The Indian automobile market has seen many foreign companies investing and introducing new models. Kia and MG Motor tasted success at the very beginning of there coming and this has induced confidence in other carmakers. Changan Auto, a China-based automaker, started surveying the market and appointed few distributors in the country.
The company is likely to set foot in 2022-2023. It will be the third Chinese company after MG Motor (already in India) and the Great Wall Motors (set to launch at the Auto Expo 2020).
The first model that will reach India is set to be the 4.7meter-long CS 75 Plus SUV. It is Changan’s best-seller, which has multiple seating options and comes powered with two engine options: 1.5-litre petrol and a 2.0-litre petrol unit.
Changan’s smallest SUV, CS 35, which is around 4.2meter in length can also be expected to make an entry to the Indian market. It is a 5-seater SUV. The company can be expected to make it a sub-4-metre SUV eying the increasing popularity of the segment as well as to qualify for the lower excise slab in the country.
Chinese automakers have developed a strong and reliable EV technology network, Chagan being one of them. The Government of India is increasingly pushing EV as the future of mobility which will act as an opportunity for the company to introduce its EV offerings in the country. Chagan Auto has been at upfront in developing and demonstrating autonomous driving technology. A few years ago, two of its autonomous driving cars completed a 2,000kms stretch between Chongqing and Beijing successfully.
The carmaker has set its operations office in Delhi and has appointed G Sanjay, an automobile professional who had worked with major automobile manufacturers in India, to build the commercial team.
Till the time Changan makes an entry to India, MG and Great Wall Motors are expected to increase their customer base which will act as stiff competition to Changan Auto.
