GWM South Africa has announced the introduction of an extended 7-year/200 000 km warranty for all but 1 of the several models in its local range…
GWM South Africa has introduced an extended 7-year/200 000 km warranty for all models across its line-up – except one, that is.
Yes, the Chinese firm has ditched its previously standard 5-year/100 000 km arrangement in favour of a new 7-year/200 000 km warranty, applying the latter to the Haval Jolion, H6 and new H7 as well as the P-Series, Tank 300, Tank 500 and Ora 03 – but interestingly not to the long-in-the-tooth Steed bakkie.
GWM SA describes this new extended warranty as “comprehensive and transferable”, seemingly in a thinly veiled swipe at rival firm Chery, which offers a 10-year/1-million km engine-specific warranty that is “exclusive to the original owner” (and is thus not transferable should the vehicle subsequently be sold).
Fully electric and hybrid derivatives in GWM’s range, meanwhile, still feature an additional 8-year/150 000 km warranty specific to the battery pack. As a reminder, the hybrid versions of the Jolion and H6 gained the 7-year/200 000 km new-vehicle warranty coverage back in February 2024.
Furthermore, GWM SA has now standardised its service-plan offering, meaning all models – again, bar the Steed – now ship with a 7-year/75 000 km service plan. Before this change, certain variants in GWM’s stable (such as petrol-powered versions of the Jolion and H6) featured a 5-year/100 000 km service plan, while the P-Series upgraded to a 10-year/100 000 km service plan about a year back. But the 7-year/75 000 km service plan now seemingly replaces these.
Having just launched the new H7 locally, GWM SA will soon roll out facelifted versions of the H6 and P-Series (the latter switching to the P300 badge), while a 2.4-litre turbodiesel version of the Tank 300 is also scheduled for a local introduction.
