The Baojun 630 is a

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and was the first car produced by

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through the

Baojun Baojun () is a Chinese automobile marque owned by a joint venture of General Motors (GM) and SAIC Motor, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. The brand was created as a more affordable alternative to existing GM brands such as Chevrolet and Buick for the Ch ...

brand. The 630 is manufactured in

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. It was launched at the 2011

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, and went on sale in August 2011. A five-door

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derivative called the 610 was added to the range in April 2014.

Overview

The car was developed at the SAIC-GM Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in Shanghai. While not visually similar to other GM cars, it has been suggested that the 630 and 610 is based on the Buick Excelle/

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platform. In 2014, the car debuted in

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and

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as the Chevrolet Optra. The 2023 model was the final Optra to be listed on the Chevrolet Arabia website. File:Baojun 630 01 China 2012-04-15.JPG, Baojun 630 pre-facelift front File:2014 Baojun 630 sedan, rear 8.3.18.jpg, Baojun 630 pre-facelift rear File:2021 Chevrolet Optra (Egypt).png, 2021 Chevrolet Optra (Egypt)

610

The hatchback variant of the 630 is known as the 610. File:Baojun 610 China 2015-04-21.jpg, Baojun 610 pre-facelift front File:Baojun 610 002.jpg, Baojun 610 pre-facelift rear A facelifted version was revealed for the first time in December 2015, featuring a slightly revised front end, a more important redesigned rear end, with larger tail lamps, and a heavily reworked dashboard. File:Baojun 630 facelift 01 China 2019-03-17.jpg, Baojun 630 facelift File:Baojun 630 facelift 02 China 2019-03-17.jpg, Baojun 630 facelift rear

Specification

The 630 is powered by a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder 1.5-litre (1,485 cc) engine producing and mated to a five-speed transmission. A 1.8-litre (1,796 cc) version, producing and was added to the range in November 2012. It can be equipped with front airbags, ABS with EBD, leather seats,

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s, remote central locking, air conditioning, trip computer, a CD player and rear parking sensors. The Baojun 630 is currently using pull-out

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s, similar to the facelifted

References

External links

* {{Baojun automobile timeline, 2010–present 630 First car made by manufacturer Front-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2011 2010s cars Cars of China Compact cars Sedans Hatchbacks