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| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | buses |
| Website | Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group |
Changzhou Changjiang Bus was a bus manufacturer based in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Changzhou Changjiang was reported to be the largest bus builder in China. [1] Buses are manufactured under the Changjiang brand.
In 2007, Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group acquired Changzhou Changjiang Bus and merged the bus operations with Huanghai Bus. [2]
In 1994, Flxible's parent company, General Automotive Corporation, along with three other American companies—Penske Corporation, Mark IV Industries, and Carrier Corporation—formed a joint venture with Changzhou Changjiang Bus, a Chinese manufacturer located in Changzhou, Jiangsu, to produce buses based on the Flxible Metro design and with the Flxible name. The resulting company, China Flxible Auto Corporation, manufactured buses in a variety of lengths, from 8 m (26 ft 3 in) to 11 m (36 ft 1 in). These buses, which included both front- and rear-engine designs, and share only their general exterior appearance with the American-built Flxibles, were sold to many transit operators in major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.
Additionally, a trolleybus version was manufactured exclusively for the Hangzhou trolleybus system, which bought a total of 77 units between the late 1990s and 2001. However, for these vehicles, Changzhou Changjiang supplied the chassis and Metro-style bodies to the Hangzhou Changjiang Bus Company (in Hangzhou), which then completed the conversion into trolleybuses. [3]
Changzhou Changjiang and Iveco of Italy set up a 50:50 joint venture in 2001 called Changzhou Iveco Bus Co. The venture focused on producing various types of city buses, bus chassis and parts. [4] The joint had the capacity to manufacture 6,000 to 7000 buses per year. [2] [5]
However, in 2007, the partnership was dissolved when Iveco sold its 50% stake in the venture for just $1 US to Changjiang.
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