The Top Gear carnival took place from June 15 to 16 at Mabi-liba Stadium in Durban, a host city of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. As a professional auto TV program of BBC, Top Gear is the most-watched of its kind in South Africa. 

The Top Gear carnival started in 2012 and this year will see its second edition. The key activities of this year's carnival included a stunt show, a special & refitted vehicle show and a show for key local brands. GWM's South African distributor--GWM South Africa showed up with new models like Great Wall H6, Great Wall C50 and Great Wall C20R against world-famous brands like Volkswagen, Ford, Benz, Peugeot, Citroen, Audi, Ferrari and Bentley. GWM's booth was crowded with visitors who were visibly interested in GWM's new models and scrambled to consult the launching time.

Since entering the South African market in 2007, GWM has kept ahead of other Chinese auto brands in terms of terminal sales and market holdings. In 2012, the total terminal sales is 618,677 units in South Africa, up around 7.9 percent year on year, and GWM contributed 7,793 units, up 14.99 percent year on year, ranking 13th among all brands including Toyota and Volkswagen. In the adverse environment of Rand depreciation and RMB appreciation, however in the second half of 2013, GWM will launch five new models including Great Wall H6, Great Wall C50, Great Wall C20R, Great Wall C30 and Great Wall M4, the launch of the new models will boost GWM's sales and its future development in South Africa. The total sales of these models are expected to top 5,000 units in the second half of 2013.