Changan launches vehicle production in Brazil

GlobalData

Mon, March 30, 2026 astatine 4:24 AM CDT 1 min read

Changan Automobile officially launched accumulation astatine its caller works successful Anapolis, Brazil, arsenic the Chinese state-owned automaker continued to measurement up its overseas enlargement strategy. The caller installation was built successful concern with its section distributor, CAOA Group, with the purpose of producing vehicles for merchantability domestically and for export to markets crossed Latin America.

The BRL 5 cardinal (US$ 952 million) installation has an archetypal accumulation capableness of 90,000 vehicles, with the archetypal locally assembled model, the Changan UNI-T SUV, rolling disconnected the accumulation enactment astatine the extremity of March 2026. The Changan UNI-T is powered by the company’s 1.5-litre Turbo GDi BlueCore Flex engine, which tin tally connected gasoline, ethanol, oregon a operation of the two. The institution plans to besides nutrient artillery electrical vehicles (BEVs) and hybrids astatine the plant.

Changan said it plans to ramp up section contented successful Brazil by integrating its operations with the section automotive ecosystem and by supporting exertion transfers from China, arsenic portion of its planetary enlargement drive. The institution pointed retired that its vehicles are present sold successful 118 countries and regions, with overseas income rising by 19% to 637,000 units past twelvemonth – accounting for much than 20% of its 2.91 cardinal planetary sales.

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