Changan Automobile

China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
Company typeState-owned
ISINCNE000000R36 
IndustryAutomotive
Founded
  • 1862 (1862)
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Zhu Huarong (Chairman)
  • Zhao Fei (General Manager)
ProductsMotor vehicles
Production output
2,683,798 (2024)
ParentSASAC
Subsidiaries
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国长安汽车集团有限公司
Traditional Chinese中國長安汽車集團有限公司
Literal meaningChina Changan Automobile Group Limited Corporation
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Cháng'ān Qìchē jítuán Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国长安汽车
Traditional Chinese中國長安汽車
Literal meaningChina Changan Automobile
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Cháng'ān Qìchē
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese长安汽车
Traditional Chinese長安汽車
Literal meaningChangan Automobile
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng'ān Qìchē
WebsiteOfficial website

China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (CCAG) is a Chinese central state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei, Chongqing. Changan Automobile traces its origins back to 1862 when Li Hongzhang set up a military supply factory, the Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau. However, it was not until 1959 when the factory was repurposed to manufacture the Changjiang Type 46 Jeep that it became an automobile manufacturer.

The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as Avatr, Deepal, Changan and Kaicene, as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures, such as Changan Ford and Changan Mazda. In 2021, its own brands contributed 76% of its sales (1.75 million, including 1.2 million passenger vehicles). Its principal activity is the production of passenger cars, microvans, commercial vans and light trucks.

A subsidiary of Changan, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.(SZSE: 000625), is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (but is also state controlled).