GWM electric cars

A Chinese multi-brand automaker selling value-focused SUVs and utes in Australia, with the Ora sub-brand carrying its electric-vehicle range.

Great Wall Motor Company was established in 1984 in Baoding, Hebei (tracing to a 1976 repair workshop), and has grown into a multi-brand group spanning GWM-badged utes/SUVs, the Haval SUV brand (spun off as independent in 2013), the Ora EV brand (launched 2018), Tank off-roaders (2021) and the premium Wey marque (2017). Great Wall entered Australia in 2009 through independent distributor Ateco with the V240 ute and X240 SUV; GWM established factory-backed local distribution, Haval Motors Australia Pty Ltd, in 2016.

GWM's Australian EV push is carried by the Ora sub-brand, which launched locally in 2023 with the Ora electric hatchback (a rival to the BYD Dolphin and MG4) — initially shipped from China, with production shifting to a former GM plant in Thailand from mid-2025. The Ora 5, GWM's first electric SUV in Australia, is confirmed for local showrooms in June 2026 from $33,990 drive-away.

value / mainstream

Ora electric hatchback (Lux and GT grades, ~400km range, 57.7kWh LFP battery, standard V2L) is on sale; the Ora 5 electric SUV is confirmed for June 2026. GWM also sells plug-in hybrid variants under its Haval and Tank SUV ranges.