About Us
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Changan’s early origins can be traced back to 1862 when Li Hongzhang set up a military supply factory, the Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau.[10] It is China’s oldest automobile maker.[5] In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the factory was moved to Chongqing when Shanghai was invaded and bombed.[11]
In 1959 a predecessor entity, Chongqing Chang’an Arsenal, under contract to the government, began auto manufacturing and built Changjiang Type 46 vehicle which was the first production vehicle of China.[12] Changan introduced minicar by licensing from Suzuki.[13]
In 2009, Changan acquired two smaller domestic automakers, Hafei and Changhe.[14] In 2013, Changhe was transferred to Jiangxi provincial government for restructuring, and later became a majority-owned subsidiary of another Chinese automaker BAIC Group.[15]
As of 2010, China Weaponry Equipment is the parent company of this state-owned automaker,[16] and that year Chang’an became the fourth most-productive car manufacturer in the Chinese automobile industry by selling 2.38 million units.[17]
The company also released a new logo for its consumer offerings in 2010 while commercial production retains the former red-arch brand.[8]
Although it only allowed the company to achieve fourth place among domestic automakers in terms of production, Changan made over 2 million whole vehicles in 2011.[18]
In 2012, it was reported that 72% of production was dedicated to passenger vehicles,[19] but this count likely conflates private offerings and microvans, tiny commercial trucks and vans that are popular in China.
