Starting with the launch ceremony on May 20th, 2025, Great Wall Automobile participates in the China Silk Road International Rally, featuring its three major brands: Haval, Tank, and GWM POER. This race covers a total distance of 4,500 km, including 2,350 km of special stages, traversing through desert, gobi, and gravel terrains. The Great Wall team consists of ten factory-produced vehicles, encompassing petrol, diesel, and new energy powertrains.
Competing with the Great Wall Tank Hi4 team, four hybrid new energy vehicles take the lead. The participating teams include Haval H9 mother-daughter drivers Sun Xiangyan and Ma Xin, as well as Great Wall’s He Zijian and He Wei father and son duo.
The 2025 Silk Road Rally serves as a practical platform for Great Wall’s “pan-internal combustion engine” strategy, providing an opportunity for in-depth engineering testing for Great Wall. The data collected through the race informs feedback for production models, and these experiences and results are utilized for optimizing daily driving experiences and product iterations. Thus, the rally becomes a crucial platform for Great Wall’s technology verification and product application.
The race is not the goal but a battle in the journey. The true victory lies in returning to product development after the race, transforming extreme experiences into everyday safety, drivability, and durability for users. As Great Wall Automobile has long adhered to its philosophy of “promoting research through competition,” using the rally as an experiment genuinely allows the market to sense the technical investment and commitment behind off-road adventures.
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