Archive for the ‘Chang’an Motors’ category
Chang-an’s first SUV sighted out testing
The brains at Chang-an’s Beijing based technical center have clearly been busy over the past few years, the Eado sedan has already received strong praise ahead of its launch in China thanks to its good looks and high level of equipment, and now Chang’an are eager to follow it up with the development of an [...]
Chang-an’s new SUV out testing
Chang’an unveiled their SUV concepts at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2009, the wild gull winged doored compact SUC morphed into the more sales friendly CUV at the Frankfurt Auto Show this year, now that concept car is out testing according to these recent spy pictures that show Chang-an’s new SUV out undergoing early road [...]
PSA gets to work on new JV for China
Work began on a new factory which will produce Changa’n-PSA’s DS line of cars on November 20th according to press reports. The new joint venture has a record 8.4 billion RMB of funding by both parties and will have an initial output of 200,000 vehicles per year according to Citroen at last weeks Guangzhou Auto [...]
No questions for Chang’an PR people
We tried to find some PR people at the Chang’an stand this week, but it seems that they were all busy – playing a driving simulation game on multiple X-Box units on the Chang’an stand. At least they looked busy. AshAsh came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years [...]
Chang’an playing catch up with Wuling by launching ‘Ao Nuo’ MPV
When Wuling launched the Hong Guang they opened a new niche market of minivans, a van that could mix the utilitarian load baring capacity of the traditional bread van paired with the comfort of a more traditional passenger car. Sales of the Hong Guang have been strong and it is expected to be one of [...]
Chang’an expanding to Europe
From China Daily: “Chang’an started the overseas expansion strategy five years ago, beginning exports to developing countries with light commercial vehicles, including minivans,” said Zhu Huarong, vice-president of the company. “Now we are targeting the European markets and the United States market to make Chang’an a true international automaker from China.” Zhu told China Daily [...]
Chang’an in Frankfurt: Chang’an shows the EADO
Chang’an may have built an outstanding car, but it lacks an outstanding name – the EADO went on show late yesterday to an undecided audience. Brilliance and Geely have walked these halls before, but never really made a positive impact on the market but Chang’an appear to have arrived with a solid product. The EADO, [...]
Chang’ans CD101 sedan spotted out testing, carrying hand drawn BMW badges to fool nobody
How do you disguise a car that is under going road testing? Do you give it the blandest white paint job money can buy? Do you cover it in bits of electric tape? Or do you hand draw a BMW logo to the back and crudely write 760L on the hood? Of course you choose [...]
Chang’an makes new minivan
When Chang’an released a mini van with a bull logo on the front of it a few months ago, people did wonder what Chang’an were playing at, a few months down the line this minivan, complete with bull logo appears like a wild Pokemon. The new brand was to be called Niu Jin in Chinese, [...]
Chang-an’s C201 spotted out with light camo – shaping up to be a handsome car
The Chang’an C201 was spotted out testing in China earlier this week and managed to get Chinese automotive outlets excited for the briefest of moments, the C201 is of course the Chang’an Mermaid that will have its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show later this year. The C201 is carrying a new logo from Chang’an [...]
Chang’an preparing high end mini van
In the business mini van market the Buick GL8 remains king of its domain, so why bother challenging it? JAC seem to have a hard iron grip on things in the middle of the market and everyone else is just playing catch up, Chang’an seem to see a serious chance at biting away some of [...]
Chang-an’s compact sedan to debut in Frankfurt
Chang’an Motors are planning to debut their new compact sedan in Frankfurt later this year according to Chinese media reports. The Chang’an C201 was shown at the Shanghai Auto Show as the Chang’an Mermaid Concept Car and has since been spotted out testing: Chang’an have invested a great deal into developing their engineering capability with [...]
Chang-an’s mid size sedan spotted out testing
The problem with self developed mid size sedans from Chinese auto makers is that they lack the branding ability and marketing ability to push their vehicles from being economy boxes into mid size sedan fighters. Only Brilliance and Roewe appear to have the ability to make a mid size that sells but they started in [...]
Next Generation Mazda3 to be made in China, to be called Xing Cheng
The next generation Mazda3 sedan will hit the Chinese market in October this year and will be known as the Xing Cheng, it appears that Chang’an Mazda will continue to sell the last generation Mazda3 alongside the new generation which has lead to the introduction of the Xing Cheng name. The Xing Cheng will be [...]
CAPSA – Chang’an-PSA’s new joint venture company
Yesterday Chang’an and French auto giant PSA announced the new name of their joint venture company that they recently formed, according to an announcement made on Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, the company will be known as CAPSA which of course means Chang’an PSA. The joint venture company was formed in late 2010 [...]
Chang’an and Mazda to develop sub brand for China
Old time partners Chang’an and Mazda are about to set up a new sub brand for the Chinese car market, as the two are now free of their light bulb partner (Lightbulb being the Chinese term for the spare wheel in a date) Ford, they have more freedom in the Chinese market. Chang’an Mazda’s China [...]
This was lurking on the Citroen stand – a possible PSA Chang’an joint concept?
Chang’an and PSA are getting it on in the Chinese market in a serious way, PSA are coming from a long way behind in the market to play catch up with the other international brands and Chang’an are eager to work with a partner that does not gain just niche sales. A PSA executive recently [...]
Chang-an Mazda to introduce new Mazda3
The Mazda3 is an odd car in China, the sedan is made by long term partners Chang’an and Mazda, but the hatchback version is imported from Japan and sold on for a bit more but contains the same innards. Even more confusing: The Chinese build Mazda3 hasn’t been given a serious make over or major [...]
Chang’an Voss MPV concept to be displayed in Shanghai
As Chang’an Auto recently hired the former SAIC designer over to their team, it seems that their level of designs are about to increase at a rapid rate. One of their new concepts for the Shanghai Auto Show will be the Voss MPV concept, a six seater MPV with a great gull wing door to [...]
Chang’an aiming to produce 2.5 million vehicles
Chang’an are aiming to produce 2.5 million vehicles in 2011 according to a recent Chinese media report. Chang-an’s aims for 2011 may appear high, but the more startling fact remains that around 1.9 million of those sales will be self branded vehicles. Chang-an’s self branded vehicle range is made up of its mini van and [...]
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