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The next six to 10 months is going to be a busy time for the local arm of Chinese manufacturer GWM. The company plans to launch a host of new vehicles, some of which will be on display at the upcoming Johannesburg International Motor Show.There will be no fewer than 13 models on the GWM stand (hall 7). ...

Having undergone an ECU upgrade and its 10 000 km service the GWM H5 diesel pointed its nose towards the odd slice of Victoriana in the Karoo that is Matjiesfontein for a spot of ghost hunting.As was mentioned in the previous update, the H5 underwent an ECU update in an attempt to alleviate the low-speed ...

YOU’RE in the market for a well-equipped, diesel-engined 4x2 SUV and you have a budget of around R250 000. Having studied CAR Guide at the back of the magazine, you quickly come to the realisation that the R250 000-section is something of a no-man’s land for such vehicles. There’s a smattering ...

CAR editor Hannes Oosthuizen shares his impressions after testing the GWM H5 2,4 4x2 manual for one year/20 000 km.You can read the full wrap-up here.Also read the instrumented CAR Magazine road test of the GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4x2 here. 

The GWM H5 is here in SA and in this CAR Special Report we take an in-depth look at the Chinese SUV contender.You can read our longterm-test of the GWM H5 2,4 4x2 here.Also read the CAR instrumented road test of the H5 2,0 VGT here. 

 As price is the most important “feature” with budget Chinese vehicles, we should first announce this. The petrol 4x2 H5 sells for R209 990 including the whole basket of taxes dumped on the motoring public. The engine remains the same as on the Hover, a 2,4-litre Mitsubishi unit delivering ...