Manufacturer catalog
Changan Automobile is a Chongqing-based Chinese automaker affiliated with China Changan Automobile Group, with a documented lineage from arsenal work into vehicle production. Its defense-relevant catalog connection is narrow but useful: the Changan-linked CS/VP3 MRAP sits alongside the company's earlier Changjiang Type 46 military-jeep history.
1 weaponsChangan Automobile's official English materials describe it as one of the four major Chinese automobile groups, with 45 years of car-manufacturing experience, 21 manufacturing bases, and 76 plants worldwide. Its current brand portfolio includes CHANGAN UNI, CHANGAN NEVO, CHANGAN LCV, DEEPAL, AVATR, and CHANGAN KAICHENG, the commercial-vehicle line named in the 2025 ESG report.
The manufacturer context is relevant because Changan combines a large civilian automotive base with documented earlier arsenal and off-road-vehicle production. Chongqing reporting on the old Changan factory says the predecessor Chongqing Chang'an Arsenal began automobile manufacturing in 1959 and built the Changjiang Type 46 vehicle, while later defense reporting and reference sources associate Changan with the CS/VP3 MRAP protected-mobility program.
For this catalog, Changan should be read as a focused manufacturer attribution rather than a broad claim about all of the company's present-day passenger vehicles. The linked CS/VP3 record carries system-specific conflict-use sourcing; this profile supplies corporate identity, headquarters, product-line, and historical manufacturing context.
Catalog-linked 4x4 mine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrier associated with Changan Automobile in the public record.
Sources: Nigerian Army orders more CS/VP3 Bigfoot MRAPEarly Changan-associated military jeep; iChongqing reports that Chongqing Chang'an Arsenal began automobile manufacturing in 1959 with the Changjiang Type 46, and ChinaCarHistory gives production and specification context.
Sources: Changan old factory renewal, Changjiang 46 historyiChongqing reports that Changan's predecessor Chongqing Chang'an Arsenal began automobile manufacturing in 1959 and built the Changjiang Type 46 vehicle, described there as China's first production vehicle.
Sources: Changan old factory renewal
Changan's corporate-history materials say the company entered its modern automotive phase in 1984 and produced China's first small cars, a milestone distinct from the earlier arsenal-linked Changjiang Type 46 history.
Sources: 2020 CSR report
The About Changan page says the company launched its Third Business Venture program in 2017 to support its transformation toward intelligent low-carbon mobility.
Sources: About Changan
Changan's newsroom said China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. was officially established on July 29, 2025 through the integration of Changan Automobile, Chenzhi Group, and Changan Auto Finance.
Sources: 2025 group establishment release
Official English materials use both CHANGAN and ChangAn branding. The company's public corporate materials emphasize the modern automotive phase beginning in 1984, while Chongqing and automotive-history sources document an earlier arsenal-linked Changjiang Type 46 vehicle. The 2025 group announcement reflects the current umbrella structure around China Changan Automobile Group; this manufacturer profile remains centered on Changan Automobile and avoids extending CS/VP3 conflict-use claims beyond the linked weapon record. A rights-clear Commons logo was verified, so the profile includes one reusable image.
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Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.
