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] 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.
[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.
[citation needed] In 2023, several Sehol models, like QX, A5 and X8, were rebadged back to JAC brand.
JAC revealed that they decided to phase out the Sehol brand in the future.