On March 21, at the China Automobile Enterprise Innovation Conference and the China Automobile Enterprise Innovation Anting Index Press Conference, Great Wall Motor Chairman Wei Jianjun said that the tank series of Great Wall Motors' high-end brand WEY (Weipai) It will be separated from the WEY brand and become an independent off-road brand, and will be officially announced at the Shanghai Auto Show, which opens on April 19.

Tank is a technology platform launched by Great Wall Motors last year and is positioned as an intelligent professional off-road platform. On December 28 last year, Great Wall Motor applied to register the "TANK" trademark, triggering speculation in the industry about the independence of tanks. Wei Jianjun's public announcement that Tank will soon become an independent off-road brand is Great Wall Motor's first public response to this incident.