Oshan () was a passenger car brand under
Changan Automobile
Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (CCAG) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei, Chongqing. . It was originally known as the Changan Commercial Vehicles, the division which focuses producing on micro vans and light trucks. The brand was renamed to Changan Oshan in April 2017 which marks it involvement in producing passenger vehicles.
The brand name "Oshan" was inspired by one of the Changan Commercial Vehicles' MPV model
Oushang.
In 2024, after Changan Automobile recently announced a brand restructuring plan, Changan ended sales of the Oshan brand and merge the product line and sales channel into Changan brand.
History
For the first time, the name "Oshan" was used for the minivan model presented in September 2015, which was the original portfolio brand
Chana. The inauguration of the new brand was accompanied by the presentation of the minivan
Cosmos
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, in turn
Chana Oshan was henceforth named
Oshan A600.
In addition to the existing designs, the range was gradually expanded by newer, ground-up models as well as twin designs of more expensive models of the parent Changan within the COS line. In 2019, the first of two SUVs debuted within the "X" model line,
Oshan X7, in turn, in 2021 the company presented the avant-garde stylized model
Z6 while moving away from cheaper, simpler designs. In the meantime, an electric microcar
Neo II was produced for a year, which did not gain popularity.
In 2022, after the bankruptcy of
joint-venture
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Changan Suzuki
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, it was decided to continue production of the sedan
Suzuki Alivio with Oshan logos as
Oshan Qiyue for another year.
Discontinuation
At the end of 2023, the Changan Group decided to start phasing out the brand, including the remaining 3 models in the range into the parent Changan brand.
Ultimately, the Oshan brand was discontinued in early 2024 with the rebranding of their last vehicle to the
Changan UNI-Z
The Changan UNI-Z and the original Oshan Z6 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Changan Automobile under the Oshan brand. Launched in mid-2022, Changan initially sold the Oshan Z6 only in China and UAE.
Overview
The Oshan Z6 debuted in March ...
.
Products
Current vehicles
Sedan
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Oshan 520 (2024–present) compact sedan
File:Oshan 520 01 China 2025-04-16.jpg, Oshan 520
Discontinued models
Sedan
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Oshan Qiyue (2022–2023), subcompact car
* Oshan Niou 2 (2019–2020), city car
SUV
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Oshan COS1°/COS1°GT (2018–2021), midsize SUV
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Oshan COS3° (2019–2021), subcompact SUV
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Oshan COS5° (2019–2022), subcompact SUV
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Oshan CX70/CX70T (2016–2019), midsize SUV
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Oshan X70A (2017–2022), compact SUV
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Oshan X5/ X5 Plus (2020–2024), compact SUV
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Oshan X7/ X7 Plus (2019–2024), mid-size SUV
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Oshan Z6 (2021–2024), mid-size SUV
MPV
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Oshan Changxing/A600 (2015–2022), compact MPV
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Oshan Cosmos (2018–2022), compact MPV
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Oshan A800 (2017–2020), compact MPV
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Oshan Oliwei/ Chana Eulove (2013–2018), compact MPV
File:Oshan X5 IMG003.jpg, Oshan X5
File:Oshan X7 Plus 001.jpg, Oshan X7 Plus
File:Oshan Z6 009.jpg, Oshan Z6
File:Oshan COS1°GT IMG001.jpg, Oshan COS1°GT
File:Oshan Kesai 3 IMG001.jpg, Oshan COS3 °
File:Oshan COS5°001.jpg, Oshan COS5°
File:Chana CX70 2 China 2017-04-05.jpg, Oshan CX70
File:Oshan X70A facelift IMG001.jpg, Oshan X70A
File:Oshan Qiyue Taxi 001.jpg, Oshan Qiyue
File:Chana Oushang China 2016-04-07.jpg, Oshan A600
File:Chana Oushang A800 China 2018-03-13.jpg, Oshan A800
File:Oushan Cosmos 003.jpg, Oushan Cosmos
File:Chana Eulove 001.jpg, Chana Eulove
References
{{Automotive industry in China
Changan Automobile
Car manufacturers of China