Great Wall Motors (GWM) signed a share sales and purchase agreement with General Motors to acquire GM's vehicle assembly and powertrain facilities in Rayong, Thailand. GWM plans to begin production in the first quarter of 2021 and renovate the plant into a smart factory.
Aptiv will supply cockpit controllers to Great Wall Motors for its crossovers and SUVs. The announcement was made on August 7, 2018.
Aptiv secured a contract from Great Wall Motors to supply integrated cockpit controllers for next-generation Haval and WEY SUVs, supplied from Aptiv's plant in China.
Neue ZWL Transmission Technology and Production (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a Chinese subsidiary of Neue ZWL Zahnradwerk Leipzig GmbH, was nominated by Great Wall Motors as a series supplier for synchronizer assemblies for DCT transmissions. The contract has a minimum term of 6 years, with series delivery starting in January 2018.