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GWM’s first SUV unveiled on GWM One platform: 5.3 meters long, 400 km EV range, 6.3 L/100 km hybrid efficiency

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Jan 17, 2026 7:22 AM CET
GWM One SUV shown at launch event with roof-mounted LiDAR. Credit: GWM

Great Wall Motors officially unveiled its new GWM One automotive platform in January 2026, along with the first SUV built on it. The platform, officially named Guiyuan in Chinese after a public naming campaign, is designed as the world’s first native AI full-powertrain architecture, supporting fuel cell, internal combustion, battery electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid systems. GWM One allows dual-motor layouts, modular vehicle architectures, and intelligent torque vectoring, enabling the development of SUVs, sedans, MPVs, and pickup trucks on a single platform.

Great Wall Motors’ Wey brand released official teaser images of its first GWM One SUV, hinting at a flagship model that could be named Hujue. Company statements indicate the SUV is approximately 5.3 meters long and will likely adopt a 2+2+2 seating layout. The vehicle reportedly uses a 2.0T engine-based plug-in hybrid system, achieving 0–100 km/h in 4.4 seconds at full charge and 4.7 seconds on a low charge. The SUV is expected to feature an 800V hybrid architecture, a 6C hybrid battery, and a pure-electric range exceeding 400 km, with rapid charging capable of adding 200 km of range in 5 minutes, as reported by Auto-home.

Official teaser images of its first GWM One SUV

The platform integrates advanced AI systems, including the ASL intelligent agent and dual VLA large models. The company said these systems manage powertrain, chassis, and driver-assistance data while coordinating modular hardware and software components for optimized vehicle performance. The SUV is reported to employ air suspension, predictive safety intervention, and bionic motion control systems to enhance driving stability and passenger protection.

GWM One’s architecture is designed around a “movable type” modular concept, with hardware divided into 49 core modules, including engines, transmissions, and batteries, and 329 shared components. Software configurations are similarly modular, allowing AI to automatically match vehicle capabilities to different user scenarios, increasing flexibility and reducing human labor in the design and production process.

Performance figures shared by Great Wall Motors indicate the D-segment SUV can accelerate from 0–100 km/h in 4.4–4.7 seconds depending on charge state, with a WLTC range of up to 1,300 km, a pure-electric range of over 400 km, and a hybrid fuel consumption of 6.3 liters per 100 km. The company said the modular design improves parts commonality, manufacturing efficiency, and total cost of ownership, while the platform excludes range-extender architectures.

The company confirmed that the GWM One platform will underpin future models across its lineup, providing flexibility for diverse vehicle categories and multi-powertrain configurations while integrating AI-driven performance and safety systems.

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