SAIG-GM-Wuling, General Motors’ second joint venture in China, has just announced the production start of the all-new Wuling Xing Chen – the first crossover of the popular Chinese brand’s new global strategy. The automaker is preparing to officially launch the model that will go on sale at the end of this month in the Asian country.
Production of the all-new Wuling Xing Chen began this Wednesday, September 8th at SGMW’s main plant located in the city of Liuzhou, in the Guangxi region of China, where the manufacturer has its headquarters. As such, distribution of the new Xing Chen to Wuling’s dealer network in the Asian country is expected to begin in the coming days.
SGMW stated that before sending the new Wuling Xing Chen down the assembly line, it conducted a large number of performance tests in different environments and under different road conditions to make sure the crossover meets the company’s new manufacturing standards. In this sense, it promises that the Xing Chen is the vehicle with the highest build quality that it has manufactured to date.
From the production start of the Wuling Victory MPV – the first new-era model to feature the brand’s global silver logo, the joint venture established a new construction protocol to ensure a high level of build quality. As a result, these state-of-the-art vehicles go through multiple rigorous inspections during production, before being delivered to consumers.
Officially unveiled at the end of April at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, the all-new Wuling Xing Chen is a strategic vehicle for the brand’s planned international expansion and will position itself in the C utility vehicle segment, which is the fastest growing category in the entire automotive industry. It is Wuling’s second new-era model after the Victory, and the first of several crossovers that will expand its portfolio.
The all-new Wuling Xing Chen will be launched in the next few days and will immediately go on sale in the Chinese market. Details on trim levels and pricing will be revealed at a later date. The Xing Chen is expected to quickly establish itself as one of the brand’s most popular models as it will fight for the title of China’s best-selling crossover with the Haval H6 and Geely Boyue.
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It looks similar to the Buick Encore GX. It may be a little bigger. I’m just curious about the power train.
It’s similar in size to the Buck Envision, or better yet, a Chevy Equinox. The engine is reportedly a 1.5T producing 145hp mated to a 6-speed manual or CVT. I suppose that helps keep costs down.
I believe with a small amount of refinement and trim, GM could produce it in the US and have a winner that could compete with other more refined SUV’s sold here in the US.
They already have refinement… it looks like it slots in between an Equinox and a Blazer… Buick has the Envision for those dimensions. Cadillac has the XT4 for not only refinement, but luxury.
If anything this would have been a Pontiac, but the only thing unique that came out of them this century was the GTO, G8 and Solstice. This would just be another case of badge engineering, which is ultimately what did all the “recent” defunct brands in.
GM shouldn’t be making any vehicles in Communist China. Rewarding China for infecting the world’s population and putting the buck over human life. Doesn’t make sense.
It’s like I’m reading my favorite alt right news source and not GMAuthority.com in the comments today….
I bet you complain about the “ChYNa ViRuS” all the time, but still haven’t got the vaccine.
You must have a small brain to draw that conclusion from what he said. I am fully vaccinated myself but funny thing is did the virus come from China or not yes or no? Correct answer is yes so that is why people call it the China virus. I bEt YoU aRe A cUcK
Someone’s triggered. lol.
It appears that GM is playing its cards with the future in mind. Chinese overall product quality has improved over the past decade or so to a globally acceptable level. The only thing holding back Chinese brands from making a big dent in the world market is an absence of brand names that garner respect and desirability. Eventually it will happen, and GM wants to be part of it.
A country has to recognize that humans should have basic rights and not use forced labor internment camps before I would consider supporting them with such a large personal investment. So, it doesn’t look like I’ll personally be purchasing a communist car anytime soon. I find it hilarious that so many “progressives” will complain about bathroom signage, but then turn around and call me close-minded because I choose to purchase American made goods over supporting a corrupt totalitarian communist nation like China… Is there a line people should draw between supporting globalism and supporting corrupt governments like China. You betcha.
Bottom line: Goods made in the United States are often better than goods made in China because our population is raised in a society where asking questions is often embraced and doesn’t result in imprisonment in internment camps. The result is individuals in the United States produce better quality goods because they, on average, have a better baseline education than individuals in China. So when lowercase gm chooses to design a Shanghai turbo 3-cylinder they aren’t doing so because they believe engineering in China is on par with representative democratic nations, they do so because engineering in China is vastly cheaper because of an exploitive government.
What you don’t seem to understand is you’re both right and being played. Yes, it can be argued that our American system is better than China. But it can also be argued neither system is good enough.
You’re not aware that your argument is, hey, some of the Chinese are being forced to eat dog excrement where here in America all but the very rich are lucky to eat dog food. That’s not the greatest argument.
The United States offers far greater representation for the average citizen than China and its not even close. The average standard of living is not even close. The representation we get in the United States could be better, no doubt. But at least we get to vote at local, state, and federal levels. Go try to have a vote that matters in northern or western China and not end up in an internment camp. I want none of my hard earned dollars to go supporting that. And bet your bottom dollar that the rich people you’re talking about in the United States, like Mary Barra, want to further exploit those marginalized by their government in especially northern and western China. It’s a pretty good argument.
Reality check – American consumers are already buying Chinese goods without considering the politics behind it all. We all know and have come to accept that the many products we buy and use are made in China, even though they carry American brand names (Apple, etc.). This trend is unlikely to reverse itself.
When Japanese products first hit the American market after WWII, they carried Japanese brand names. While American consumers initially regarded them as cheap and inferior in quality, certain brands – Sony, Nikon, Toyota, Datsun (Nissan), etc.- eventually stood out and earned the American consumer’s respect.
In contrast, China has yet to bring their own brand names to the American market. Instead their products have entered our market ‘under the radar’ so to speak. My point is that eventually we will see Chinese brands entering the world markets including ours.
Apparently GM realizes this, and is looking to position themselves to share in whatever commercial successes may pan out.
Keep giving up the latest & greatest automotive tech to our communist Chinese “friends” Queen MaryB. Never mind the LATEST CCP outrage of “recognizing” a 16th century religious terrorist group in Afghanistan who treat women worse than dogs. Just shut the hell up GM employees & get the jab or your FIRED!!! Welcome to the era of American Communism with full endorsement from the “woke” supremacist CEOs.
I bet these won’t have any issues getting the microchips to build them.
Having dealt recently with several GM vehicles that have GM south Korea ties, all I can say is that it won’t be long before their spoor design quality bites them in China.
Temperature and pressure are not friends of plastic and should be kept away from thermostat housings and the like.
Yuk is this a GM going down down down Copy cat Lincoln in rear .Hate it
Give us news we Americans want from a so called American car co.Maybe a new cool trans am Pontiac or 442Olds so maybe my grandkids could grow up cool Vettes and Camaros can’t hold up the fort..Instead forget about loyal GM owners who are supposed to care about China ,maybe I would have considered the Buick Encore for my daughter then I looked at door sticker where it was made.
Hey, Krod! You must be in favor of splitting GM in two companies: one serving parochial USA only, producing in USA only, selling in USA only, and another one all GM International outside of the United States of Ameria.
Let’s call the first one GemUSA, the other Global Motors International.
Would that satisfy your desires?
Start of production of the 2022 Chevrolet “TRAVERSE.”??