Chinese motor vehicles bullish on Zimbabwe market - GlobalPost
The endorsement, coming from a company that has for years been the sole distributor of top of the range vehicles such as Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler, shows the confidence that is growing in the Zimbabwean market in Chinese made vehicles. Zimoco has included the range of Steed single and double cab trucks and H5 auto and manual station wagons under the GWM (Great Wall Motors) brand. Zimoco-GWM product executive Audrey Madzima told Xinhua that GWM was competing very well with other brands. Sales more than doubled in the six months to June largely due to their favorable pricing and reliability with Zimoco selling a total of 43 units, up from 19 recorded during the same period in 2014. "GWM is a tried and tested brand and has overcome... GWM also appointed former BMW M division design chief Pierre Leclercq as its design director and Ramon Ginah to further strengthen the design team," she said. Leclercq is the designer of the original BMW X5 and X6 while Ginah joined the company after spending more than 10 years with another top brand Alfa Romeo. "We have a very wide range of models from small hatchback 1. 5L VVTi, 2. 2L MPI single and double cabs, 2. 0VGT single and double cabs and 2. 0VGT, 2. 4L SUV. Source: www.globalpost.com
