Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd. is a northern Taiwanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in

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, and a wholly owned subsidiary of

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. Luxgen was founded in 2009, and the company's motto is "Think Ahead." From 2010 to 2020, Luxgen vehicles were manufactured and marketed in

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Dongfeng Yulon Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng Yulon) was an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Hangzhou, China and a 50:50 joint venture between the mainland Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation and the Taiwanese automaker Yulo ...

. Currently, Luxgen products are primarily manufactured and marketed in Taiwan.

History

Luxgen made its first overseas sale in Oman in 2010, as part of a plan to focus on the Middle East, Latin America, Central America and South America, Russia, China and Southeast Asia car markets. Further sales were made in the Dominican Republic. In 2011, Luxgen topped the

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Customer Service Index (CSI) in Taiwan among locally produced car brands. Luxgen repeated as the highest-scoring marque among Mass Market Brands in the J.D. Power 2018 Taiwan CSI Study. Luxgen entered the Russian market in 2013 followed by the Iranian market in 2017. In 2020, Luxgen announced that the manufacturer would exit from China market due to low sales. In response to the transformation of electric vehicles in 2022, LUXGEN will change its brand identity and change the L logo to the English letters LUXGEN, The brand slogan was also changed to "Pure Highlights, Infinite Possibilities."

Products

Current products

U6

The

Luxgen U6 The Luxgen U6 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen. The compact crossover was also produced and sold in China by the Dongfeng-Yulon joint venture. Overview The Luxgen U6 was developed under Yulon's R&D center, ...

compact crossover debuted in 2013, using the same platform and 1.8 and 2.0 L VVT turbo engines as the S5. The U6 GT and U6 GT225 models are equipped with the smaller and larger engine, respectively. The U6 was facelifted in 2017, adding a 1.6 L engine from

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URX

The

Luxgen URX The Luxgen URX is a 7-seater mid-size crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen. Overview The URX was developed under Yulon Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese automaker and importer. Taiwan's biggest automaker as of 2010 ...

debuted in 2019. The URX is a midsize crossover based on the U6's platform. It could be the first Luxgen vehicle exported to Europe.

n7

The

Luxgen n7 The Luxgen n7 (stylized with a superscript number as n7) is a 5- or 7-seat battery electric vehicle, battery electric mid-size crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen, approximately the same size as the conventionally powered Lux ...

debuted in 2023. The n7 is a battery-electric SUV for which preorders opened in September 2022. File:Luxgen U6 Neo 001.jpg, U6 (2013–present); Neo model shown File:Luxgen URX Neo 003.jpg, URX (2019–present); Neo model shown File:Luxgen N7 Taiwan (1).jpg, n7 (2023–present)

Discontinued products

M7

Luxgen's first production model was the

Luxgen7 MPV The Luxgen M7, previously the Luxgen7 MPV is a 7-passenger Taiwanese automobile produced by Luxgen beginning from 2009. Overview The vehicle was developed under Yulon's R&D center, HAITEC. It was officially shown to the public on 19 August 2009, ...

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. It was officially shown to the public for the first time on August 19, 2009, and went on sale in Taiwan on September 19, 2009. The vehicle was based on the Renault Espace III. In Taiwan, by March 2010, more Luxgen7 MPVs had sold than the entire Hyundai lineup. In December 2009, luxury CEO (built-to-order) and

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EV+ models were unveiled publicly at the Dubai Motor Show; the EV+ was developed in collaboration with

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. When the styling was updated in 2014, the MPV was renamed to

Luxgen M7 The Luxgen M7, previously the Luxgen7 MPV is a 7-passenger Taiwanese automobile produced by Luxgen beginning from 2009. Overview The vehicle was developed under Yulon's R&D center, HAITEC. It was officially shown to the public on 19 August 2009, ...

. Luxgen M7 was discontinued in 2021.

U7

The

Luxgen U7 The Luxgen U7, previously known as the Luxgen7 SUV, is a 7-seater mid-size SUV produced by the Taiwanese manufacturer Luxgen Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd. is a northern Taiwanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Miaoli County, Taiwan, and a w ...

is Luxgen's second product. It was unveiled as the Luxgen7 SUV at the Dubai Motor Show in December 2009 and released on June 4, 2010. The name was changed to U7 during the facelift. Both the M7 and U7 are powered by a 2.2 L

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4-cylinder petrol engine developed in collaboration with Le Moteur Moderne, using turbos manufactured by

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, and meeting

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emissions standards. Luxgen U7 was discontinued in 2020.

S5

Originally launched as the Luxgen5 Sedan, the compact sedan was unveiled in November 2011 at the Taipei Auto Show and then officially launched in the second quarter of 2012, followed by a China release in July 2013. It was the first wholly self-developed Taiwanese car. The Neora EV concept, shown at Auto Shanghai in April 2011, was adapted for production as the Luxgen5, equipped with conventional 1.8 L and 2.0 L turbocharged petrol engines with

variable valve timing Variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a Poppet valve, valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions. It is increasingly being used in combina ...

. After a design refresh in 2015, the sedan was renamed to

Luxgen S5 The Luxgen S5, formerly known as the Luxgen5 Sedan, is a 5-seater compact sedan produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd. is a northern Taiwanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Miaoli County, Taiwan, and a who ...

. Luxgen S5 was discontinued in 2020.

V7

The Luxgen V7 is basically a wheelchair accessible version of the M7 which has a lower extended tailgate and extended roof. The V7 was later revealed in production version during the 2016 Taipei Auto Show. Luxgen V7 was discontinued in 2021.

S3

Luxgen S3 is a sub-compact sedan which was released in 2016. Luxgen S3 was discontinued in 2020.

U5

The

Luxgen U5 The Luxgen U5 is a 5-seater subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen. Overview The U5 crossover is based on the Luxgen S3 subcompact sedan and is positioned under the Luxgen U6 compact crossover. It is powered by th ...

debuted in Q3, 2017. The U5 is a subcompact crossover based on the S3's platform. Luxgen U5 was discontinued in 2020.

MBU

The

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debuted in 2019. The MBU is a concept performance crossover on a new platform that is intended for future vehicles. File:Luxgen M7 Turbo EcoHyper facelift.jpg, M7 (2009–2021); EcoHyper model shown File:2016 Luxgen S3 (front).jpg , S3 (2016–2020) File:Luxgen S5 GT 001.jpg, S5 (2012–2020); GT model shown File:2018 Luxgen U5 (front).jpg , U5 (2016–2020) File:LUXGEN U7 TURBO 2014 01.JPG, U7 (2010–2020) File:Luxgen V7 EcoHyper.jpg, V7 (2016–2021); EcoHyper model shown

References

External links

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