Great Wall vehicles heading for Australia

Shanghai, June 5 (Gasgoo.com) Following in Chery's footsteps, Great Wall Motor is expected to enter the Australian vehicle market in 2009, reports drive.com.au.

Drive sources say Great Wall brand vehicles will be imported by Ateco Automotive, which has already announced that it will also ship Chery vehicles into the country in 2009.

Great Wall specializes in making sport utility vehicles (SUVs), where Australian interest is believed to lie, according to the report.
 
As part of global moves to sell affordable Chinese cars, Great Wall recently began exporting small numbers of vehicles to Africa and Russia.

Great Wall Motor already has established distribution networks in 81 countries and claims its vehicles "have run on the roads of 121 countries".

Great Wall exported 51,394 cars in 2007 and has experienced export growth of 90 per cent since 1998. It expects to export 80,000 vehicles this year.