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English: Place: Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Chinese name: 长安悦翔V3 (cháng'ān yuèxiáng V3) Year of launch: 2011

Changan is the best-selling local carmaker in China, being strong in both passenger cars and commercial vans/cheap MPVs. Changan has a wide SUV-range, consisting of the CS15, CS35, CS55, CS75 and CS95, as well as the value-oriented CX70.

Together with SAIC, FAW, BAIC and Dongfeng, Changan is considered one of the 'big five' of China, referring to the largest car producers in production volume (including production for foreign joint venture partners like VW, Peugeot-Citroën, Honda, Toyota, Nissan or in case of Changan: Ford, Peugeot-Citroën (DS Automobile only), Mazda and Suzuki.

Changan was allegedly founded in 1862 as a gun store and assembled a jeep from the late 1950s. Changan has one of the largest model ranges of indigenous models as well. Changan currently has a passenger car and commercial car label, both named Changan, but distinguished by a different logo.

The Changan Yuexiang, also known by its English name Alsvin, was the production version of the V101 concept launched in 2008. Sales commenced in 2009. It is a compact sedan and hatchback (V102) which borrows some styling cues from the first generation Mazda3. The Alsvin V5 with a front end similar to the second generation Mazda3. It was basically succeeded by the Alsvin V7, launched in 2014. The Alsvin V3 (codenamed B501) was launched in 2011 and was the cheapest and smallest Alsvin of the bunch. It competed with the FAW Xiali N5 and (Chery) Cowin C3 and sold reasonably well until sales tumbled as the demand for small sedans and hatchbacks fell in favor of cheap MPVs and SUVs.