Hafei Knowpia

Hafei Motor Co., Ltd.
哈飞汽车
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1980
Defunct	2015
Fate	Merged into Changan Ford
Headquarters	Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Products	Motor vehicles
Parent	Chang'an Automobile Group
Website	[1]

Hafei, officially Hafei Motor Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 哈飞汽车), is a Chinese automaker currently operating as a subsidiary of Changan Ford, and manufacturing passenger vehicles.^[2]^[3]

It previously independently manufactured sedans, MPVs, mini vehicles, small trucks, and vans for commercial use.

History edit

Hafei centre in Chile

Hafei was formerly owned by Aviation Industry Corporation of China.^[4] The earliest Hafei products were Suzuki Carry-based microvans and trucks sold under the Songhuajiang brand, named after the Songhua River, but by 2002 they were sold directly under the Hafei brand. Their vehicles have always carried the "HFJ" identity code, no matter the brand.^[5]

As of 2009, the company had exported products to a total of 40 nations.^[6]

In 2009 the Chang'an Automobile Group purchased most Hafei-related assets^[4] prompted by a Chinese State policy aimed at consolidating the domestic automobile manufacturing industry.^[7]

In 2015, Changan announced it would discontinue all Hafei production and convert existing lines to serve Changan Ford.^[8]^[2]^[3]

Production bases edit

Hafei has production facilities in Northern China.^[9]

Historical Models edit

Hafei produced small cars and MPVs in addition to small trucks and commercial vans. These so-called mini vehicles made up the majority of the Hafei model line. Many Hafei consumer offerings were designed by Pininfarina.

Model list edit

Baili, a small city car
Lobo, a small city car, Pininfarina-designed^[10]
Zhongyi, Pininfarina-designed^[10]
Zhongyi V5, a microvan based on the Chana Star 5
Junyi, a microvan based on the Chana Star S460, first new product after its acquisition by Chang'an.^[11]
Ruiyi, a mini pickup based on the Hafei Zhongyi
Minyi, (Xinminyi/Luzun-Xiaobawang) a microvan and pickup
Luzun-Dabawang, a microvan
Xiaobawang, a microvan
Saibao III, Pininfarina-designed compact sedan
- The Coda Sedan electric car from Coda Automotive used the Saibao III body with different front and rear fascias.^[12] This variant may have been available in parts of China c. 2013.^[13]
Saibao V, Pininfarina-designed compact to midsize sedan
Saima, a license-built Mitsubishi Dingo is a small city car added to the Hafei product line in April 2001.^[5]^[14]
Hafei Songhuajiang HFJ6350 (松花江), a license-built rebadged eighth generation Suzuki Carry, This model had wide popularity in China during the 1990s.
Hafei Songhuajiang HFJ7080D/HFJ7130, a sedan rebadged from the Yulon Sunny 303. Assembling took place between 1992 and 1993 and was fitted with a 1.3 litre Mitsubishi engine.^[15]

Gallery edit

Hafei Baili
Hafei Lobo
Hafei Zhongyi
Hafei Ruiyi
Hafei Zhongyi V5
Hafei Minyi M408
Hafei Minyi
Hafei Xin-Minyi (Second generation Minyi)
Hafei Dabawang (Luzun-Dabawang)
Hafei Xiaobawang (Luzun-Xiaobawang)
Hafei Saibao III
Hafei Saibao V
Hafei Saima facelift

References edit

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^ ^a ^b "Changan Ford officially announced to purchase Hafei Automobile". Gasgoo. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^ ^a ^b "Changan Ford buys Hafei assembly plant in northeast China_EworksGlobal". www.eworksglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^ ^a ^b "Changan Auto claims China's No.3 spot with AVIC deal". Reuters. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ ^a ^b World of Cars 2006·2007. Warsaw, Poland: Media Connection Sp. z o.o. 2006. p. 234.
^ Weiwei, Wang (31 August 2007). "Domestic auto makers foray into overseas market". China Economic Net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
^ "New policy to encourage China's carmaker consolidation". Xinhua. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
^ BrandHafei Car SalesHafei Market Sales (2015-03-08). "Hafei Auto China Sales Figures". carsalesbase.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^ "Another China Merger? Dongfeng May Acquire Hafei". Inside Line. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
^ ^a ^b "About Hafei China". Hafei Singapore. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
^ "历史长廊 2009年至今". Hafei. Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
^ "Hafei Saibao EV: The First Chinese-made Car to Be Sold in the U.S.?". ChinaAutoWeb. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ "Saibao Electric Motor Car". Hafei Motor Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
^ "Hafei believes it can sell 270,000 motors in 08". China Car Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
^ "Yulon involved in the 'Mainland' China Car History". 10 June 2020.