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  • Baojun 630 – 1.5L AT joins the treasured horse range

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    Some news about GM’s sub-brand Baojun – the 630 sedan, which was launched last year in five-speed manual form, gets new model variants for 2012. Seen in Beijing were the new 1.5 litre P-Tec DVVT AT, as well as a 1.8 litre AT version.

    The 1.5L AT was actually launched earlier in the month, on April 12, but is making its show debut at Auto China. Pricing for the six-speed AT variant is 78,800 Yuan to 85,500 Yuan, as indicated in the release picked up at the show.

    Performance-wise, the Euro IV-compliant 1.5 litre mill offers 110 hp at 5,800 rpm and 146 Nm of peak torque at 3,600 to 4,000 rpm (at 4,000 rpm, in the case of the manual), with a top speed of 170 km/h (add 5km/h to that for the stick shifter version).

    As for the 1.8L model, the variant is set to be formally launched later this year, though not details are yet specified, save that the DVVT mill will also be mated to a GM six-speed GF6 series integrated manual-automatic transmission.

    The 4.59 metre-long sedan – which sits on a Buick Excelle platform – has been doing pretty well since its introduction; the manual version managed to bag sales of over 9,000 units in its first month, and sales for the first quarter of 2012 have totaled 22.035 units.

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  • Baojun 630 launched in China – sales begin this month

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    The announcement of the launch of the brand was made last November, with production of its first model beginning the same month. Now, five months on, GM’s newest car brand, Baojun, has officially launched the Baojun 630 into the market.

    Aimed specifically at the Chinese market, the 1.5 litre Euro IV-compliant sedan – which sits on a Buick Excelle platform – has been designed to attract young drivers in the country’s second- and third-tier cities, primarily the middle-class crowd in its vast interior.

    Produced by GM and its partners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group and Wuling Motors in Liuzhou, Guangxi, the Baojun 630 is set to address the growing demand across the country for affordable personal transportation, and will be attractively priced between US$10,000 and US$15,000.

    Baojun, which means “treasured horse”, will start selling the 630 later this month. It has a network of 150 dedicated dealerships across the country, but the number of dealerships is expected to double by the end of the year, says GM.
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