Tank (marque)
Chinese automotive marque
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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.
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| Product type | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Owner | Great Wall Motor |
| Country | China |
| Introduced | March 2021 |
| Related brands | Wey |
| Markets | Worldwide, currently Asia-Pacific |
| Ambassador | Yanzhao Lui (Tank brand CEO)[1] |
| Website | tanksuv.com (China) |
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese | 坦克 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tǎnkè |
The brand was named after the Tank platform that underpin GWM Tank vehicles.[2]
History
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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.[3] The first SUV that uses the Tank platform is the Wey Tank 300, introduced in July 2020 at the Chengdu Auto Show.[4][5]
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.[6]
As part of Auto Shanghai in 2021, two more off-road vehicles were presented with the Tank 700 and Tank 800.[7][8] The Tank 400 and Tank 500 were further previewed in August 2021.[9][10]
