Changan

Changan's early history begins in 1862, when Li Hongzhang founded the Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau, a firm producing military supplies. It is the oldest vehicle manufacturer in China. When Shanghai was attacked and devastated in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the plant was relocated to Chongqing.

As part of a government contract, a former organization called Chongqing Chang'an Arsenal began producing automobiles in 1959. They produced the Changjiang Type 46, which was China's first mass-produced car. Changan launched the minicar thanks to a Suzuki license.

Hafei and Changhe, two less well-known local manufacturers, were purchased by Changan in 2009. After Changhe was given to the Jiangxi provincial government in 2013 for reorganization, BAIC Group, another Chinese carmaker, eventually acquired a controlling stake in the company.

This state-owned automaker's parent firm is China Weaponry Equipment, and in 2010 Chang'an achieved fourth-place productivity in the Chinese auto sector by selling 2.38 million vehicles.
In 2010, the business also unveiled a new logo for its consumer products, keeping the previous red-arch trademark for commercial manufacturing.
Changan produced almost 2 million complete vehicles in 2011, putting the business in fourth place among domestic manufacturers in terms of output, despite this.
According to a 2012 study, 72% of manufacturing was devoted to passenger cars, although it's possible that this figure includes microvans, which are tiny business trucks and vans popular in China.


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