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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Defunct | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | buses |
| Website | Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group |
Changzhou Changjiang Bus was a bus manufacturer based inChangzhou,Jiangsu,China. Changzhou Changjiang was reported to be the largest bus builder in China.[1] Buses are manufactured under theChangjiang brand.
In 2007,Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group acquired Changzhou Changjiang Bus and merged the bus operations withHuanghai Bus.[2]
In 1994, Flxible's parent company, General Automotive Corporation, along with three other American companies—Penske Corporation, Mark IV Industries, andCarrier Corporation—formed a joint venture with Changzhou Changjiang Bus, aChinese manufacturer located in Changzhou, Jiangsu, to produce buses based on theFlxible Metro design and with the Flxible name. The resulting company,China Flxible Auto Corporation, manufactured buses in a variety of lengths, from 8 m (26 ft 3 in) to 11 m (36 ft 1 in). These buses, which included both front- and rear-engine designs, and share only their general exterior appearance with the American-built Flxibles, were sold to many transit operators in major Chinese cities, includingBeijing andShanghai.
Additionally, atrolleybus version was manufactured exclusively for theHangzhou trolleybus system, which bought a total of 77 units between the late 1990s and 2001. However, for these vehicles, Changzhou Changjiang supplied the chassis and Metro-style bodies to the Hangzhou Changjiang Bus Company (in Hangzhou), which then completed the conversion into trolleybuses.[3]
Changzhou Changjiang andIveco ofItaly set up a 50:50 joint venture in 2001 calledChangzhou Iveco Bus Co. The venture focused on producing various types of city buses, bus chassis and parts.[4] The joint had the capacity to manufacture 6,000 to 7000 buses per year.[2][5]
However, in 2007, the partnership was dissolved when Iveco sold its 50% stake in the venture for just $1 US to Changjiang.
