Changan

Changan
Owner / user	Chongqing Changan Automobile Company
owner	Chongqing Changan Automobile Company
Introductory year	1982
Products	Automobiles
Markets	People's Republic of China and others

Changan Xingyun

Changan Benben (Benni)

Changan Jiexun

Changan Alsvin

Changan CS15

Changan CS35

Changan CS85

Changan Eado DT

Changan Raeton

Changan is a car brand from the People's Republic of China .

Brand history

Chongqing Changan Automobile Company from Chongqing has been using this brand for small commercial vehicles since 1982 . In 1990 passenger cars were added.

Foreign production

Apart from China, Changan vehicles are or have been assembled in the following countries (as of 2008):

• Bangladesh since 1998
• Indonesia from 2001 to 2002
• Nepal from 2001 to 2002
• Turkey from 2001 to 2002 by Özmaktaş-Özaltın Makina Otomotiv as Özaltın
• Vietnam since 2003
• Pakistan since 2005
• Azerbaijan since 2006
• United States since July 2008 as a Tiger
• Ukraine since 2008
• Iran since 2009

vehicles

Initially, the vehicles were built under licenses from Suzuki . The minivans and pick-ups built up to 2000 were based on the Suzuki Carry . Other models of this type followed with Zhixing, Yuntong, Cuncuntong, Xuehu, Xingyun, Leimeng, Xingqing and Xingguang.

The Suzuki Alto car was offered as the Changan Alto SC 7080. Vehicles based on Suzuki Swift and Suzuki Zen followed.

In 2005, the Yufeng sports utility vehicle was presented as a prototype .

In 2006, serial production of the Changan Benben (also called Benni) began.

Jiexun followed in March 2007.

In 2008 the Zhixiang was added.

Approval numbers are available in China for the following models:

• Alsvin since 2009
• Alsvin V3 since 2012
• Benni since 2006
• Benni Mini 2010–2014
• Chanxing 2019
• CS15 since 2015
• CS35 since 2012
• CS35 Plus since 2018
• CS55 since 2017
• CS55 Plus since 2019
• CS75 since 2014
• CS75 Plus since 2019
• CS85 since 2019
• CS95 since 2017
• CX20 2010-2017
• CX30 2010-2014
• CX70 since 2016
• Eado since 2012
• Eado DT since 2018
• Eado XT 2018-2019
• Honor since 2013
• Joice 2007-2009
• Linmax 2017-2019
• Ouliwei 2013-2018
• Q1 since 2019
• Raeton 2012-2019
• Raeton CC since 2017
• Uni-T since 2020
• Z-Shine 2009-2010

Sub-brand

Changan COS1 °

A Chinese car database has an entry for Changan Oshan ( Chinese : 长 安欧 尚). Oshan is generally referred to as a sub-brand . The following models are listed:

• Changan Oshan A600 since 2018
• Changan Oshan A800 since 2016
• Changan Oshan X5 from 2020
• Changan Oshan X7 since 2019
• Changan Oshan X70A since 2018
• Changan Oshan Ni'Ou II 2019
• Changan Oshan COS1 ° since 2018
• Changan Oshan COS1 ° GT since 2019
• Changan Oshan Cosmos since 2019
• Changan Oshan Kosai 3 2019
• Changan Oshan Kosai 5 since 2019

In the company's communications for 2018, the term Oushang is used , although it remains unclear whether it should be a brand, sub-brand or model name. It should be noted that Oushang is an older translation, but currently Oshan (sometimes Oshang ) is used. At the beginning of 2018, three reports appeared on the website www.carnewschina.com, according to which Cos should be introduced as a new brand. However, it is not confirmed in the corporate communications. The website for Oshan translates the terms Auchan , Ouchan and Ouchai .

Registration numbers in China

Below are the registration numbers for this brand in China.

year	Car production figures
2006	3,436
2007	50,039
2008	39,545
2009	98.014
2010	190.014
2011	204.344
2012	229,662
2013	500,500
2014	710.276
2015	937.980
2016	1,149,820
2017	1,055,096
2018	851.361
2019	787.878

Web links

Commons : Changan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brand website (Chinese)
• The brand website (English)
• Website Oshan (Chinese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 263 (English).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Marek Brzeżański, Robert Jabłoński: Cars of the World. 2008 · 2009. Moto Media Print, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 2008, ISBN 978-83-61604-12-9 .
3. ↑ Changan Alsvin China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
4. ↑ Changan Alsvin V3 (Yuexiang) China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
5. ↑ Changan Benni China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
6. ↑ Changan Benni Mini China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
7. ↑ Changan Chanxing China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
8. ↑ Changan CS15 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
9. ↑ Changan CS35 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
10. ↑ Changan CS35 Plus at 2018 Chengdu Auto Show (accessed August 8, 2020)
11. ↑ Changan CS55 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
12. ↑ Changan Automobile gets first-time YoY growth after 18 successive months (English, accessed on August 8, 2020)
13. ↑ Changan CS75 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
14. ↑ Changan CS75 PLUS debuted in the 2019 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (accessed August 8, 2020)
15. ↑ Changan CS85 Coupé China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
16. ↑ Changan CS95 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
17. ↑ Changan CX20 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
18. ↑ Changan CX30 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
19. ↑ Changan CX70 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
20. ↑ Changan Eado China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
21. ↑ Changan Eado DT China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
22. ↑ Changan Eado XT China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
23. ↑ Changan Honor China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
24. ↑ Changan Joice China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
25. ↑ Changan Linmax China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
26. ↑ Changan Ouliwei China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
27. ↑ Changan Q1 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
28. ↑ Changan Raeton China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
29. ↑ Changan Raeton CC China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
30. ↑ Changan UNI-T China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
31. ↑ Changan Z-Shine China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
32. ↑ 长 安欧 尚 (Chinese, accessed August 22, 2020)
33. ↑ CHANGAN Oshan A600 EV is Ready in Market, a 6-seat MPV with Range of 251 miles (English, accessed on August 22, 2020)
34. ↑ Changan Oshan China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
35. ↑ Changan Oshan X5 Sets its Global Debut on Chongqing Auto Show with a Breakthrough design (accessed August 22, 2020)
36. ↑ Changan Oushang X7 China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
37. ↑ 长 安欧 尚 X70A (Chinese, accessed August 8, 2020)
38. ↑ Changan Oshan Ni'Ou II China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)
39. ↑ Cos 1º China Sales Figures (accessed August 9, 2020)
40. ↑ Changan Auto Launched Oshan COS1 ° GT (KESAI GT) in Chinese Market (English, accessed on August 22, 2020)
41. ↑ Cos Cosmos China Sales Figures (accessed August 9, 2020)
42. ↑ Cos Kosai 3 China Sales Figures (accessed August 9, 2020)
43. ↑ Cos Kosai 5 China Sales Figures (accessed August 9, 2020)
44. ↑ Annual Report 2018 of the Group (PDF; English, accessed on August 8, 2020)
45. ↑ 2019 Semi-annual Report of the Group (PDF; English, accessed on August 9, 2020)
46. ↑ Information from carsalesbase.com on the translation problem Oushang / Oshan / Oshang (English, accessed on August 9, 2020)
47. ↑ Tycho de Feijter: Changan Launches New Brand Called COS from January 18, 2018 (English, accessed August 9, 2020)
48. ↑ Tycho de Feijter: The Changan COS1 ° SUV Is Ready For the 2018 Beijing Auto Show from April 20, 2018 (English, accessed August 9, 2020)
49. ↑ Tycho de Feijter: This Is The New COS Cosmos MPV For China From May 2, 2018 (English, accessed August 9, 2020)
50. ↑ Information from oshanauto.com (Chinese, accessed on August 9, 2020)
51. ↑ Changan China Sales Figures (accessed August 8, 2020)