Haval: owner, models, markets and what the name means
Facts checked United States status as of 4 September 2026
- Private
- HKEX 2333
- SSE 601633
Listing: Hong Kong since 15 December 2003 (stock code 2333) and Shanghai since 28 September 2011 (601633)
Haval is Great Wall Motor's SUV brand and its biggest seller by a wide margin: 758,554 vehicles in calendar 2025, about 57% of everything the company sold. It was split out as a standalone marque in March 2013, though the name had been on Great Wall SUVs since 2005, when it was spelled Hover.
The H6 is the model that built the brand — for years the best-selling SUV in China — with the smaller Jolion below it, the H7 and H9 above, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions across the range.
Haval is the Great Wall brand most often seen abroad. It has been on sale in Australia since 2015 and is sold in South Africa, Russia, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Malaysia, the UK, Italy, the Gulf states, Central Asia and elsewhere; in several of those countries the local Great Wall website is still a Haval one. It has never been sold in the United States.
A brand of Great Wall Motor Company Limited; sold abroad as GWM Haval.
Key facts
| Chinese name | 哈弗 “HAH-foo” No literal meaning: 哈弗 is a phonetic spelling, chosen for sound rather than sense (哈 is a laughing sound, 弗 an old negative particle). |
|---|---|
| Also written | HAVAL, GWM Haval and Hover |
| Owner | Great Wall Motor |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Baoding, China |
| Origin | China |
| First car | Haval H6, 2011 |
| Vehicles | Cars |
| Segment | Mass market |
| United States | Never sold in the United States — Never sold in the United States. |
| Official site | www.gwm-global.com |
| 2025 sales | 758,554 vehicles, up 7.41%, about 57% of Great Wall Motor's total |
| Became a separate brand | March 2013; the name had been used on Great Wall SUVs since 2005, spelled Hover |
| Peak year | 849,554 vehicles in 2017 |
| Overseas manufacturing | Built in Russia from 2019 and Brazil from 2025 as well as China |
Who owns Haval?
Wei Jianjun controls Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd..
Wei Jianjun is the legal representative of Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd., the company that holds the controlling block in Great Wall Motor. His exact percentage of that company is not set out in any filing read here; a figure of about 62% circulates in press profiles and is left out rather than recorded unverified.
Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd. owns Great Wall Motor at 59.9%.
Great Wall Motor's controlling shareholder held 5,115,000,000 shares at 30 June 2026, shown as 59.902% of the share capital on one aggregator and 59.63% on another. HKSCC Nominees, which holds the Hong Kong-traded H shares, was next with 2,305,334,261 shares. Both aggregator pages rendered the holder's name inconsistently; the underlying share count and date agree.
Great Wall Motor owns Haval at 100% since March 2013.
Haval was separated into a standalone marque in March 2013; the name had been on Great Wall SUVs since 2005, spelled Hover.
The full ownership page for Haval · Is Haval Chinese?
Haval models
| Model | Name in China | Body | Powertrain | Range | Price in China |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哈弗H6H6 | Haval H6 | SUV | Offered with more than one powertrain | 106 km (manufacturer figure, cycle not stated) | not published |
| 哈弗大狗H7 | Haval Big Dog (哈弗大狗) | SUV | Offered with more than one powertrain | not published | CNY 123,900 as of |
| 哈弗H9H9 | Haval H9 | SUV | Petrol or diesel | not published | CNY 199,900 as of |
| 哈弗初恋Jolion | Haval Chulian (哈弗初恋) | SUV | Offered with more than one powertrain | not published | not published |
Where Haval is sold
Recorded in 26 market s: CN, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Malaysia, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, AZ, BH, BD, IQ, KZ, Pakistan, TJ, UZ, MD, BY, UA and MZ. Where a company publishes only its principal markets, that is a floor and not a complete list.
| Country | Code | Market page |
|---|---|---|
| China | CN | no page yet |
| Australia | AU | Chinese cars in Australia |
| New Zealand | NZ | Chinese cars in New Zealand |
| South Africa | ZA | Chinese cars in South Africa |
| Thailand | TH | Chinese cars in Thailand |
| Brazil | BR | Chinese cars in Brazil |
| Mexico | MX | Chinese cars in Mexico |
| Chile | CL | Chinese cars in Chile |
| Malaysia | MY | Chinese cars in Malaysia |
| Russia | RU | Chinese cars in Russia |
| United Kingdom | GB | Chinese cars in the United Kingdom |
| Italy | IT | Chinese cars in Italy |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | Chinese cars in Saudi Arabia |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | Chinese cars in the United Arab Emirates |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | no page yet |
| Bahrain | BH | no page yet |
| Bangladesh | BD | no page yet |
| Iraq | IQ | no page yet |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | no page yet |
| Pakistan | PK | Chinese cars in Pakistan |
| Tajikistan | TJ | no page yet |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | no page yet |
| Moldova | MD | no page yet |
| Belarus | BY | no page yet |
| Ukraine | UA | no page yet |
| Mozambique | MZ | no page yet |
Haval: questions people ask
- What does Haval mean?
- Nothing literal. The Chinese characters 哈弗 (Hāfú) are a phonetic spelling chosen for sound, and the Latin name was standardised in 2013 from the earlier spelling Hover. Great Wall has promoted the reading 'have all', but that is a marketing gloss.
- Who owns Haval?
- Great Wall Motor Company Limited of Baoding, China, a private company listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai and controlled by its chairman, Wei Jianjun.
- Is Haval the same as GWM?
- Haval is a brand; GWM is the company. Abroad the cars are usually badged GWM Haval, which is why the two names are often confused.
- Is Haval sold in the United States?
- No. Haval sells in Australia, South Africa, Russia, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, the UK and many other markets, but not in the United States.
Related
Sources for Haval
- Gasgoo, Great Wall Motor posts record full-year sales in 2025 despite Dec. slowdown. Read .
- Wikipedia, Haval (marque). Read . Finding aid for the Hover spelling, the March 2013 split, the model list, the 2017 peak and the market list.
- Great Wall Motor, Global - GWM country and region sites. Read . Countries whose Great Wall site is Haval-branded.
- GWM South Africa, GWM South Africa. Read . Haval H6, H6 GT, H7 and Jolion listed for sale.