Cirelli Motor Company

CMC Srl.

Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	2023;2 years ago (2023)
Founder	Paolo Daniele Cirelli
Headquarters	Milan , Italy
Area served	Italy
Products	Automobiles
Website	cirellimotorcompany.com

Cirelli Motor Company is an Italian automobile company. The company imports Chinese automobiles, rebadges them and modifies them to also run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). ^{[1] [2]} Cirelli was founded in 2023 by Paolo Daniele Cirelli, whose family has a background in installing aftermarket LPG kits, car dealerships and motor sports. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2024, Cirelli entered a dispute with DR Automobiles for the purported exclusive import of BAIC Motor vehicles to Italy. ^{[1] [5]}

Cirelli 5 at the 2023 Milano Monza Open-Air Motor Show

Models

• Cirelli 1 - SWM Tiger
• Cirelli 2 - Beijing X3 ^[2]
• Cirelli 2 Plus - Fengon 500
• Cirelli 3 - SWM G01 ^[2]
• Cirelli 4 - Beijing Mofang ^[2]
• Cirelli 5 - Forthing T5 Evo
• Cirelli 7 - Forthing U-Tour ^[2]
• Cirelli 8 - JAC Shuailing T8
• Cirelli Sport Coupe - Fengon ix5 ^[6]

References

1. Pini, Simonluca (2024-01-29). "Cirelli Motors: Baic e DR provano a bloccare la vendita di due modelli". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
2. "The unsuspected European (and American) cars built in China". Motor1.com. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
3. Mercato (2024-01-06). "Cirelli - La gamma del marchio che sfida DR - FOTO GALLERY". Quattroruote.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
4. Barlocchetti, Sergio (2024-12-11). "Crisi auto, colossi al palo, arrivano i brand "famigliari". Il caso Cmc". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
5. "DR e BAIC: Cirelli non è autorizzata a vendere auto cinesi in Italia". Motor1.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
6. Petrucci, Angelo (2024-09-26). "SUV a GPL: quali sono i modelli e i prezzi". Autoappassionati.it. Retrieved 2025-07-14.