Changan Automobile

Changan Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd.
Company typeState-owned
ISINCNE000000R36 
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1862 (1862)
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Zhu Huarong (Chairman)
  • Wang Jun (President)
ProductsMotor vehicles
Production output
2,553,052 units (2023)
ParentChina South Industries Group
Subsidiaries
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese重庆长安汽车股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese重慶長安汽車股份有限公司
Literal meaningChongqing Changan Automobile Joint-stock Limited Corporation
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChóngqìng Cháng'ān Qìchē Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Websiteglobalchangan.com

Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (CCAG) is a Chinese 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. 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 Changan, Deepal, Avatr, 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 Company (SZSE: 000625), is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (but is also state controlled).