Domestic new energy vehicles can achieve such high sales, inseparable from the ability of various manufacturers to "roll up". Because of the large number of domestic manufacturers and the early entry into the new energy market, in order to attract consumers in China, it will inevitably form an "inner volume". The result is that, on average, our own Chinese brand products are making rapid progress in terms of endurance, intelligence, autonomous driving assistance, etc., and are more attractive to consumers.
In the case of sales in March, among the top 15 new energy sales, Chinese brands won 12 seats. In the top 10, there is only one non-Chinese brand, Tesla.
Among them, Changan Automobile ranked 7th, with sales of 15,233 units in March, and the results were not bad. But compared with its own passenger car business, this achievement is also not good, after all, Changan's wholesale sales in March ranked first.
To say that Chang'an is not in a hurry is certainly impossible. At the Changan Automobile Global Partner Conference a few days ago, Changan announced that it will launch 8 new energy products in 2022, including LUMIA, C385, UNI-V PHEV, Auchan Z6-PHEV and other models. At the same time, Changan also released the new energy brand "Deep Blue", and the C385 belongs to the Deep Blue brand.
The C385 is based on the Changan EPA1 platform, positioned as a medium-sized pure electric sedan, and is expected to be launched in the second half of this year. Developed on a pure electric platform, the C385 performs well in terms of appearance. The closed front face looks quite simple, and the lower front position can not only reduce the center of gravity and improve the field of vision, the visual effect is also quite excellent, coupled with the bulging shape on both sides of the previous cabin cover, the front of the car is full of sport. The slender split headlight set also looks like it has a certain sense of technology.
The new car has a length, width and height of 4820/1890/1480mm, and a wheelbase of 2900mm, which is an excellent size. For reference, the Model 3 has a body length, width and height of 4694/1850/1443mm, and a wheelbase of 2875mm.
Starting from the B-pillar, the roof line of the C385 began to slide slowly, and the sneakback shape combined with the body length of more than 4 meters 8 made the side of the new car look quite slender. Concealed door handles and low wind resistance wheel hubs can also reduce wind resistance to a certain extent and improve endurance performance. The C385 is also equipped with bezel-less doors.
Some shadows of the UNI series can be seen in the rear of the car. The design of the through-type taillights is more interesting, and the design of the two side light groups resembles the shape of the directional keys on the keyboard. On the trunk cover, there is also a raised high brake light, which should be highly recognizable after lighting. In the position of the rear bumper, Changan also designed three reflective plates on the left, middle and right, and after adding black trim panels, the entire rear of the car has a more obvious sense of layering.
In terms of interior, the official only released a picture for the time being, and the logo of the steering wheel has been erased, and it is expected to use a new logo instead of the current logo of Chang'an. All-black interior color matching is now a more popular choice, as can be seen from the picture C385 will use a full LCD instrument and a large size central control screen, double spoke steering wheel shape is more special. The center console design is quite simple, there are almost no physical buttons in sight, and it is predicted that most of the functions will be set in the center console, as is the case with today's new power brands.
The cup holders under the center console are not arranged in a peer arrangement, and the storage slot in front of the cup holder on the main driving side is a wireless charging panel. In addition, from the picture point of view, the center console, armrests, door panels, seats and other places are wrapped in leather materials, and it is expected that the interior materials will be more solid.
The power parameters of the C385 have not been announced, and from the existing information, the direct competitors of the C385 will be Model 3, Xiaopeng P7 and other products, so it is expected to use the form of rear-wheel drive. In addition, the C385 will be equipped with a CATL battery, and the cruising range is expected to reach 600km. In terms of technology-based configuration, the C385 will also be equipped with APA7.0 remote unmanned valet parking system and electric drive high-frequency pulse heating technology.
Although Changan's new energy vehicle sales are not bad now, most of them rely on the previous "oil to electricity" products, such as pure electricity, in terms of high-end new energy models, Changan Automobile has no related products. Therefore, the C385 is the first step for Changan to move towards the high-end of pure electricity, and this car is also the most attractive electric vehicle in Changan now.