Chana gets help from Japanese firm to design vehicles

Shanghai, June 6 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese automaker Chana Auto Co has reached an agreement with Japanese firm Hivec who will help design a new vehicle Chana is developing, the Nikkei reports Wednesday.

According to the Japanese business publication, Hivec will form a project team of around 15 engineers at its design facility in Hiroshima (Japan) to work on both the body and interior of the vehicle. A separate team will provide support to Chana's own engineers working on car body designs.

Hivec, a joint venture of more than a dozen auto parts and other firms, has designed mostly interior accessories for Mazda Motor Corp and other domestic car and truck makers. The new business with Chana will mark the firm's first time ever to handle a full-sized vehicle, a briefing from Asia Pulse said.