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China's first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolls off assembly line

Ally From Gasgoo.com| December 13 , 2007 17:14 BJT
Shanghai. December 13 (Gasgoo.com) – China’s first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolled off assembly in Changan Automobile today, Chinese media reported today.
 
"It took us 6 years to develop this hybrid and it marks the beginning of mass production of hybrid vehicles at our company today," said Xu Liuping, the president of Changan Automobile at a celebration ceremony. “We will donate 10 Jiexun hybrid vehicles to the Olympics Games next year.”  
 
The hybrid vehicle can save up to 20 percent fuel consumption compared with conventional vehicles and its tailpipe emission can meet EU-IV standards, the report said.
 
"The volume production of Jiexun indicates that China has grasped core technologies of hybrid vehicles,” Xu said. 
 
Changan Automobile plans to invest 300 million yuan ($40.7 million) to achieve more breakthroughs in hybrid technology and realize volume production.
China's first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolls off assembly line
Changan Jiexun Hybrid

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