Chang'an Eado
Chinese name: 长安逸动 (cháng'ān yìdòng) Year of launch: 2011
Changan is the best-selling local carmaker in China, being strong in both passenger cars and commercial vans/cheap MPVs. Changan has a wide SUV-range, consisting of the CS15, CS35, CS55, CS75 and CS95, as well as the value-oriented CX70.
Together with SAIC, FAW and Dongfeng, Changan is considered one of the 'big four' of China, referring to the largest car producers in production volume (including production for foreign joint venture partners like VW, Peugeot-Citroën, Honda, Toyota, Nissan or in case of Changan: Ford, Peugeot-Citroën (DS Automobile only), Mazda and Suzuki.
Changan was allegedly founded in 1862 as a gun store and assembled a jeep from the late 1950s. Changan has one of the largest model ranges of indigenous models as well. Changan currently has a passenger car and commercial car label, both named Changan, but distinguished by a different logo.
The Changan Eado was launched in 2011 and is a compact sedan similar in size to the Geely Emgrand (EC7), Buick Excelle, Hyundai Elantra, Nissan Sylphy, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Lavida et cetera. Sales were very strong, with a record high 182,332 units in 2015, but down in 2016 and now even further down this year.
Sales information: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/changan/changan-eado/Yderligere oplysninger om licens til billedet kan findes her. Sidste ændring: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:22:02 GMT