Changan Suzuki (officially Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd.) was an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in

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and a joint-venture between Chang'an Automobile Group and

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. Chang'an began assembling subcompact commercial Carry ST90 trucks and microbuses under license from Suzuki in early 1980s, and in 1993 the two companies formed Chang'an Suzuki to build licensed versions of the Suzuki Alto and Suzuki Cultus. Changan Suzuki became defunct in 2018.

History

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and

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had already established joint-ventures for truck assembly). The first SC7080 Alto, based on the Suzuki Alto/ Fronte SB308 which was originally presented in 1986, rolled off the production line in November 1995. The car had already been produced by the Changan mother concern since 1991, and continued to be built by them until 1997. In 2010, Changan was supposed to merge its Suzuki joint venture with that of Changhe, another automaker participating in a Suzuki joint venture.Milestone merger reshapes Suzuki
chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-03-29 09:26 An effort to sell the entire Suzuki model range at unified dealerships fell through in 2008.Suzuki meets setback in merging its China sales
gasgoo.com, November 03, 2008 By the end of 2010 Changan Suzuki had over 1,000 car dealerships across China. In July 2011, it was announced that Changan Suzuki would build a second assembly plant in Chongqing, in a two-phase project. The first phase will involve a total investment of five billion yuan (US$777 million) and expand production capacity of vehicles and engines by 150,000 units each. Construction of the plant began in April 2012. On 4 September 2018, Suzuki transferred its 50 percent stake in Changan Suzuki to Chang'an Automobile Group, ending 25 years of joint venture. Chang'an would continue to make and sell Suzuki-branded cars in China under a license. In 2021, Changan Suzuki was renamed to Chongqing Lingyao Automobile.

Models

* Suzuki Alivio (2014–2018) * Suzuki Alto (1995–2018) * Suzuki Swift (2005–2018) * Suzuki SX4 Hatch (2007–2018) * Suzuki SX4 Sedan (2006–2015) * Suzuki S-Cross (2013–2018) * Suzuki Vitara (2015–2018) * Suzuki Lingyang (1999–2015) * Suzuki SC7081C Happy Prince (2001–2008) file:Suzuki Alivio -- Auto Shanghai -- 2015-04-22.jpg, Suzuki Alivio file:Suzuki Alto CN facelift China 2014-04-30.jpg, Suzuki Alto file:Suzuki Swift CN China 2015-04-08.jpg, Suzuki Swift file:Suzuki_SX4_hatch_facelift_IV_China_2016-04-01.jpg, Suzuki SX4 Hatch file:SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN China (cropped).jpg, Suzuki SX4 Sedan file:Suzuki S-Cross 01 China 2014-04-15.jpg, Suzuki S-Cross file:Suzuki Vitara IV 2 China 2016-03-29.jpg, Suzuki Vitara File:Chang'an SC7081C Happy Prince turqouise.jpg, Chang'an Suzuki SC7081C Happy Prince ( Suzuki Alto-based) File:Suzuki Lingyang (cropped).jpg, Chang'an Suzuki SC7130 ''Lingyang'' (Gazelle, Antelope) ( Suzuki Cultus-based)

Sales

Changan Suzuki built a total of 107,337 cars in 2004. In 2009 sales were up to 150,069 vehicles.

References

External links

Official site
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