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Hafei, officially Hafei Motor Co., Ltd. (), is a Chinese automaker currently operating as a subsidiary of
Hafei was formerly owned by
Changan Ford
Changan Ford (; full name Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing. It is a 50/50 joint venture between local Changan Automobile and US-based Ford Motor Company. The company's pri ...
, and manufacturing passenger vehicles.
It previously independently manufactured sedans, MPVs, mini vehicles, small trucks, and vans for commercial use.
History
Hafei was formerly owned by Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...
. The earliest Hafei products were Suzuki Carry
The is a kei truck produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki. The microvan version was originally called the Carry van until 1982 when the passenger van versions were renamed as the . In Japan, the Carry and Every are ''kei cars'' but the Suzuk ...
-based microvan
A microvan is a van or minivan which is within the Japanese kei car classification or similar, and is smaller than a mini MPV. In China, these vehicles are nicknamed ''mian bao che'' ("bread-loaf vehicle") because of their shape.
s and trucks sold under the Songhuajiang brand, named after the Songhua River
The Songhua Postal Romanization, or Sunghwa River (also Haixi or Xingal, russian: Сунгари ''Sungari'') is one of the primary List of rivers of China, rivers of China, and the longest tributary of the Amur. It flows about from the Chang ...
, but by 2002 they were sold directly under the Hafei brand. Their vehicles have always carried the "HFJ" identity code, no matter the brand.
As of 2009, the company had exported products to a total of 40 nations.
In 2009 the Chang'an Automobile Group
Chang'an Automobile Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei, Chongqing. prompted by a Chinese State policy aimed at consolidating the domestic automobile manufacturing industry.
In 2015, Changan announced it would discontinue all Hafei production and convert existing lines to serve
File:Hafei Baili HJF7090 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg, Hafei Baili
File:2008 Hafei Lobo (front).jpg, Hafei Lobo
File:Hafei Zhongyi HFJ 6376.jpg, Hafei Zhongyi
File:Hafei Ruiyi (front quarter).jpg, Hafei Ruiyi
File:Hafei Zhongyi V5 001.jpg, Hafei Zhongyi V5
File:Hafei Minyi M408.jpg, Hafei Minyi M408
File:2008 Hafei Minyi, front 8.5.18.jpg , Hafei Minyi
File:2013 Hafei Xin-Minyi, front 8.3.18.jpg , Hafei Xin-Minyi (Second generation Minyi)
File:Hafei Luzun Dabawang.jpg, Hafei Dabawang (Luzun-Dabawang)
File:2012 Hafei Luzun-Xiaobawang (Minyi), front 8.8.18.jpg, Hafei Xiaobawang (Luzun-Xiaobawang)
File:Hafei Saibao III 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg, Hafei Saibao III
File:Hafei Saibao V 01 China 2019-03-17.jpg, Hafei Saibao V
File:Hafei Saima facelift II China 2015-04-18.jpg, Hafei Saima facelift
Hafei Automobile Group Official Website
Hafei Automobile Group Official Website
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Changan Ford
Changan Ford (; full name Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing. It is a 50/50 joint venture between local Changan Automobile and US-based Ford Motor Company. The company's pri ...
.
Production bases
Hafei has production facilities in Northern China.Historical Models
Hafei produced small cars and MPVs in addition to small trucks and commercial vans. These so-calledmini vehicles
The Mini is a small, two-door, four-seat car, developed as ADO15, and produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 through 2000. Minus a brief hiatus, original Minis were built for four decades and sold during ...
made up the majority of the Hafei model line. Many Hafei consumer offerings were designed by Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930.
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.
Model list
*Baili
''Bailo'' or ''baylo'' (plural ''baili'' or ''bayli'') is a Venetian title that derives from the Latin term ''baiulus'', meaning "porter, bearer". In English, it may be translated bailiff, or otherwise rendered as bailey, baili, bailie, bailli o ...
, a small city car
* Lobo, a small city car, Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930.
On 14 December 2015, the Indian mu ...
-designed
* Zhongyi, Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930.
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-designed
* Zhongyi V5, a microvan based on the Chana Star 5
* Junyi, a microvan based on the Chana Star S460, first new product after its acquisition by Chang'an.
* Ruiyi, a mini pickup based on the Hafei Zhongyi
* Minyi, (Xinminyi/Luzun-Xiaobawang) a microvan and pickup
* Luzun-Dabawang, a microvan
* Xiaobawang, a microvan
* Saibao III, Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930.
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-designed compact sedan
** The Coda Sedan electric car
An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quie ...
from Coda Automotive
CODA Automotive Inc. was a privately held American company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company designed and assembled lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery systems for automotive and power storage utility applications, and el ...
used the Saibao III body with different front and rear fascias. This variant may have been available in parts of China c. 2013.
* Saibao V, Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930.
On 14 December 2015, the Indian mu ...
-designed compact to midsize sedan
* Saima, a license-built Mitsubishi Dingo
The Mitsubishi Mirage Dingo is a mini MPV built by Mitsubishi Motors from 1998–2003, using a shortened version of the Mirage platform.
Overview
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is a small city car added to the Hafei product line in April 2001.
* Hafei Songhuajiang HFJ6350 (), a license-built rebadged eighth generation Suzuki Carry
The is a kei truck produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki. The microvan version was originally called the Carry van until 1982 when the passenger van versions were renamed as the . In Japan, the Carry and Every are ''kei cars'' but the Suzuk ...
, This model had wide popularity in China during the 1990s.
*Hafei Songhuajiang HFJ7080D/HFJ7130, a sedan rebadged from the Yulon Sunny 303. Assembling took place between 1992 and 1993 and was fitted with a 1.3 litre Mitsubishi engine.
Gallery
References
External links
Hafei Automobile Group Official Website
Hafei Automobile Group Official Website
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