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	Chang'an Auto to control smaller rival firm
		Changan Auto, Ford's car-making partner in China, will invest $60 million to secure control of a smaller local rival, the company said on Wednesday as the fragmented industry consolidates.
		Under terms of the deal, Changan Auto would control five of the joint venture's nine board seats, handing it effective control of the joint venture, which would be publicly listed, the official Securities Times said.
		Changan posted a nearly 32 percent slide in third quarter earnings, though sales in the first nine months leapt 22 percent to 339,449 units.
	www.chinadaily.net /english/doc/2004-12/14/content_400100.htm (322 words)

	ChangAn Group
		Changan Auto Group, the Chinese partner of Ford Motor and Suzuki Motor will enter the increasingly popular hybrid sector in the world's No.3 vehicle market by offering its own-brand petrol-electric cars.
		Changan will spend 250 million yuan (US$31 million) on hybrid cars as part of its total investment of more than 5 billion yuan (US$620 million) to develop own-brand cars in the years to 2010.
		Changan announced last month that it aims to lift overall sales from 630,000 vehicles in 2005 to 1.5 million units by the end of the decade, with more than half from its own nameplates.
	www.changan.com.cn /20060730/1052876.shtml (191 words)

	CatiaWorld News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Changan Auto, Ford's carmaking partner in China, will invest $60 million to secure control of a smaller local rival, the company said on Wednesday as the fragmented industry consolidates.
		Changan is China's top maker of minivans and also assembles compact cars with Japan's Suzuki Corp. It is building a second plant with Ford near Shanghai that will have an eventual capacity of 400,000 units.
		Changan posted a nearly 32 percent slide in third-quarter earnings, though sales in the first nine months leaped 22 percent to 339,449 units.
	www.catiaworld.com /cwnews/view.asp?msgID=2288 (329 words)

	CatiaWorld News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Changan Auto would invest 500 million yuan ($60.42 million) in a 50-50 new venture with the parent of Shenzhen-listed Jiangling Motors, that will allow it to control Jiangling, the two companies said in separate statements on Thursday.
		Changan, China's top maker of minivans, also assembles compact cars with Japan's Suzuki Corp. It is now the country's fourth largest vehicle maker after Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC), First Auto Works and and Dongfeng Motors.
		Changan Auto, together with its rival Shanghai Automotive Co Ltd, owner of a fifth of General Motors' major Chinese car plant, said over the weekend that their net profit for the first half of 2005 could plunge over 50 percent.
	www.catiaworld.com /cwnews/view.asp?msgID=6222 (315 words)

	ChangAn Group
		ChangAn Group ranks the top 4 in China automobile industry and again ranks No.1 in the mini vehicle industry.
		The product strategy of ChangAn is clearly as "rooting in the mini vehicles, giving priority to cars, developing the commercial vehicles, advancing to the service".
		When ChangAn Suzuki increased the production capacity to 200,000 units per year and the Swift was launched, ChangAn Suzuki grew by 40% both in production and sale.
	www.changan.com.cn /20050811/1050242.shtml (196 words)

	Ford Increases Ownership Stake in Ghina's Jiangling Motors
		The U.S. motors firm bought 321,400 B shares, which are open to foreign investors, Jiangling said in the filing published in the China Securities Journal.
		Changan said then that it would offer Ford an option to buy another seven percent stake in Jiangling after three years.
		Changan, China's top maker of minivans, also assembles compact cars with Japan's Suzuki Corp. It is now the country's fourth largest vehicle maker after Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., First Automotive Works and Dongfeng Motors.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/08/11/140034.html (374 words)

	ChangAn Group
		participated the 2006 Changan auto international commercial conference that was held in Chongqing on 29 June.The topic of this conference is"global cooperation for sharing future prosperity".Mr.Xu Liuping,the president of Changan auto group attended and made an opening ceremony speech,the vice Mayor Mr.Wu Jianong and some other officials of Chongqing municipality were also present.
		President Xu welcomed the officials and the overseas clients on behalf of Changan."Changan has built a symbiosis relationship of mutual understanding and mutual trust with overseas friends in long-term cooperation.This is the first time for Changan to hold an international commercial conference,it's also a milestone in accelerating overseas markets stratagem",Xu said.
		Changan always sticks to self-development while cooperating with advanced foreign enterprises and making use of global resources",Xu Liuping stressed.
	www.changan.com.cn /20060721/1052852.shtml (201 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Chang'an Auto to control smaller rival firm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chang'an Auto, Ford's car-making partner in China, will invest $60 million to secure control of a smaller local rival, the company said on Wednesday as the fragmented industry consolidates.
		Changan is China's top maker of minivans and also assembles compact cars with Japan's Suzuki Corp..
		Changan posted a nearly 32 percent slide in third quarter earnings, though sales in the first nine months leapt 22 percent to 339,449 units.
	english1.people.com.cn /200412/14/print20041214_167299.html (333 words)

	Bloomberg.com: China
		Changan Auto is targeting overseas expansion after new models spurred a 44 percent increase in third-quarter sales, helping the company to rebound to a profit from a net loss a year earlier.
		Changan Auto, whose models include local versions of Ford's Mondeo and Focus sedans, plans to invest 6 billion yuan ($759 million) to develop its own designs in the next five years, Zhang said.
		Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., half-owned by Changan, more than doubled sales in the first nine months of the year to 87,930 vehicles, Ford said on Oct. 10.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601089&refer=home&sid=aQUefyN9qu2o (663 words)

	AutoAsia Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ford insists plans to build a small car with Changan Automobile Group of Sichuan Province are progressing smoothly but the Chinese minivehicle specialist is also understood to be in talks with Ford's arch-rival, General Motors.
		Changan Group subsidiary Chongqing Changan Automobile Co is well known for production and sale of minicars using Suzuki technology, and the Japanese automaker recently strengthened its ties with GM.
		GM officials haven't commented on the reports but a recent visit by chief executive Richard Wagoner to Changan suggests something is in the works.
	www.auto-asia.com /enews/enews.2000.11.06.02.shtml (247 words)

	Changan Auto Allowed to Control Rival
		Changan Auto would invest 500 million yuan (US$60.42 million) in a 50-50 new venture with the parent of Shenzhen-listed Jiangling Motors, which would allow it to control Jiangling, the two companies said in separate statements Thursday.
		Changan, China's top maker of minivans, also assembles compact cars with Japan's Suzuki Corp. It is now the country's fourth-largest vehicle maker after Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC), First Auto Works and Dongfeng Motors.
		Changan Auto, together with its rival Shanghai Automotive Co. Ltd., owner of a fifth of General Motors' major Chinese car plant, said over the weekend their net profit for the first half of 2005 could plunge over 50 percent.
	www.china.org.cn /english/BAT/134387.htm (341 words)

	MAZDA:2005-2006 \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ford, Mazda and Changan Automotive Group gain government approval for new assembly plant in Nanjing.
		FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FMSC) holds opening ceremony.
		Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. facility groundbreaking in Nanjing.
	www.mazda.com /profile/history/2005.html (353 words)

	JiangXi-China
		Citing unidentified sources, the newspaper said Isuzu Motors, which holds a 12.5 pct stake, pulled-out because Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd (SZA 000625; SZB 200625), which is a major indirect stakeholder in Jiangling Motors Corp, controls the listed venture and intends to focus on vans in the future.
		Jiangling Motors Corp now mainly produces Ford Transit vans, Isuzu light trucks and pickups, and the newspaper said that Isuzu Motors may not intend to expand its van-making operations.
		The joint venture holds a 41.03 pct stake in Jiangling Motors Corp, and Ford 30 pct, granting Changan Automotive Group and Ford a combined 71 pct stake.
	www.jxcn.cn /269/2005-2-16/30012@142114.htm (242 words)

	Forbes.com: China's Changan Q3 net up a third, outlook strong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Changan Auto said net profit in the first nine months surged twofold to 1.13 billion yuan, while its turnover jumped 44 percent to 10.64 billion yuan as output and sales rose.
		Changan Auto's venture with Ford produced 13,149 cars in the first nine months of this year and sold 10,994 cars, with analysts expecting full-year sales to hit 23,000.
		Changan Auto's hard currency B shares, open to foreigners, were up 1.89 percent at HK$8.63 at the midday break.
	www.forbes.com /newswire/2003/10/27/rtr1124702.html (617 words)

	Who owns whom on carlist.com
		Changan is the top producing car company in China and has dealings with Ford, Suzuki and Mazda.
		General Motors and Ford are in the news for losing marketshare while Nissan and Toyota are in the news for gaining marketshare.
		Changan is working with the Italian design and engineering firm IDEA and has opened an R&D center in Italy.
	www.carlist.com /autonews/2005/autonews_149.html (1727 words)

	Ford Ups Production Capacity In China
		Jim Padilla, president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Company, was present to congratulate the teams from Ford China and Changan Automotive Group on their achievement.
		In October 2003, Bill Ford, chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, visited China and announced that, together with its Chinese partner Changan Automotive Group, the company was going to invest over $1 billion to expand operations in China.
		Ford Motor Company also has a 50-50-passenger car joint venture with Changan Automotive Corporation Ltd., which is called Changan Ford Automobile Corporation Ltd. Changan Ford has successfully launched three Ford passenger cars models, Fiesta, Mondeo and Focus, to the market.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/10/23/146225.html (1488 words)

	Changan Ford Fresh Fiesta & Mondeo Launch (China)
		Changan Ford, presented six new vehicles to hundreds of authorized dealers and media representatives from across the nation, at China's southernmost city Sanya.
		As a member of the worldwide Ford family, Changan Ford strives to become a leading customer-oriented company in China, implementing the philosophy that the customer is at the center of our work.
		Changan Ford's launch of a whole line of updated new models proves its drive to conquer new heights in the Chinese auto industry.
	www.americancarfans.com /news.cfm/newsid/2050311.001/ford/1.html (1569 words)

	General Motors @ The China Perspective
		General Motors Corp and its joint venture companies in mainland China sold 645,680 vehicles between January and September, a 36.7 percent year-on-year increase, Forbes reported.
		Honda Motor's China vehicle sales rose 18.5 percent in the first nine months of this year, underperforming growth of the overall market and of other foreign auto makers, Reuters reported.
		Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel Co. (DCD), one of China’s largest diesel engine makers, and MWM International Industria De Motores Da America Do Sul Ltda.(MWMI), a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation today announced in a statement that DCD has been licensed to manufacture and sell select diesel engines in China.
	www.thechinaperspective.com /keywords/generalmotors/index.html (458 words)

	Finance Markets » Chinese car companies issue profit warnings
		Both Shanghai Automotive Company and Chongqing Changan Auto said that their first-half profits could fall by over 50 percent due to lower prices for their products, weaker demand, and higher prices for raw materials.
		China requires companies to issue a report when it is believed that their profits will fall by more than 50 percent.
		It is involved in joint ventures with both Volkswagen and General Motors.
	www.financemarkets.co.uk /2005/07/04/chinese-car-companies-issue-profit-warnings (185 words)

	:: Ford Credit India :: Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		SHANGHAI, US auto giant Ford Motor Co. has begun making Mondeo cars at its plant in south-western China and aims to sell 4,000 to 5,000 of the luxury sedans this year, the company said on Saturday.
		Ford is considered a latecomer to the Chinese market, where arch-rival General Motors Corp already commands an eight percent market share.
		Changan Ford will likely manufacture more than 25,000 cars in 2003 -- including the Fiesta and Mondeo -- at its $98 million plant in the southwestern city of Chongqing, Tyack said.
	www.fordcreditindia.com /Internal/newsdetail.asp?id=n4994 (407 words)

	Revving Up for Global Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ChangAn chose Oracle E-Business Suite for its breadth of functionality, modular structure, open architecture, and integration, according to Ma Jun. "With Oracle, ChangAn has not only integrated and centralized management of human and material assets, production, supply, and sales but has also formed a real-time supply chain involving more than 2,000 suppliers and distributors.
		ChangAn also uses the Oracle Bills of Material function to expedite the execution of engineering change orders (ECOs) in one of its largest factories.
		With a name that evokes the splendor of the Tang dynasty's capital city, ChangAn is showing the rest of the world that China has entered another golden age—this time with a focus on rapid industrialization and technical innovation.
	www.oracle.com /oramag/profit/05-may/p25global.html (2719 words)

	Toyota recalling Kentucky-made Avalons - 5/25/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The joint venture, based in the eastern city of Nanjing, is called Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., and the factory is designed to make up to 350,000 engines a year, the announcement said.
		Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are among the international carmakers that produce or plan to start producing in Russia, whose domestic industry can't keep pace with surging demand.
		Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's only unprofitable automaker, said it plans to sell 1,000 Grandis minivans a month in Japan as it tries to raise domestic sales by 11 percent this business year.
	www.detnews.com /2005/autosinsider/0505/25/0auto-193081.htm (774 words)

	Automotive News
		Ford Motor Co.'s sales in China more than doubled in the first five months of this year.
		Changan Ford's surge to 49,281 units in the first five months of this year was due largely to the introduction of the Focus mid-sized sedan last September.
		The four companies - First Auto, Mazda, Ford and Changan Automotive Co. - are still debating how to distribute a car made by one company, Changan Ford, in a network partly owned by another, First Auto Works, say the sources.
	www.autonews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060703/FREE/60630030/1003/reg&template=printart (522 words)

	Sharewatch. Latest Business News. Company Reports, Earnings, Mergers and Takeovers, Directors Dealings, Trade, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		SHANGHAI (AFX) - Ford Motor Co is aiming for 15 pct sales growth in China this year and plans to expand its dealerships in the country to 154 from the current 110, said Ron Tyack, president and chief executive of Changan Ford.
		He said that Changan Ford, a 50-50 joint venture between Ford Motor and China''s Changan Automotive Group, will begin to take orders for a newly-launched model named Focus from August 1.
		Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co, is scheduled to be operational by 2007 and will have an initial capacity of 350,000 engines annually.
	www.sharewatch.com /story.php?storynumber=71465 (619 words)

	Auto News Archives dated 10/24/2005 - Indiacar.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford), a Ford Motor Company joint venture in China, held a ceremony today in its Chongqing assembly plant to mark the completion of a major expansion program.
		Force Motors, which had recorded a lower turnover in the previous fiscal due to inter-labour rivalry, is hoping to get back on track soon.
		TOKYO: Crowds flocked to the Tokyo Motor Show on Saturday as it opened to the public for a glimpse of the latest ultra-fuel efficient vehicles, the world's fastest electric sedan and even a dog-friendly car.
	www.indiacar.com /newsarchives/xdet.asp?archives=10/24/2005 (5663 words)

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		Changan Ford said in a press release Monday that it was able to cut the prices by up to 35 percent because of economies of scale in parts production.
		Sales at Changan Ford, a 50-50 joint venture between Ford and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., jumped nearly twofold to reach 50,000 vehicles last year, when the company launched Mondeo models in China.
		Changan Ford’s latest move comes as competition in the growing local market intensifies, with a number of other foreign-branded carmakers, including the U.S.’ General Motors Corp., cutting prices to gain market share.
	preview.english.mofcom.gov.cn /aarticle/counselorsreport/asiareport/200503/20050300023519.html (306 words)

	Shanghai Fleetguard Filter Co., Ltd
		Shanghai Fleetguard Filter Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture in 1994 between Cummins Filtration Inc. and DONGFENG Motor Corporation with a total investment of 15 million US dollars.
		It is the first filter manufacturer with ISO 9001 Certificate and QS-9000 Certificate in China.
		Dongfeng Motor Passenger Vehicle; Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automotive; Changan Ford Motors; Shanghai General Motors; Dongfeng Yueda KIA Motors; Dongfeng Honda Engine.
	www.shanghaifleetguard.com /english/gsjs/gsjs.htm (189 words)

	Ford Finally Gets to Roll Out Cars in China
		Ford Motor Co. (F) Vice-Chairman W. Wayne Booker was on a mission.
		Ford's new venture, coming on the heels of its bid to purchase South Korea's Daewoo Motor, signals a new push by Ford to catch up to its competitors in Asia, expected to be the hottest market of the next decade.
		Changan already has a foreign partner, Suzuki Motor Corp., and produces the $6,000 Alto minicar.
	www.businessweek.com /2000/00_29/b3690103.htm (763 words)

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