Chinese minivans are set to make their move into a new market – India. Reports say that General Motors and its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp will start building the minivans in complete knockdown form in India next year.
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile will begin entry into the market with the eight-seater Wuling Hong Guang and five- to eight-seater Hong Tu models, which will be renamed the CN100 and N200 respectively in the Indian market. Sold under the Chevrolet brand, the left-hand drive microvans will be modified for India’s right-hand drive market.
Initially, two engine choices will be available for each model, the Hong Guang wearing either a 70 hp 1.2 or 100 hp 1.4 litre P-TEC mill, and the Hong Tu a 1.15 or 1.2 litre unit, though with India being a heavy diesel market the alliance is set to expand the engine lineup for the vehicles in the coming future.
The vehicles will be shipped from Liuzhou in southwest China in kit form and then assembled at GM India’s new Talegaon plant in Maharashtra.
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Proton must act fast.. get diesel engine from haw tai, install it in exora and send it to India!
yes,i also wait for that,,but this saic is using chev brand…. so maybe proton should try with mit?
dont please! this will hurt Proton image as a cheapo car.
we should aim market in advance country such as Japan, Korea and Europe!
Proton’s image as cheapo will thus be enhanced…..
The Wuling Hong Guang (8 seater) is the best looking mini van (
‘Bread-like van’) in China.
This mini van is selling well and good choice for tour agent and small business.
The interior of Wuling Hong Guang will suprise u. Too bad no interior pic available.
I just checked the price.
Basic model – RM22k
Luxury model – RM30k
You have more useful info than the British had coonleis pre-WWII.
the revival of Proton JUARA!
this is the interior:
http://photo.bitauto.com/picture/3026/1358919/