Changfeng Motor

GAC Changfeng Motor Co., Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Group
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1950 (Original establishment)
1996 (CMC establishment)
2009-12-30 (GAC Changfeng Motor Co., Ltd.)
Headquarters
Changsha, Hunan
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Area served
China
ProductsAutomobiles
Changfeng Motor
Simplified Chinese广汽长丰汽车股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese廣汽長豐汽車股份有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngqì Zhǎngfēng qìchē gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī

GAC Changfeng Motor Co Ltd[1] is a Chinese automobile manufacturer wholly owned by GAC Group but which originated as a branch of the People's Liberation Army. Changfeng produced mainly light trucks, and as of 2008 the majority of their sales had been to the Chinese state.[citation needed]

The company has manufactured license built Mitsubishi Pajero copies sold in China under the Mitsubishi brand as well as Pajero variations that bear the brand name Lièbào, which means cheetah, the Lièbào name later transformed into Leopaard.[2][3] They also offer two variations of Mitsubishi pickups: Fine, and Flying.[4] The Kylin was a compact hatchback offered during a short-lived, three year, joint venture with Bird Technology, a Chinese mobile phone maker. Its name, from a mythical Chinese beast, the qilin.[5] The Kylin was included in Changfeng's appearance at the Detroit Auto show in 2008.

  1. ^ "广汽长丰汽车股份有限公司 600991" [Guangzhou Automobile, Changfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (600991)]. Shanghai Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Guangzhou Auto Acquires Small SUV Maker Changfeng Motor chinabuses.com, {{date|31|5|2009}}". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  3. ^ Pajero Changfeng Official Site (Web Archive)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MarkBursa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "China Auto Web".