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Automotive Industry News & Contents 2026 [Daily Updates]
This issue highlights the component supply chain of Great Wall Motor's SUV Haval H6, the supplier database for engine parts (valve train and starter/battery systems), and Skoda's upcoming MEB+ subcompact SUV, the Epiq.
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Supply chain: HAVAL H6
Supply chain: HAVAL H6
Great Wall Motor (GWM)'s compact urban SUV, the "Haval H6," is the flagship model of the company's SUV specialized brand, Haval, and is selling well not only in the Chinese market but also in several global markets. Annual sales in 2025 totaled 179,000 units in China (down 7.9% year-over-year), 32,000 units in Brazil (up 39.6%), 13,000 units in Australia (up 6.5%), 4,100 units in Africa and the Middle East (up 5.4%), 2,800 units in Mexico (down 18.0%), and 1,200 units in ASEAN (down 21.8%), among others. Launched in 2011, a plug-in hybrid (PHV) model was added in 2022. It is equipped with Level 2 driver assistance.
Production takes place at the company's own plants in Tianjin and Baoding (Hebei Province) in China, Rayong in Thailand, and Iracemápolis in Brazil, as well as at partner facilities in Malaysia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
Regarding production in China, the company manufactures engines in-house and sources chassis and structural stamped parts from Zhejiang Tion Vanly Tech, as well as batteries from CATL and SVOLT, relying primarily on Chinese suppliers while procuring certain safety- and control-related components from major global suppliers. Regarding the production facilities in Thailand and Brazil, it has been reported that the company also procures parts manufactured locally by key suppliers. In Thailand, window glass is sourced from Saint-Gobain, and weatherstrips are sourced from a local subsidiary of Inoue Rubber.
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Great Wall Motor's suppliers in China (including indirect transactions)
A key feature of Great Wall Motor’s (GWM) supplier structure is the integration of a vertically integrated supply network built around its subsidiaries and affiliates with technology partnerships involving global mega suppliers and foreign-invested companies. Particularly in chassis, electronic control, and electrified powertrain areas, GWM actively adopts external advanced technologies and enhances its competitiveness by combining them with its in-house manufacturing capabilities.
- List: https://www.marklines.com/u/1b366d1d23?rf=latest-contents
- Distribution: https://www.marklines.com/u/d7a449bca5?rf=latest-contents
Supply Chain: Engine (Valve Train System, Starter/Battery System)
Search by Model / Supplier/ Component category
Click here: https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/refined-search?rf=latest-contents
- Timing Belt / Timing Chain (784 items): https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/timing-belt/?rf=latest-contents
- Starter Motor (28 items): https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/starter-motor/?rf=latest-contents
- Alternator / Generator (11 items): https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/alternator/?rf=latest-contents
- Auxiliary Battery (4 items): https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/auxiliary-battery/?rf=latest-contents
Suppliers Lists:
- Timing chain/Belt Suppliers List: https://www.marklines.com/u/66bfe9a7b7?rf=latest-contents
- Starter motor Suppliers List: https://www.marklines.com/u/7b44263688?rf=latest-contents
- Alternator Suppliers List: https://www.marklines.com/u/64aee1eae2?rf=latest-contents
- Auxiliary Battery Suppliers List: https://www.marklines.com/u/eaa3f80853?rf=latest-contents
Skoda Epiq: MEB+ subcompact SUV
--A subcompact SUV based on the MEB+ platform, an upgraded version of the MEB platform
https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/model/755?rf=latest-contents
- Models scheduled to adopt the MEB+ platform: https://www.marklines.com/u/a5852a405b?rf=latest-contents
-- Porsche Cayenne Electric/Cayenne Turbo Electric
https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/model/1361?rf=latest-contents
- Competitor BEV E (Large) SUVs for the Porsche Cayenne Electric: https://www.marklines.com/u/743e4e69aa?rf=latest-contents
Refined search: https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/search_top?rf=latest-contents
1,000 electrified models: https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/case_top?rf=latest-contents
Plant operating status after Kumamoto earthquake
Powerful earthquake in Kumamoto: Honda, Toyota, Daihatsu suspend operations
https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348305?rf=latest-contents
- Toyota Motor Kyushu’s three plants suspend operations again through July 31: https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348330?rf=latest-contents
- Honda’s Kumamoto Factory to suspend operations through July 31: https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348331?rf=latest-contents
- Daihatsu to suspend operations at Oita and Kurume plants until July 31: https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348332?rf=latest-contents
- Astemo Uki suspends operations; factory suffers significant damage; aftershocks hinder access: https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348333?rf=latest-contents
- TS Tech suspends production to accommodate customers; F-Tech continues normal operations: https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348383?rf=latest-contents
News
- [USA] Ford Q2 adjusted EBIT up 19.0%; Raises full-year guidance
- [USA, Saudi Arabia] Saudi Prince acquires 5％ stake in Lucid Motors
- [USA] BorgWarner wins eTurbo supply program with European automaker
- [Mexico] VW dismisses reports of Golf production cancellation at Puebla plant in Mexico
- [EU] EU Commission launches EUR 1.5 billion Battery Booster funding call
- [Germany, Slovakia, USA, Canada] Audi unveils all-new Q9 E-segment SUV
- [Germany, Hungary] Mercedes-Benz cuts carbon emissions by 23% and increases recycled material for C-Class EV
- [Germany] Mercedes-Benz reports progress on cost reduction under Next Level Performance program
- [Spain] Stellantis-CATL Zaragoza gigafactory in Spain set to start production in early 2027
- [China] BMW to launch China-specific next-generation X5 in 2027
- [China] CATL signs strategic cooperation framework agreement with Linfen Public Transport
- [India] Toyota Kirloskar Motor launches ninth-generation Hilux in India
- [India] SML Mahindra, India, to consolidate Mahindra’s truck and bus businesses under a single entity
- [Brazil] Marcopolo reorganizes parts and service operation
- [South Africa] Omoda & Jaecoo to produce Jaecoo 5 at Rosslyn plant in South Africa
- [Indonesia] Daihatsu to exhibit 16 vehicles including K-VISION at GIIAS 2026
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