8.19Changan Auto confirms to build third facility in Chongqing

Changan Auto confirms to build third facility in Chongqing

 

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Shanghai, August 19 (Gasgoo.com) The chairman of the board at Chongqing
Changan Automobile Co has confirmed that the company plans to build a new
production facility for small vehicles with an initial investment of 2.5
billion yuan ($366.2 million). 

 

Xu Liuping said that the existing plants of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile
will eventually reach full capacity within the next two to three years. 

 

The new facility, based in the southwestern city of Chongqing, is expected
to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 units when it starts
operations in 2012. 

 

According to Xu, with the addition of this third plant, Changan Auto's
overall production capacity will be raised to 2.1 million units per annum,
qualifying the automaker under the Chinese State-owned Assets Supervision
and Administration Commission's (SASAC) criteria as one of the largest
automotive groups in the country. 

 

However, Robert Graziano, president of Ford China, said that a decision on
the establishment of a third plant has not yet been taken by the automaker's
parent company in the United States.

 

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