Changan Suzuki
{{Short description|Chinese automobile manufacturer}}
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| name = Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd.
| logo = Changan Suzuki logo.jpg
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| type = joint venture
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| fate = Suzuki returned its stake to Changan, but later continued manufacturing the vehicles under license.
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| foundation = June 1993 (Chongqing)
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| defunct = September 2018
| location_city = Chongqing
| location_country = China
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| industry = Automotive
| products = Automobiles
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| num_employees = Approximately 4,200{{cite web|url=http://www.globalchana.com/About/cooper.shtml|title=JV Cooperation|access-date=23 April 2012|publisher=Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325065525/http://www.globalchana.com/About/cooper.shtml|archive-date=25 March 2012}}
| parent = Chang'an Automobile Group
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.changansuzuki.com/}} {{in lang|zh}}
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Changan Suzuki (officially Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd.) was an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing, China and a joint-venture between Chang'an Automobile Group and Suzuki. Chang'an began assembling subcompact commercial Carry ST90 trucks and microbuses under license from Suzuki in early 1980s,{{cite web | url = https://m.autohome.com.cn/culture/201403/591128-2.html | title = 源自152年前的兵工厂 忆长安汽车发展史 | trans-title = The History of Changan Automobile, started as an arsenal 152 years ago | language = zh | date = 2014-03-23 | publisher = Autohome | first = Li | last = Haopeng }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and in 1993 the two companies formed Chang'an Suzuki to build licensed versions of the Suzuki Alto and Suzuki Cultus. Changan Suzuki became defunct in 2018.
History
Changan Suzuki was formed in June 1993 with a registered capital of US$190 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/29/content_9655056.htm|title=Milestone merger reshapes Suzuki|access-date=22 April 2012|publisher=China Daily|date=29 March 2010}} It was the first automobile manufacturing joint venture to be established by a Japanese company in China (although Isuzu, Mazda and Nissan had already established joint-ventures for truck assembly).{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hQNgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QSINAAAAIBAJ&pg=5779,5675219&dq=changan+suzuki&hl=en|title=Suzuki starts joint venture|access-date=23 April 2012|publisher=Oxnard Press-Courier|date=24 April 1993}} The first SC7080 Alto, based on the Suzuki Alto/Fronte SB308 which was originally presented in 1986, rolled off the production line in November 1995. The car had already been produced by the Changan mother concern since 1991, and continued to be built by them until 1997.{{cite book | title = World of Cars 2006·2007 | publisher = Media Connection Sp. z o.o. | location = Warsaw, Poland | page = 227 | year = 2006 }}
In 2010, Changan was supposed to merge its Suzuki joint venture with that of Changhe, another automaker participating in a Suzuki joint venture.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/29/content_9655056.htm Milestone merger reshapes Suzuki] chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-03-29 09:26 An effort to sell the entire Suzuki model range at unified dealerships fell through in 2008.[http://autonews.gasgoo.com/china-news/suzuki-meets-setback-in-merging-its-china-sales-081103.shtml Suzuki meets setback in merging its China sales] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323104706/http://autonews.gasgoo.com/china-news/suzuki-meets-setback-in-merging-its-china-sales-081103.shtml|date=March 23, 2012}} gasgoo.com, November 03, 2008
By the end of 2010 Changan Suzuki had over 1,000 car dealerships across China.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} In July 2011, it was announced that Changan Suzuki would build a second assembly plant in Chongqing, in a two-phase project.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The first phase will involve a total investment of five billion yuan (US$777 million) and expand production capacity of vehicles and engines by 150,000 units each.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Construction of the plant began in April 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120416004117.htm|title=Suzuki starts work on 2nd Chongqing plant|access-date=22 April 2012|publisher=The Daily Yomiuri|date=17 April 2012}}
On 4 September 2018, Suzuki transferred its 50 percent stake in Changan Suzuki to Chang'an Automobile Group, ending 25 years of joint venture. Chang'an would continue to make and sell Suzuki-branded cars in China under a license.{{cite news |title=Suzuki Forced Out of China as Buyers Continue to Favor SUVs |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-04/suzuki-exits-china-after-dissolving-partnership-with-changan |access-date=30 June 2019 |publisher=Bloomberg |date=4 September 2018 |language=en}}
In 2021, Changan Suzuki was renamed to Chongqing Lingyao Automobile.{{Cite web|title=Changan Suzuki changes name to Lingyao Automobile|url=https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/Detail/70018088.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=autonews.gasgoo.com}}
Models
- Suzuki Alivio (2014–2018)
- Suzuki Alto (1995–2018)
- Suzuki Swift (2005–2018)
- Suzuki SX4 Hatch (2007–2018)
- Suzuki SX4 Sedan (2006–2015)
- Suzuki S-Cross (2013–2018)
- Suzuki Vitara (2015–2018)
- Suzuki Lingyang (1999–2015)
- Suzuki SC7081C Happy Prince (2001–2008)
file:Suzuki Alivio -- Auto Shanghai -- 2015-04-22.jpg|Suzuki Alivio
file:Suzuki Alto CN facelift China 2014-04-30.jpg|Suzuki Alto
file:Suzuki Swift CN China 2015-04-08.jpg|Suzuki Swift
file:Suzuki_SX4_hatch_facelift_IV_China_2016-04-01.jpg|Suzuki SX4 Hatch
file:SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN China (cropped).jpg|Suzuki SX4 Sedan
file:Suzuki S-Cross 01 China 2014-04-15.jpg|Suzuki S-Cross
file:Suzuki Vitara IV 2 China 2016-03-29.jpg|Suzuki Vitara
File:Chang'an SC7081C Happy Prince turqouise.jpg|Chang'an Suzuki SC7081C Happy Prince (Suzuki Alto-based)
File:Suzuki Lingyang (cropped).jpg|Chang'an Suzuki SC7130 Lingyang (Gazelle, Antelope) (Suzuki Cultus-based)
Sales
References
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External links
- [http://www.changansuzuki.com Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121032814/http://www.changansuzuki.com/ |date=2020-11-21 }}
{{Chang'an Automobile Group}}
{{Suzuki vehicles}}
{{Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China}}
Category:Car manufacturers of China
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Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2018