Wey (marque)

Wey is a car brand owned by Great Wall Motors (GWM) it was founded in 2016^[1] and it makes Luxury Crossovers and SUVS that are based in models of Haval which is another brand of GWM.^[2]

Wey

Product type	Automotive marque
Owner	Great Wall Motors
Country	China
Introduced	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Markets	Worldwide
Website	https://www.wey.com/ (Chinese) https://global.wey.com/ (English)

History

The company was founded in 2016 the name is derived from Wei Jianjun the Chairman of Great Wall Motors (GWM) `s surname and the surname is pronunced the same way as the brand name.^[3]

The brand mainly sell its cars in China but it also arrived in Germany and France.^[4]

Models

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.^[5]
• Wey Latte, compact crossover SUV launched in 2021, in replacement for VV5.

Upcoming

• Wey Yuanmeng, compact crossover SUV.

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.^[6]
• 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)^[7]
• Wey VV6, compact crossover SUV sized between VV7 and VV5, launched in 2018. (2018–2021)^[8]
• Wey VV7 and VV7 GT, mid-size crossover SUV launched in early 2017. (2017–2021)^[9]