Tank or GWM Tank (, styled in

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) is an automotive

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owned by the Chinese carmarker

Great Wall Motor Great Wall Motor Company Limited ( zh, s=长城汽车, hp=Chángchéng Qìchē), trading as GWM, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. Named after the Great Wall of China, the company largely produces sport-u ...

(GWM). The brand specialises in off-road oriented

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. The brand was named after the Tank platform that underpin GWM Tank vehicles.

History

In July 2020, GWM introduced three platforms with the brand name "L.E.M.O.N.", "Tank", and "Coffee Intelligence". Among them, the Tank platform is a

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platform mainly for hard-core off-road vehicles that supports internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid electric (HEV), and plug-in hybrid (PHEV). According to GWM, the Tank platform would be used by B-class (equivalent to

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) to D+-class (above

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) SUV and pickup truck market segments. The first SUV that uses the Tank platform is the Wey Tank 300, introduced in July 2020 at the Chengdu Auto Show. In March 2021, GWM that it would market off-road vehicles from the Tank series under the independent Tank brand. Wey would be positioned as an urban SUV brand, while the Tank series will focus on off-road oriented SUVs. The 300 became the first model of the brand. As part of Auto Shanghai in 2021, two more off-road vehicles were presented with the Tank 700 and Tank 800. The Tank 400 and Tank 500 were further previewed in August 2021.

Products

Current models

Tank 300 The Tank 300 () or GWM Tank 300 is a mid-size SUV produced by Great Wall Motor (GWM) since 2020. It was originally sold under the Wey premium brand as the Wey Tank 300. Since April 2021, the vehicle was renamed as the Tank 300 under the Tank br ...

(2021–present) ** Tank 330 (2024) *

Tank 400 The Tank 400 () is a mid-size SUV produced by Great Wall Motor. It is the third model to be introduced under the Tank marque. Overview The Tank 400 debuted in 2021 at Auto Shanghai in parallel with the Tank 500. Like other SUVs, the vehicle has ...

(2023–present) *

Tank 500 The Tank 500 () or GWM Tank 500 is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Great Wall Motor under the Tank marque. It is the second model to be introduced from the brand after the Tank 300, and seats seven passengers across three rows. Its pickup tru ...

(2021–present) *

Tank 700 The Tank 700 () is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Great Wall Motor. It is the fourth model to be introduced under the Tank marque. Overview The Tank 700 sales began in February 2024, in China. The vehicle comes in three variants. The 700 i ...

(2024–present) File:2020_TANK_300.jpg, Tank 300 File:Tank_400_001.jpg, Tank 400 File:Tank_500_IMG001.jpg, Tank 500 File:2024_Tank_700_Hi4-T_front_view.png, Tank 700

Upcoming models

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File:Tank_800_001.jpg, Tank 800

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