长安汽车计划建立第一家印度工厂

China’s oldest auto company revs up for India entry

中国最老的汽车公司

China’s Changan Automobile Company is planning to set up its first India factory, with a capaCity to manufacture 200,000 vehicles a year. The company recently visited Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and, according to sources, is looking for a local partner.

中国长安汽车公司计划建立第一家印度工厂，年产能20万辆汽车。据消息人士称，公司最近先后考察了安得拉邦和泰米尔纳德邦，寻找一个当地合作伙伴。

Changan Automobile Company, China’s oldest automobile manufacturer, is headquartered in Chongqing. The company is a state-owned enterprise, which manufactures cars ranging from entry-level hatchbacks to sedans to sport utility vehicles to vans to pick-up trucks. It also has a range of electric and hybrid vehicles.

长安汽车公司，中国最老的汽车厂商，总部在重庆。公司是国有企业，生产从入门级掀背车到轿车，再到SUV和货车等车辆，也生产电动汽车和混合动力汽车。

While an e-mail questionnaire sent to the company was not immediately answered, sources in both the state governments confirmed that officials from Changan’s head office had visited the states.

发给长安公司的邮件并未立即得到回复。不过两个邦政府的消息人士证实，长安公司的高管访问了两个邦。

According to sources, the new facility could attract around Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billlion) during the initial phase.

消息人士称，新工厂最初阶段会吸引大约100亿卢比的投资。

In 2014, Beijing-based commercial-vehicle maker Beiqi Foton Motor Company announced plans for a factory at Chakan near Pune to produce a full range of commercial vehicles, but there has been no launch so far.

2014年，总部在北京的商用车厂商北汽福田汽车公司，宣布计划在普纳附近的Chakan建立工厂，生产全系列的商业车，然而迄今为止尚未动工。

Sources added that the company would set up a facility with capacity to produce 200,000 units a year initially, which will be expanded gradually.

消息人士称，公司会建立一家年产能20万辆车的工厂，然后逐渐扩大。

Recently, Japanese auto major Isuzu inaugurated a Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) facility at SriCity.

最近，日本汽车厂商五十铃为在SriCity投资300卢比的工厂举行落成仪式。

An official said Changan is also scouting for a joint venture partner. Its joint ventures in China include the likes of Suzuki, Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen.

一位官员表示，长安也在寻找合资企业的合作伙伴，公司在中国的合资伙伴有铃木、福特和标致雪铁龙。

It has six manufacturing bases in China and four research and development centres at Turin in Italy, Yokohama in Japan, Nottingham in England and Detroit in US.

目前，长安汽车在中国有6个生产基地，4个研发中心，分别在意大利的图灵、日本的横滨、英国的诺丁汉和美国的底特律。