Tank (marque)
Tank or GWM Tank is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese carmarker Great Wall Motor. The brand specialises in off-road oriented SUVs.
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 longitudinal platform mainly for hard-core off-road vehicles that supports internal combustion engine, hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid. According to GWM, the Tank platform would be used by B-class to D+-class 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.