Chinese carmaker brings 6 new vehicles to the Philippines

by Patrick Everett Tadeo December 14, 2009

Photos from Great Wall Motors

The lineup of Chinese cars in the Philippine market has expanded with the entry of Great Wall Motors Co., which has brought in six vehicles in the local market.

Great Wall Motors' exclusive distributor, Statemotor Corp., has opened two dealerships to showcase the Pero, Florid, CoolBear, Wingle, Hover, and Cowry.

For people who are looking for a fuel-efficient that's environment-friendly yet affordable can go for the subcompact Peri (P495,000) or the Florid (P625,000). Both are powered by 1.3-liter, inline-four engines that are fully Euro 4 emission complaint.

Customers need more passenger and cargo space can go opt for the CoolBear (P695,000), a boxy multipurpose vehicle powered by a 1.5-liter engine with variable valve timing.

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COMMENTS

• maranello_5775 says almost all of the GreatWall products look good especially the Hover CUV, If these vehicles were reliable then their market will surely grow (December 14, 2009 04:48:21 pm)
• JoeyBoy says I'll have to agree w/ maranello_5775. Pricing is more then competative, looks are nice, now TG, its up to you guys to "test" the vehicles and see if they are road worthy! >_< ...unfortunetly "China" products are known to be "cheap" for a reason...Test the Hover against the Ford Escape and Nissan X-Trail... (December 14, 2009 05:35:57 pm)
• nene_gabby says wag kau bibili ng chinese made dahil made in china, bulok. compare mo sa cellphone na made in china, sa price pa lang alam na made in china,. (December 14, 2009 06:02:45 pm)
• Michael Belmonte says lets compare!!! the Peri with a Hyundai Matrix, the Florid with a Toyota Yaris, Suzuki Swift, and Honda Jazz. The Cowry with a Starex, the Wiggle with all local pickups available (December 14, 2009 06:39:09 pm)
• iancmv says Grabe, you'd have a clear clue kung saan ginaya ang mga models...But still looking hoping they'd follow Hyundai's footsteps. (December 14, 2009 06:50:08 pm)
• jp says not all chinese product madaling masira.. dipende yan sa class.. sa pilipinas kase may financial problem ang mga tao kaya class c ang binibigay ng china para mas cheaper. samantalang sa ibng bnsa class a. punta ka ng us at japan made in china din ang mga gamit pero matibay. tulad ng mga gadget sa us at japan made in china pero sobrang tibay (December 14, 2009 07:03:13 pm)
• w says eto mas maganda na suv http://www.gwm.com.cn/eng/html/models/hfp.asp (December 14, 2009 07:22:09 pm)
• Scar says The Hover CUV indeed is handsome. (December 14, 2009 07:30:57 pm)
• Aling Dionisia says EEwww... Parang mantil ! (December 14, 2009 07:34:57 pm)
• eric says like it so much! (December 14, 2009 08:00:41 pm)
• porsche 911 says nene_gabby iba ang celpone sa kotse... (December 14, 2009 08:02:58 pm)
• BOOGIECAT says The good news is Statemotor and Francisco Motors will do a local production of some Great Wall vehicles in FMC's plant in Las Pinas.The GW Peri and Coolbear looks great!!!A MUST BUY!! (December 14, 2009 09:25:07 pm)
• fortis says Chinese cars again?? Calling Mr. Jeremy Clarkson... =) (December 14, 2009 09:26:54 pm)
• robin says Grabe! Their CoolBear looks like a Toyota Bb or a Scion xB and their Florid looks like a Yaris. . .WTH!!! copycats! (December 14, 2009 10:01:15 pm)
• lurker says i agree with robin, and i would like to add that the hover looks like a fortuner... (December 14, 2009 10:25:37 pm)
• KRAM says Get out Chinese carmakers! y** s*ck! (December 14, 2009 10:43:31 pm)
• lurker says at least the chinese has their own car industry. (December 14, 2009 10:51:59 pm)
• dennis says coolbear! wahahahaha! sounds like yogi's kind of ride. lol. (December 15, 2009 01:31:08 am)
• torque88 says CUV Hover,is the top rivalries of the AUV's in the market like Adventure,Crosswind,and Innova.looks Macho!!! (December 15, 2009 02:48:51 am)
• Hummer0623 says Anything wrong with chinese built cars?GMC now is a chinese owner who made the HUMMER at this time..did you get what I mean...Chinese can be the top competitor's of japan,korea in asia. (December 15, 2009 02:56:52 am)