Sol (car marque)

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

The 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][6]

Recent lift of caps on foreign car makers controlling their electric vehicle joint ventures in China, however has pushed Volkswagen Group examining a buyout of their Chinese partner JAC Motors and subsequently their formed joint venture.[7]

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.[8]

Products

Sol E10X

The Sol E10X is an electric city car based on the restyled version of JAC iEV6E.[9]

Sol E20X

The Sol E20X is the first car produced by Sol. The car is based on the JAC Refine S2, with a new front that is reminiscent to the front of a SEAT due to the previous plans of bringing SEAT vehicles into China under the Sol brand. The car is only available in China (at the moment). The car is only available as an electric vehicle.

Sol X4/ Sol E40X

The Sol E40X is the second car produced by Sol. The car is based on the JAC Refine S4, with a new front and rear design. The Sol X4 was later revealed as a rebadge of the JAC Jiayue X4 which is also based on the Refine S4.[10]

Sol X7
Main article: Sol X7

The Sol X7 is a midsize crossover originally called the JAC Jiayue X7, which itself essentially a rebadged facelift of the Refine S7.

Sol X8

The Sol X8 is a midsize crossover originally called the JAC Jiayue X8.

Sol A5/ E50A

The Sol A5 is a compact sedan originally called the JAC Jiayue A5. The electric version called the E50A was revealed in November 2020 and was planned to be launched in 2021.[11]

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. "VW to reintroduce Seat in new energy, localization drive".
  5. "VW's Seat brand returns to China via backdoor".
  6. "This Is The JAC-Volkswagen SOL E20X Cheap Electric Car For China".
  7. "Volkswagen eyes big stake in China partner JAC, taps Goldman: sources".
  8. "2020广州车展：思皓X4正式亮相展台".
  9. "JAC SOL (Sihao) E10X". 20 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. "江汽集团-思皓X4".
  11. "5年推出15款车型 思皓新车上市计划".
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