Wey (marque)

Wey (pronounced WAY; stylized in all caps; Chinese: 魏牌; pinyin: Wèipái) is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. Launched in 2016,^[2] the brand focused on premium crossovers and SUVs based on Haval models.^[3]

Wey

Product type	Automotive marque
Owner	Great Wall Motors
Country	China
Introduced	16 November 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-16)
Markets	Worldwide
Ambassador(s)	Chen Siying (Wey brand CEO)[1]
Website	wey.com (Chinese) global.wey.com (English)
Chinese name
Chinese	魏牌新能源
Hanyu Pinyin	Wèipái Xīnnéngyuán
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	魏牌
Hanyu Pinyin	Wèipái

Logo used until 2023

History

The marque launched in November 2016 as an "accessible" luxury SUV brand. The name Wey is derived from Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun's surname.^[4]

At the end of 2022, the manufacturer announced its arrival in Germany and France.^[5]

Products

Current

• Wey Gaoshan, MPV launched in 2023
• Wey Lanshan, full-size crossover SUV launched in 2023
• Wey Mocha, mid-size crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV7^[6]
• Wey Latte, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5

Discontinued

• Wey P8, mid-size crossover SUV (2018–2020)
• Wey Tank 300, compact off-road SUV launched in 2020, and branched off towards the Tank brand as its first model^[7]
• Wey Macchiato, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5 (2021–2023)
• Wey VV5, compact crossover SUV launched in late 2017 (2017–2021)^[8]
• Wey VV6, compact crossover SUV sized between VV7 and VV5, launched in 2018 (2018–2021)^[9]
• Wey VV7 and VV7 GT, mid-size crossover SUV launched in early 2017 (2017–2021)^[10]

Gallery

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  Wey Lanshan
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  Wey Mocha
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  Wey Latte
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  Wey Gaoshan

Discontinued

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  Wey VV5
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  Wey VV6
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  Wey VV7
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  Wey P8
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  Wey Tank 300
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  Wey Macchiato

See also

• Automobile manufacturers and brands of China
• List of automobile manufacturers of China