVs. The 300 became the first model of the brand.[5]

As part of Auto Shanghai in 2021, two more off-road vehicles were presented with the Tank 700 and Tank 800.[6][7] The Tank 400 and Tank 500 were further previewed in August 2021.[8][9]

Products

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Current models

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  • Tank 300
    Tank 300
  • Tank 400
    Tank 400
  • Tank 500
    Tank 500
  • Tank 700
    Tank 700

Upcoming models

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  • Tank 800
    Tank 800

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TANK PLATFORM - GWM". www.gwm-global.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Tate (2020-07-24). "GWM WEY debuts first smart luxury off-road SUV Tank 300". chinapev.com.
  4. ^ James (2020-12-10). "GWM WEY TANK 300 Goes Off Assembly Line, To be Launched Soon". chinapev.com.
  5. ^ Nika. "Great Wall Motor to spin off TANK series into standalone brand". autonews.gasgoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  6. ^ Hu (2021-04-20). "Great Wall TANK 700 is officially unveiled! Power tower over Mercedes-Benz V8". chinapev.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  7. ^ a b Hu (2021-04-21). "Great Wall TANK 800 Made Debut in China: Cullinan-like luxury SUV". chinapev.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  8. ^ "2022 Tank 600: GWM's Toyota Prado rival revealed". CarExpert. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ "The Great Wall is really fast, another brand new SUV, the 400 tank is officially released the day after tomorrow". 2021-08-29.
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