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At 12 PM January 20 Chile Time (9 PM January 20 Beijing Time), the Dakar 2013 wrapped up in Santiago, capital of Chile. The HAVAL Dakar Racecars steered by Sousa and Zhou Yong rolled slowly by the closing platform, drawing attention from car fans and the media. Haval Dakar Team achieved the same results as last year, with Sousa placing 6th and Zhou Yong 19th. Following the Dakar 2013, David Castera, deputy general manager of ASO and sporting director of the Dakar Rally, highly acclaimed the performance of HAVAL Dakar

Racecars this year, Haval Dakar Team performs well overall this year. Its performance was not good at first due to the intention to maintain a moderate pace to finish every stage smoothly, but the result turned out to be good. I dont know if they are satisfied with their performance, but I think they were good. It is foreseeable that Haval Dakar Team should make breakthrough instead of duplicating the past in the Dakar 2014. At this point, the teams outstanding performance this year has passed such information beyond doubt.

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Carlos Souza

Zhou Yong
The Haval Dakar Team finished 6th in the overall standings, placing in the top 10 among the big names like BMW and Toyota.

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The result list of the top 10 in Dakar 2013

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Salta ...... San Miguel de Tucuman

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:9 Total Ranking:10 Stage Ranking:22 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:22
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SANTIAGO Due to torrential rain stage 8 of the Dakar Rally was terminated by the organizing committee

At 6 PM on January 12th Argentina Time (5 AM January 13th, Beijing Time), stage 8 of the Dakar Rally concluded. The organizing committee terminated the competition of the day due to torrential rain. Except the top three in the stage rankings the others will be tallied as the fourth. In the case, the overall rankings almost remain unchanged with Sousa and Zhou Yong placed 10th and 22nd respectively. Stage 8 was divided into two timed sections. It was delayed due to the fact that many segments were flooded by torrential rain during the first timed section. Due to the fact that even heavier rain occurred after some competitors had finished the stage, the organizing committee terminated the competition due to safety concerns. However, their final results are yet to be determined by the

organizing committee. Despite of the short break, the team chose not to relax but instead carefully check the two racecars. Both Sousa and Zhou Yong expressed gratitude to the hard-working logistics teams. I feel a heavy committment as a competitor. We are being supported by many crew members who work very hard behind-the-scenes, so we feel that we are not only competing for ourselves, but also for the whole team, Sousa said. On this point, the Dakar Rally is really an all-out war for every team. This year, in addition to two racecars, the Haval Dakar Team fielded one T4 rescue truck, three T5 logistics trucks, one press vehicle, one working vehicle, and a service team comprised of 17 members. In order to complete the race smoothly, the Haval Dakar Team has made full preparations.

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San Miguel de Tucuman ...... Cordoba

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:6 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:21 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:20
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Sousa moves into top six after Stage 9

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By 6 PM January 14 Argentina Time (5 AM January 15 Beijing Time), HAVAL Dakar Team had finished Stage 9. Sousa finished 6th with 05:46:51, moving into the top six of the overall standings; Zhou Yong came in 21st with 06:25:37, ranked 20th in the overall standings. Roma took his second stage champion with 05:36:28 in the 2013 Dakar Rally by 00:04:41 over Peterhansel and 00:06:54 over Terranova. In the overall standings, Peterhansel was on top with 24:11:43, De Villiers ascended to second, and Novistkiy and Roma ranked 3rd and 4th. Stage 9 saw sharp turns and high temperature, which made competition more difficult. Zhou Yong was once 11th, but his car rolled over on hitting a stone. With the help of a passing motorcyclist, he straightened his car and continued, but lost a dozen minutes. Were it not for the rollover, he would have achieved record results of Chinese competitors. Despite the turnover, he stabilized his pace and finished this stage in 21st and 20th in the overall standings. Stage 9 marks the beginning of the second half of Dakar Rally. Every team has little time, but every competitor stands a chance of achieving good results as long as he holds on, just as Dong Ming, director of HAVAL Dakar Team, said, Challenges and opportunities always coexist in the Dakar Rally.

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Cordoba ...... La Rioja

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:12 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:17 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:20
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Zhou Yong achieved record result, Sousa secures 6th

By 6 PM January 15 Argentina Time (5 AM January 16 In this stage, Sousa finished 12th with 04:21:36, securing 6th in the overall standings; and Zhou Yong ascended to 17th with 04:25:37, still overall ranking 20th. Terranova aboard BWM took his first stage champion with 03:57:58 in the 2013 Dakar Rally by 00:02:07 over Roma and 00:02:19 over Peterhansel. In the overall standings, Peterhansel remained on top with 28:12:00, followed by De Villiers with a gap 00:52:38, and Novistkiy ranked 3rd. This stage was easy to the competitors. Sousa was once 5th neck and neck with Peterhansel and Roma, overtook Peterhansel to lead the stage after getting through car failure at the 125th kilometer and eventually finished 12th. Zhou came in 17th, his best rank in the 2013 Dakar Rally instead of 18th in Stage 3. After returning to the camp, Zhou expressed his satisfaction, saying, I feel I am lucky today and will maintain the momentum in future stages, because any mistake will have a heavy price towards the end of the rally. January 16 Argentina Time will see Stage 11, in which the competitors will run from La Rioja to Fiambala, covering a road section of 262 kilometers and a special section of 219 kilometers. Deserts will reappear, plaguing the stage with car sinking and engine overheat. At this point, the seemingly hospitable dune zone is likely to frighten the competitors. Beijing Time), HAVAL Dakar Team has finished Stage 10. Point WP4, but unfortunately lost some 30 minutes due to his

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La Rioja ...... Fiambala

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:8 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:15 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:21
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Stage 11 Encountering flash flood Zhou Yong finished 15th

By 6 PM January 16 Argentina Time (5 AM January 17 Beijing Time), Stage 11 of the 2013 Dakar Rally concluded. In this stage, Sousa finished 8th with 00:56:16, securing 6th in the overall rankings, and Zhou Yong finished 15th with 01:01:28, placing 21st in the overall rankings. Gordon won this stage with 00:50:21, followed by Chabot with 00:51:29 and Alvarez with 00:52:38. In the overall rankings, Peterhansel remained in the lead, ahead of De Villiers and Roma. Stage 11 stretching from La Rioja to Fiambala is a stage mixing desert, sandstone and earth. Flash flooding appeared simultaneously at the 69th kilometer and 85th kilometer. For the sake of safety, the organizing committee halted this stage at the first checkpoint after the 84th kilometer. Finally, the top 20 places were retained, with all subsequent drivers sharing 21st place. My goal for the 2013 Dakar Rally is to break my record 12th place in the end, Zhou Yong said in a previous interview. According to his competition state after the rest day, he has come closer to his goal. After finishing 17th in Stage 10, he moved two places up to 15th, just a step away from his goal. Sousa was dashing in the second half, and aimed to achieve a breakthrough in the overall rankings. I adjusted myself to the car and stage in the first half, and in the second half, I have got used to it and improved my control ability. I hope to dash for a new overall record.

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Fiambala ...... Copiapo

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Stage 12: Zhou Yong comes in record 10th

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Carlos Souza

By 6 PM January 17 Argentina Time (5 AM January 18 Beijing Time), Stage 12 of the 2013 Dakar Rally had finished. Sousa finished 7th with 03:46:32, securing 6th overall; and Zhou Yong finished 10th with 03:59:22,
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gave full play to their advantages in the desert stage. Zhou was most eye-catching who came in record 10th with 03:59:22, against his personal stage best 12th in the Dakar 2013. I have achieved the goal of moving up from 12th and my next goal is to achieve the same stage result as Sousas, he said. In this stage, he hit the road in 15th, took a slight lead at first and even placed around 20th, but came back in the second half and surpass many cars to finish 10th. Sousa moved up a bit, only 00:09:58 behind Roma. January 18 Chile Time will see Stage 13 in which the competitors will run from Copiapo to La Serena, covering a road section of 294 kilometers and a special section of 441 kilometers. With sandy paths making up one third of the course, the stage will offer the competitors another opportunity to fight it out. In the last section of this stage, the competitors will run south all the way on open paths, but they should be careful of those hidden dreambreaking evil stones.

Stage Ranking:7 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:10 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:20

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regaining 20th overall. Roma won this stage with 03:36:34, followed by Gordon
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with 03:40:52, De Villiers was 3rd. In the overall standings, Peterhansel remained on top, ahead of De Villiers and Roma. Stage 12 was climbing over the Andes from east to west, returning to the Atacama Desert from Paso San Francisco and moving into Chile. In this stage, undulating dunes were the top problem faced by the competitors, and dense sandstones greatly slowed cars. Despite those troubles, Sousa and Zhou Yong of Haval Dakar

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Copiapo ...... La Serena

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:7 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:10 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:20

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Sousa secured 6th in overall, Zhou Yong registered stage top 10 twice
By 6 PM January 18 Chile Time (5 AM January 19 Beijing Time), Haval Dakar Team had finished Stage 13. Sousa finished 7th with 03:53:38, securing 6th in overall; and Zhou Yong ranked 10th with 04:01:12, placing 20th in overall. Gordon aboard Hummer won this stage with 03:40:53, followed by Chicherit and Terranova. In the overall standings, Peterhansel led with 36:36:01, De Villiers trailed by 00:45:00 and Novitskiy was third. Despite a long distance, Stage 13 was not very difficult. Both Haval Dakar competitors maintained their strong momentum in the second half of the 2013 Dakar Rally, with Sousa finishing 7th and Zhou Yong registering his second 10th after a record performance of Chinese competitors in the previous stage. It is natural that Zhou Yong moved into stage top 10 twice in a row after years of competition in the Dakar Rally. Zhou Yong learns every day, and has made great progress. He is moving forward to become a world top competitor in terms of technology and capacity, said Dong Ming, director of Haval Dakar Team. Sousa showed his value as a mature competitor. He was physically and mentally stable in every stage, controlled fatigue and well protected the car, showing his qualities as a top competitor. January 19 Chile Time will see the last stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally, covering a road section of 502 kilometers and a special section of 128 kilometers from La Serena to Santiago. Following this stage, the champion of car category will come out, and the competitors will present a stunning performance of drifts and jumps covering several kilometers.

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La Serena ...... Santiago

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During the Dakar Rally

Carlos Souza Stage Ranking:8 Total Ranking:6 Stage Ranking:12 Zhou Yong Total Ranking:19

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The Rally concluded perfectly Haval matched the history record with 6th place overall
On January 19 Chile Time (January 20 Beijing Time), the
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Throughout the Rally, Sousa was stable, proving his value as a mature competitor. Zhou Yong made progress every day and finished 10th twice during the second half of the Rally. This meant that he achieved record stage results amongst Chinese competitors. Following the Rally, Zhou said, Our good performance is inseparable from the great efforts made by the support team. The technical team made fast and prudent checks of the cars after each stage, and the logistics team offered competitors the best logistics support. A common saying that goes around in Dakar rung true - Teams win with skills and services. The awarding and closing ceremony is scheduled to take place in Santiago on January 20th Chile Time (night of January 20th Beijing Time). Here, Dakar will witness the five-star red flag flying high once again.

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two-week Dakar 2013 concluded in South America. After Stage 14, the overall standings in the car category were
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rolled out. The Haval Dakar Team finished 6th, placing in the top 10 among the big names like BMW and Toyota. Stage 14 was not difficult. The two Haval Dakar competitors maintained their strong second-half momentum and quickly finished the final stage. Sousa finished 8th with 01:47:29. This placed him 6th overall. Zhou Yong finished 12th with 01:50:29. He finished 19th overall matching his best Dakar performance. With regards to the overall standings, Peterhansel secured his 11th Dakar title with an overall time of 38:32:39, 00:42:22 ahead of De Villiers. Novitskiy took the bottom step on the podium.

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Mass-produced vehicles

View the Dakar Rally from another perspective mass production cars escort racecars
Deserts, wildernesses, Gobi and steep mountains, all of these features make the Dakar Rally truly deserving of the title the game for the brave. During the fierce competition, obviously the racecars of all the teams are most striking. However, behind their dazzling splendor is an array of various escorting vehicles - the logistics vehicles.

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Mass-produced vehicles
Despite the fact that they only travel along the ordinary track, the logistics vehicles also face a similarly complex environment. They have to cross the boundless Atacama Desert and climb over the steep Andes. These obstacles create a great challenge which tests the quality of the logistics vehicles. The Haval Dakar Team now making its fourth appearance at the Dakar Rally - has a strong logistics lineup following close behind. It is composed of one rescue truck, three logistics trucks, as well as two logistics working vehicles (Haval H5 and Wingle 5 which are all non-refitted mass production vehicles). Since the beginning of the Dakar Rally, Haval H5 and Wingle 5 have run from Lima (Peru) into Argentina via Chile. They have covered over 5,000 kilometers and have operated extremely well without experiencing any problems. In particular, during the climb over the Andes at an altitude of 4,800 meters, the steep gradient and endless sharp turns were able to fully demonstrate the outstanding maneuverability and dynamics of both Haval H5 and Wingle 5.

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Lets congratulate our friend Mr.Milciades Fretes Rubiani! He finished the Dakar with extraordinary mettle and perseverance, and achieved brilliant results. He is a hero and our pride. Competing in and finishing the Dakar, or achieving brilliant results is the dream of everyone fond of competition. But you need mettle first, and more importantly, you must have a racecar standing severe competition. Look at our friend Mr.Milciades Fretes Rubiani, who finished the Dakar by driving our Wingle 3!

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Competitor: Milciades Fretes /Co-driver:Facundo JATON /Car Number: 420

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Wingle pickup overcame the harshness of the Dakar. Wingle 3s outstanding performance and off-road power was fully displayed. This is the pride of our Paraguayan distributor Milciades Fretes Rubiani, the pride of Great Wall Motor and the pride of millions of Wingle customers. Wingles performance was tested through the Dakar, which is a superb promotion of Wingle brand. Looking back at the past Dakar Rallies, the average completion rate is less than 40 percent. However, under the same rigorous racing conditions Mr.Milciades Fretes Rubiani drove our Wingle 3 and conquered the toughest race in the world. This has been the breakthrough for both brand promotion of Wingle Pickup and realization of his personal dream. We have every reason to believe that more and more people will get fond of Wingle pickup through watching the Dakar Rally for days.

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Share the honor

The Dakar Experience activity watching rally, visiting bivouac

On January 18 Chile Time, the Dakar journey of experience kicked o . The event featured the participation of 17 overseas distributors and 22 overseas journalists from Russia, South Africa and Chile etc. Watching rally came rst. A team composed of the distributors and journalists, a Haval Dakar replica, and 12 Wingle 5 pickups arrived at the site at 11 AM to watch the rally. After seeing HAVAL Dakar Racecars No. 308 and 322 speed past, the distributors all gave thumbs up and captured the impressive moment with their cameras. At noon, Haval Dakar Director Dong Ming and the Chinese journalists headed for the site to meet with overseas distributors and watch the rally. During the event, the domestic and overseas journalists got to test-drive the Haval Dakar replica. They then exchanged ideas about the outstanding performance of the HAVAL Dakar Team.

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Share the honor

The Dakar Experience activity watching rally, visiting bivouac

A visit by overseas distributors came as the second part of the Dakar journey of experience. This event took place on January 8th at 10 PM. The overseas distributor team visited the Haval Dakar camp, and took a photo with the team leaders and competitors. During the visit, Haval Dakar Director Dong Ming briefed Chairman Delco about GWMs competition and future technical direction. Li Yachao, the manager of Chile Market Department, spoke to the chairman about market situation. He also introduced GWMs development plan in South America to the media.

GWMs distributors from many markets, like Russia, South Africa, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Panama offered their strong support for the activity. They each took an active part in the journey, sharing information from their respective markets, and forging a deep friendship with each other. The team will visit the La Serena Winery on January 19th , make a tour of Santiago on January 20th, and finally attended a test drive at suburban Santiagos Laguna on January 21st.

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Titbits of News

Titbits of News

January 13 Argentina Time marks the rest day of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Carlos Sousa and Zhou Yong were invited to a competitor meeting organized by Dakar sponsor Total. Also present were the leaders and previous champions of the car and motorcycle categories, as well as journalists from across the world. Referring to his goal for the Dakar 2013, Zhou said he aimed to finish 10th to 15th overall.

On the morning of January 9 Lima Time, Michelin race director Mr. Berlin visited HAVAL Dakar Team, thumbing up to the teams performance, and bringing Zhou Yong the tire pressure solutions in rubble and dune stages.

January 16 Argentina Time saw the birthday of Haval Dakar competitor Sousa. Spending his birthday in the Dakar is not special for Sousa, because his birthday coincided with every edition of the rally over the past 14 years. Zhou Yong presented Sousa with a Lord Rabbit toy. Sousa made a gesture of rabbit ears, saying happily and confidently, This represents that I will run faster than a rabbit in future competition.

Dakar Rally director Zabot visited HAVAL Dakar Team, acclaiming the teams performance and expecting it to achieve better results. Zhou thanked for being listed among seeded players.

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Titbits of News

Please stay tuned with the coming coverage for more interesting tidbits

Except Haval Dakar Racecars steered by Sousa and Zhou Yong we still have another competitor in the Dakar Rally. He is the distributor of Paraguay - Mr.Milciades Fretes Rubiani, who drove his Wingle 3 and completed the competition in this Dakar Rally. He is bold to challenge and make breakthrough, which really deserves our praise. As the rally went on, the rankings of Sousa and Zhou Yong have further ascended. On January 9 Lima Time, Dakar 2010 champion Sainz visited the camp of Haval Dakar Team again. The photo features the technical director of the team talking with Sainz.

On January 15 Argentina Time, at the starting point of Stage 10, seeing Haval H5 working vehicle, the renowned American Madman Gordon came over to say hello and test-drove it, hoping he would stand a chance of refitting a combative Haval racecar for the Dakar 2014.

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