哈弗Haval

Who owns Haval? The ownership chain, Great Wall Motor's stake and the 2013 deal

Facts checked Chinese holding 100%

Haval is Chinese. It is Great Wall Motor's SUV brand and the group's volume seller, and the Jolion and H6 are among the best-known Chinese cars in Australia and South Africa.

Haval was separated into a standalone marque in March 2013; the name had been on Great Wall SUVs since 2005, spelled Hover.

The short answer

Controlled by Great Wall Motor
Stake100%
SinceMarch 2013
Kindbrand
OriginCN
Name in Chinese 哈弗 Hāfú “HAH-foo”
Top of the chainWei Jianjun
Is it Chinese? Yes

The chain, step by step

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Every holding above this entity, with the stake and the date it began.
Holder Holds Kind Stake Since
Wei Jianjun Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd. controls controls not published
Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd. Great Wall Motor owns 59.9% not published
Great Wall Motor Haval owns 100% March 2013

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

  1. Gasgoo, Great Wall Motor posts record full-year sales in 2025 despite Dec. slowdown. Read .
  2. Wikipedia, Haval (marque). Read . Finding aid for the Hover spelling, the March 2013 split, the model list, the 2017 peak and the market list.
  3. Great Wall Motor, Global - GWM country and region sites. Read . Countries whose Great Wall site is Haval-branded.
  4. GWM South Africa, GWM South Africa. Read . Haval H6, H6 GT, H7 and Jolion listed for sale.
  5. Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read . Haval listed as a Great Wall Motor brand.
  6. Wikipedia, Wei Jianjun. Read . Finding aid; the article itself carries no shareholding figure.
  7. Sina Finance, 长城汽车 (601633) shareholder register. Read .
  8. Tonghuashun (10jqka), 长城汽车 (601633) 股东 (shareholders). Read .