Yulon Motor

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Yulon Machinery Co. Ltd. (1953-1960)
Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. (since 1960)

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legal form Co. Ltd.
founding September 10, 1953
Seat Xihu near Sanyi , Republic of China (Taiwan)
management Kenneth KT Yen
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website www.yulon-motor.com.tw

YLN 303, corresponds to Datsun Sunny B310 (1977–1981)
YLN 311, corresponds to Datsun Sunny B11 (1981–1985)
YLN 321, corresponds to Nissan Sunny B12 (1985–1990)
YLN 923, corresponds to Nissan Bluebird U11 (1983–1986)
YLN 802, corresponds to Datsun Cedric 230 (1971–1975)
YLN Feeling 101
Yulon Arex

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. , previously Yulon Machinery Co. Ltd. , is an automobile manufacturer from the Republic of China (Taiwan) . Instead of Yulon, there is also the spelling Yue Loong for the company.

Company history

Ching-Ling Yen (died 1981) founded Yulon Machinery Co. Ltd on September 19, 1953 . In 1956 the production of automobiles began. In 1957 there was a collaboration with Nissan . Then in 1960 the company name changed to Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. Around 5000 vehicles were built annually in the 1970s. There has been a collaboration with Renault since 2000 . The connection with Nissan was transferred to the separate company Yulon-Nissan Motor on May 20, 2003 . In 2005 General Motors founded Yulon-GM Motors based in New Taipei .

Yulon Motor is located in Xihu near Sanyi in Miaoli County and was headed by Kenneth KT Yen in late 2015.

brand names

The brand name was initially YLN and from 1993 to 1997 Yulon . From 1997 the vehicles were marketed as Nissan.

In 2009 the new brands Luxgen and Tobe were introduced.

Exports

In 1983 export to the Middle East and Caribbean countries began . Exports to the Netherlands in the 1990s remained very low with 23 vehicles sold. Vehicles have been exported to Southeast Asia since 1999 and to the People's Republic of China from 2000 . In June 2020, the company announced that it would stop exporting to China.

vehicles

Brand names YLN and Yulon

The first vehicle was presented to the public in October 1956. This was an off-road vehicle . It was created under a license from Kaiser-Frazer and was based on the Willys MB . The series models were named YLN YL 1 and YLN YL 2 .

In March 1960, the first passenger car appeared with the YLN 701 . This sedan was the licensed edition of the Datsun Bluebird . The four-cylinder engine had a displacement of 1200 cc .

The YLN 704 from 1962 corresponded to the Datsun Sunny and the YLN 705 again corresponded to the Bluebird.

1964 followed with the YLN 801 a model that the Datsun Cedric with panoramic - windshield corresponded.

In 1984 the range consisted of YLN 311 (Nissan Sunny), YLN 721 ( Nissan Stanza ) and YLN 807 (Nissan Cedric).

In October 1986 the first self-designed model Feeling 101 was presented. Parts from the Nissan Stanza were used in this four-door notchback sedan. Various engines with either 1600 cm³ or 1800 cm³ displacement drove the front wheels.

The New Sentra followed in December 1990 .

In 1991 the Feeling 101 was revised to the Feeling 102 , and in 1993 to Jing-Bing .

The following is a list of models that is not exhaustive.

model From To length width height wheelbase cylinder Displacement (cm³) Horsepower) source
YLN 704 1962 1963 391 150 146 228 4th 1189 52
YLN 705 1963 1968 400 149 142 238 4th 1189
1299		 52
58
YLN 801 1964 1973 468 169 146 269 4th 1982 91
YLN 706 1969 1974 407 156 143 242 4th 1299 62
YLN 707 1974 1979 412 158 140 245 4th 1483
1567		 72
75
YLN 803 1976 1980 469 169 144 269 4
6
4 ( diesel )		 1982
2393
2164		 91
113
66
YLN 902 1979 1983 453 169 141 267 6th 1998 115
YLN 711 1980 1981 425 160 139 240 4th 1397 76
YLN 807 1982 1985 481 171 140 269 6th 2393 113
125
YLN 721 1982 1987 428 165 139 247 4th 1598 81
YLN 311 1983 1986 413 162 139 240 4th 1270
1487		 60
70
YLN 921 1984 1988 450 170 140 255 4th 1973 105
YLN Feeling 101 1986 1989 446 168 138 247 4th 1598
1809		 88
98
Yulon Arex 1993 1995 4th 1796 103
Yulon Yulon 1993 1998 446 168 138 247 4th 1796 103

Brand name Nissan

In March 1993 the March appeared , which corresponded to the Nissan Micra .

The Cefiro followed in February 1996 and the Verita in October 1997 .

With the Udtrack , the first truck appeared in November 1999 .

The Sentra 180 followed in June 2000 .

Brand name Luxgen

Luxgen, short for luxury and genius, was introduced as a luxury brand. In 2011, the Neora prototype was presented at Auto Shanghai .

At the beginning of 2018, the S3 and S5 models were available as sedans , U5 , U6 and U7 as SUVs , M7 and V7 as van and M7 EV with electric motor .

Brand name Tobe

This brand was introduced for small cars in 2009 . The Tobe M'car appeared as the first model . It is similar to the Toyota Aygo , but based on a Nissan. At the end of 2015, however, Yulon no longer mentioned the brand on its website.

literature

Web links

Commons : Yulon Motor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter YLN; Yulon.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1776. (English)
  3. ↑ Company History ( Memento of November 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Chronology ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  5. ↑ Bloomberg Business (accessed December 31, 2015)
  6. ↑ About Yulon ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  7. ↑ a b d'Auto zu Luxgen (Dutch, accessed December 31, 2015)
  8. ↑ a b c d'Auto zu Tobe (Dutch, accessed December 31, 2015)
  9. ^ D'Auto on YLN and Yulon (Dutch, accessed December 31, 2015)
  10. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 704 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  11. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 705 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  12. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 801 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  13. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 706 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  14. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 707 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  15. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 803 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  16. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 902 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  17. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 711 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  18. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 807 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  19. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 721 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  20. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 311 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  21. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN 921 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  22. ↑ Histomobile.com on YLN Feeling 101 ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  23. ↑ Histomobile.com on the Yulon Arex ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  24. ↑ Histomobile.com on the Yulon Yulon ( Memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2015)
  25. ↑ Allcarindex for the Luxgen Neora (English, accessed on December 31, 2015)