Wey
Wey (Great Wall Motor)
🇨🇳 China
Great Wall Motor's premium brand, named after the family name of the group's founder. Wey sells large SUVs and an MPV in China, almost all of them plug-in hybrids or range extenders built around the group's Hi4 powertrain system.
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Wey models and prices
| Model | Price from | Market | Body | Powertrain | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V8X | ¥239,800(~$35,600) | ChinaAug 2026 | SUV | PHEV | On Sale |
Starting prices in the market each car is sold in, on the date shown. USD figures are approximate conversions.
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About
Wey is the premium brand of Great Wall Motor, launched in 2016 and named after the surname of the group’s chairman, Wei Jianjun. Great Wall retired the “Great Wall” badge from most of its passenger cars and split the lineup into separate marques instead, and Wey is the one positioned above Haval, Tank and Ora.
The brand’s early cars were turbocharged petrol SUVs. What it sells now is different: large family SUVs and an MPV built on Great Wall’s Hi4 system, a plug-in hybrid and range-extender architecture that pairs turbocharged engines with front and rear electric motors and, on the newer models, a dedicated four-speed hybrid transmission. Battery packs run to more than 60 kWh, which puts Wey’s electric-only ranges in territory that overlaps outright EVs.
Wey sells mainly in China, where the current range centres on the V-series SUVs and the Gaoshan MPV. Great Wall’s export business runs under the GWM name rather than through Wey dealers, so the brand’s presence outside China remains limited.
Global website wey.com
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Wey?
Wey is owned by Great Wall Motor.
What country are Wey cars from?
Wey is a Chinese brand, headquartered in Baoding.
When was Wey founded?
Wey was founded in 2016.
What kind of cars does Wey make?
Wey makes premium plug-in hybrid and range-extender SUVs and MPVs.
Who owns Wey?
Great Wall Motor, the privately controlled automaker founded in Baoding in 1984. Wey is one of the group's four in-house brands alongside Haval for mainstream SUVs, Tank for off-road models and Ora for city EVs, and it sits at the premium end of that range.
Why is the brand called Wey?
It is the founder's surname. Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun gave the brand his family name, romanised as Wey, which makes it one of the few Chinese marques named after a person rather than a place or a coined word.
Does Wey sell petrol cars?
Barely any now. The brand launched in 2016 with conventional turbocharged petrol SUVs, but its current lineup is built almost entirely on Great Wall's Hi4 plug-in hybrid and range-extender hardware, with large battery packs and three-figure electric-only ranges.