Sehol
Product typeAutomotive marque
OwnerJAC Motors
CountryChina
Introduced2018
Related brandsSEAT

Sehol (Chinese: 思皓; pinyin: Sī hào)[1] or previously, Sol, is a Chinese car brand launched on April 24, 2018 by a SEAT and JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. joint venture.[2]

History

The original name Sol itself derives from the word sol which in Spanish stands for sun and pays a tribute from one part to the Spanish roots of the brand and on the other part to renewable energy powered vehicles planned to make up its range.[3] The brand comes as a compromise among all parts in a stance where the original plan included the direct use of the SEAT brand name with the Chinese local authorities negating in a change of mind and calling for a whole new local brand to be launched.[4][5]

Recent lift of caps on foreign car makers controlling their electric vehicle joint ventures in China, however the car company has pushed Volkswagen Group examining a buyout of their Chinese partner JAC Motors and subsequently their formed joint venture.[6]

As of 2020, JAC started to rebadge the products under the Jiayue series as Sol vehicles. Resulted in the Sol A5, Sol X4, Sol X7, and Sol X8. The rebadge is in fact a move to move all sedans and crossovers under the Sol brand and leave the Refine brand with MPVs.[7] As of 2021, this name was re-transliterated as 'Sehol' brand.

Products

  • Sehol E10X, an electric city car based on the restyled version of JAC iEV6E.[8]
  • Sehol E20X, an electric subcompact crossover with a SEAT-like design based on the JAC Refine S2.
  • Sehol X4, a compact crossover based on the JAC Refine S4, with a new front and rear design. An electric vehicle version offered as the Sehol E40X.
  • Sehol X6, a compact crossover based on the JAC Refine S5.[9]
  • Sehol X7, a midsize crossover based on the JAC Refine S7.
  • Sehol X8, a midsize crossover.
  • Sehol A5, a compact liftback sedan.
  • Sehol Yao (A5 Plus), an updated sport version of the A5, also it is offered as an electric vehicle model called the Aipao (E50A Pro).
  • Sehol QX, a compact crossover SUV, and is the first brand new car produced under the Sehol name.

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing, April 24, 2018. new brand, SIHAO".
  2. ↑ "SEAT, Volkswagen Group's lead brand in China".
  3. ↑ "JAC launched a new car brand".
  4. ↑ "Volkswagen's SEAT brand returns to China via backdoor". 3 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "This Is The JAC-Volkswagen SOL E20X Cheap Electric Car For China". 24 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Volkswagen eyes big stake in China partner JAC, taps Goldman: sources". Reuters. 10 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "2020广州车展：思皓X4正式亮相展台".
  8. ↑ "JAC SOL (Sihao) E10X". 20 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sehol X5 Is A New Chinese SUV With A Big NIO-style Grille". CarNewsChina.com. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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