FAW Car rolls out self-developed ET3 engine

Shanghai, July 6 (Gasgoo.com) FAW Car Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of FAW Group, announced that its self-developed ET3 engine has rolled off the assembly line of its engine plant, xinhuanet.com reported today.

The engine plant of FAW Car has the capability to mass-produce this own-brand engine soon for the company's sedan models, and FAW will have its own sedan "heart" from now on.

This time, FAW Car has put 17 units of its ET3 engine into production, and all of them have rolled off the line and succeeded in the first ignition.

The two major car models currently produced and sold by FAW Car are Mazda 6 and Besturn B70. The own brand Besturn is gaining more recognition and will become a heavyweight model of FAW Car.

FAW Group is shifting its strategic focus onto developing its own brands, such as the Besturn and Hongqi (Red Flag), and the own-brand sedans are expected to be equipped with self-developed engines. The ET3 engine will be mass-produced to meet part of the needs. 

The 1.6L Besturn B50 sedan went on sale in May as the first model of FAW Car Co's own-brand Besturn series. The Besturn B50 is based on a modified Mazda 6 platform. A hybrid version of the Besturn B50 will be available later.