Haval H2 and H6 prices cut

The Haval H2 is now priced at $22,990 drive-away and the Haval H6 is pegged at $28,990 drive-away following $1000 price cuts for the small and medium Chinese SUVs.

The entry-level front-drive Haval H2 Premium small SUV is propelled by a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine (110kW/210Nm), comes standard with a six-speed automatic transmission and guzzles fuel at a claimed rate of 9.0L/100km.

Measuring 4335mm long – much longer than one of the top sellers in its in segment, the 4165mm Hyundai Kona (from $24,500) – the Haval H2 achieved a five-star ANCAP safety rating in 2017 and comes with a above average features.

Standard equipment on the $23K budget SUV includes 18-inch alloy wheels, reversing camera, rear parking sensors, automatic headlights and wipers, keyless entry and push-button engine start, a 7.0-inch touch-screen infotainment set-up, two-tone paint, car alarm and an electric sunroof.

The $29K Haval H6 medium SUV, meantime, measures 4549mm long, making it just 1mm shorter than the segment's top-selling Mazda CX-5 (from $28,690).

The front-drive-only mid-size SUV is powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that generates 145kW/315Nm and is matched to a six-speed Getrag dual-clutch automatic transmission. Combined fuel economy is 9.8L/100km.

Riding on 17-inch alloy wheels as standard, the Haval H6 also comes with parking sensors front and rear, an electric park brake, self-dimming rear view mirror, blind-spot monitor, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, push-button engine start, an 8.0-inch touch-screen and seven-speaker stereo.

Sales of the Havel H2 are down 40 per cent year on year to the end of June, while H6 sales for the same period have slumped by almost 34 per cent.

Haval’s overall sales (including the H2, H6, H8 and H9) numbered just 254 in the first half of this year – down 25 per cent from the first half of 2017, when 339 were registered.