CHANGAN
Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd.
Type: State-owned
Industry: Automotive
Founded: 1862
Headquarters: Chongqing, China
Area served: Worldwide
Products: Motor vehicles
Owner: China South Industries Group
Website: globalchangan.com
Chang'an Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, China. Its principal activity is the production of passenger cars, microvans, commercial vans and light trucks.
Chang'an designs, develops, manufactures, and sells passenger cars sold under the Chang'an brand and commercial vehicles sold under the Chana brand. It operates joint ventures with Ford (Changan Ford), and Mazda (Changan Mazda) which respectively produce Ford and Mazda branded passenger cars for the Chinese market. It also has a joint venture with Jiangling Motor Corporation Group (JMCG) and Aiways, which produces SUVs sold under the Landwind marque.
Chang'an is considered to be one of the "Big Four" Chinese automakers (along with SAIC Motor, FAW Group, and Dongfeng Motor Corporation), and manufacture of 3 million units in 2016 saw the company rank fourth among China's automakers by production volume. It is China's second most popular car brand in 2016.
