In 2021, Changan's independent business has developed well, released the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2030 vision, launched the Avita brand, and cooperated with horizons. Recently, Gaz Auto conducted a year-end inventory of key car companies and parts companies, and this article will take you back to those big things that happened in Changan in 2021!
The first smart coupe equipped with dual journey chips - Changan UNI-V was released
In December 2021, Changan UNI-V equipped with two Journey 2 chips was officially unveiled, which is also another blockbuster model of Horizon empowerment of Changan Automobile after the mass production of UNI-T and UNI-K. Changan UNI-V positions the A+ level five-door hatchback Coupe, and at the same time realizes intelligent assisted driving and intelligent interaction functions based on two Journey 2 chips in terms of intelligence, which can provide users with a new intelligent experience that is both inside and outside. From intelligent interaction to intelligent driving, to the continuous promotion of mass production cooperation with both, the mass production and listing of UNI-V marks that the cooperation between Horizon and Changan Automobile has entered a new accelerated stage.
Changan Ben E-Star suddenly stopped taking orders? Official response: It is true that production capacity is affected by chips
On November 26, there were media reports that in view of the current strong demand from end customers of the E-Star series and CS55 and E-roxk car series, but due to the lack of supply of automotive chips, power curtailment and production limitation in some areas, the factory capacity is insufficient, the order backlog is serious, and it is impossible to deliver vehicles for customers in time.
To this end, contact the relevant person in charge of Changan New Energy, the other party said: "It is true that the production capacity is affected by the chip, but we have not stopped production, we are actively organizing scheduling, and strive to deliver the car to the user, due to the serious detention of the order, in order to better serve the user, we are stopping the subscription and continuing to deliver the car." ”
The Avita brand officially debuted in the world, will build its own factory, and the first model will be mass-produced in the third quarter of next year
On November 15, the Avita brand was launched in Shanghai, and its first model, the Avita 11, was unveiled at the same time. Avita 11 is a coupe-type intelligent pure electric SUV with a cruising range of at least about 700 kilometers, an acceleration of less than 4 seconds per 100 kilometers, a high-voltage super fast charge of 200 kilowatts and the top computing power of 400Tops.
Image source: Avita Technology
According to the information previously released by Avita Technology, Avita Technology integrates the respective advantages of Changan, Huawei and NINGDE era to create a smart electric vehicle technology platform - CHN, according to this architecture, Huawei will provide Huawei HI full-stack intelligent vehicle solutions for Avita 11, NINGDE era will provide the latest electrification technology for the car, and Changan will give Avita the ability to develop intelligent manufacturing of the whole vehicle.
Changan's Avita Technology capital increase and share expansion settled: CATL will hold about 24% of the shares
On November 5, Changan Automobile (000625, SZ) announced that after Changan Holding Subsidiary Avita Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Avita Technology) launched the capital increase and share expansion project, three investors have been identified (in the form of a consortium).
The three investors include the consortium of Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NINGDE Times) and Fujian Mindong Times Rural Investment and Development Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as Fujian Mindong), Chongqing Cheng'an Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as Chongqing Cheng'an) and Chongqing Liangjiangxi Securities Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as Liangjiangxi Securities), A consortium of Southern Industrial Asset Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Southern Assets) and Chongqing Southern Industrial Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as Southern Industrial Fund).
According to the announcement, the capital increase and share expansion was carried out in cash, of which Changan Automobile increased its capital by 500 million yuan, Ningde Times increased its capital by 769.6 million yuan, Fujian Mindong increased its capital by 160.4 million yuan, Chongqing Cheng'an increased its capital by 610 million yuan, Liangjiangjiang Securities increased by 60 million yuan, Southern Assets increased by 280 million yuan, Southern Industrial Fund increased by 40 million yuan, and the total capital increase of the above investors was 2.42 billion yuan.
Avita E11 and C385 were officially unveiled, and Changan moved towards the goal of 3 million vehicles in 2025
On August 24, at the 2021 Changan Automobile Science and Technology Ecological Conference, Changan Automobile officially released the new generation of intelligent new energy high-end brand "Avita", and unveiled the partial shape of the brand's first model, E11.
According to Zhu Huarong, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Changan Automobile, E11 positions a high-end intelligent electric medium-sized SUV and will be equipped with chN, an intelligent electric networked vehicle architecture co-created by Changan, Huawei and Ningde Era. In May 2021, the E11 sample car has been rolled off the production line, and the whole vehicle is being debugged, and the actual car will be officially unveiled at the end of 2021.
According to Changan Automobile's plan, in the next five years, Avita will launch five models based on the CHN architecture. "In the future, we will release detailed brand plans one after another and quickly launch 4 new products." Zhu Huarong said.
The 14th Five-Year Plan and Vision 2030 were released globally
On April 19, Changan Automobile held a strategic press conference to release the 14th Five-Year Plan and 2030 Vision to the world, depicting the company's route blueprint for accelerating its journey towards a world-class automobile brand.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Changan Automobile plans to invest an overall investment of 150 billion yuan, focusing on the future competitive highlands such as software, intelligent technology, low carbon, new business models, and high-end talents, and unswervingly transforming into an intelligent low-carbon travel technology company through five dimensions of precision, building efficiency and software capabilities into core competitiveness, building a "new car + new ecology" industrial company, and moving towards a world-class automobile brand; it is planned that by 2030, sales will reach 5 million. Among them, the sales volume of the Changan brand reached 3.5 million units, accelerating its move towards a world-class automobile brand.
Changan independently filled in new members, and Changan Suzuki changed its name to Suzuyao Automobile
Recently, some media broke the news that Changan Suzuki has officially changed its name to Suzuyao Motors, which also indicates that Suzuki Motors, which has long announced its delisting in China, will completely bid farewell to the Chinese market.
Image source: Qi Cha Cha
According to the information obtained by Gaz Automobile from the enterprise investigation, the name of Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd. was changed on December 17, 2020, renamed Chongqing Lingyao Automobile Co., Ltd., with the legal representative liu Zhengjun and 100% controlled by Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. The business scope includes the production and sales of self-produced cars, engines and their parts, the sale of self-produced products, the provision of after-sales service, and the relevant research and development work.