Changzhou Changjiang Bus was a bus manufacturer based in

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, China. Changzhou Changjiang was reported to be the largest bus builder in China. Buses are manufactured under the ''Changjiang'' brand. It was reported in 2007 that

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has taken over Changzhou Changjiang Bus and merge the bus operations with

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China Flxible Bus

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, Mark IV Industries, and

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, entered into a joint venture with Changzhou Changjiang Bus, a

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manufacturer located in Changzhou, Jiangsu, to produce buses based on the

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design and with the Flxible name. The resulting company, China Flxible Auto Corporation, manufactured buses in a variety of lengths, from to . These buses, which include both front- and rear-

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designs, and share only their general exterior appearance with the American-built Flxibles, were sold to many transit operators in major Chinese cities, including

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and

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. A

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version was manufactured for just one operator, the

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trolleybus system, which bought a total of 77 between the late 1990s and 2001. However, for these vehicles, Changzhou Changjiang supplied the chassis and Metro-style bodies to the Hangzhou Changjiang Bus Company (in Hangzhou), and that company equipped them as trolleybuses.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 283 (January–February 2009), p. 15. National Trolleybus Association (UK).

Changzhou Iveco joint venture

Changzhou Changjiang and Iveco of

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set up a 50:50 joint venture in 2001 called Changzhou Iveco Bus Co. The company produced various types of city buses, bus chassis and parts. The joint venture was dissolved in 2007 when Iveco sold its share for just $1 US to Changjiang. The j.v. could manufacturer 6,000 to 7,000 buses per year.

Models

File:ChineseFlxible.jpg, China Flxible bus File:CJ6101G2C11HK.jpg, Changjiang CJ6101G2C11HK File:CJ6101G7C13HK.jpg, Changjiang CJ6101G7C13HK File:CJWG150 Dalian.jpg, Changjiang CJWG150 File:BeijingDoubleDeckerBus.jpg, Changjiang double decker bus

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* {{Iveco Bus manufacturers of China Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2001 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2007 Iveco Chinese companies disestablished in 2007 Chinese companies established in 2001