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The Haval H8 is on its way to Australia.
A new Chinese car maker is set to take on Australia with a range of SUVs.
Great Wall spin-off Haval is ready to launch a range of models in Australia that could go on sale at the end of the year.
A spokeswoman for the company says it is too early to confirm details surrounding its plans for Australia.
![The car offers a well-appointed interior with leather trim, colour display screens and adjustable mood lighting.](http://web.archive.org./web/20141024110716im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/10/21/5904356/Article%20Lead%20-%20wide625759791197qgimage.related.articleLeadwide.729x410.1197xn.png1413870598703.jpg-620x349.jpg)
The car offers a well-appointed interior with leather trim, colour display screens and adjustable mood lighting.
But Haval has invited automotive journalists to a launch function in December, and a new website for the company outlines a three-pronged attack on the local car market.
The company will launch with the full-sized Haval H8, which blends a Ford Territory-sized body with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine that produces 160kW and 324Nm. Available in two-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive form, marketing material for the H8 promises "a super luxury SUV".
The Haval H8 looks to be a step beyond Chinese cars already offered in Australia thanks to equipment such as xenon headlights and LED taillights, colour-adjustable ambient lighting, leather trim and rear DVD entertainment screens.
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Haval will reveal further details during a media briefing in December.
But the SUV has endured a rocky start in its home market, where the company suspended sales of the H8 following quality concerns, customer complaints and less-than-stellar reviews.
The H8 will be followed in Australia by smaller H2 and larger H9 SUVs.
Full price, specification and equipment details will be confirmed closer to the cars' launch.
The car is important to Great Wall's local future, and could change the perception of Chinese cars in Australia. Having made a splash locally with cut-price utes, Great Wall's sales are in freefall, dropping by half over the last 12 months.
Bloomberg reported in may that Great Wall's stocks had increased 40-fold in the last five years, but that analysts had serious concerns about its ability to succeed outside China.
Haval H8 specifications
Price: To be confirmed
Engine: 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo petrol
Power: 160kW at 5500rpm
Torque: 324Nm at 2000-4000rpm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive.
Economy: To be confirmed
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