Senova
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Product type | Automobile marque |
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Owner | BAIC Motor |
Country | China |
Introduced | March 2012 |
Markets | China |
Website | Senova (in Chinese) |
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Simplified Chinese | 绅宝 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 紳寶 | ||||||||
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Senova is an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker BAIC Motor, itself a subsidiary of BAIC Group. It was launched in March 2012.
History
At the end of 2009 BAIC Group acquired the intellectual property rights to the Swedish car maker Saab's 9-3 and 9-5 models and related powertrain technologies in order to support the development of its own-brand vehicles.[1]
The first Senova production model, the Senova D20, a subcompact five-door hatchback, went on sale in China in March 2012.[2]
The production version of the Senova D70 made its debut at the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show.
Products
The current Senova range comprises the following models:
- Senova D20, a subcompact five-door hatchback and four-door sedan[3]
- Senova D50
- Senova D60
- Senova CC
- Senova D70 (formally Beijing Auto C70G)
- Senova D80 (Discontinued)
- Senova X25
- Senova X35
- Senova X55
- Senova X65
- Senova D20 Hatchback
- Senova D20 Sedan
- Senova D50
- Senova CC
- Senova D70
- Senova X25
- Senova X35
- Senova X55
- Senova X65
Concept cars
A number of Senova concept cars were unveiled at the 2012 Auto China, including the C50E mid-sized sedan, the C60F executive sedan, the C90L luxury sedan and the C51X SUV.[4][5]
Sales
The Senova D20 sold 20,008 units from its launch in March 2012 to the end of the year.[6] It was the first Senova model on sale in the period.
Notes
References
- ↑ "BAIC: Range of new models set for Beijing show". China Daily. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "BAIC E-Series makes market debut". Gasgoo. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Beijing Auto E-series listed & priced in China". Car News China. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Beijing Auto at the Beijing Auto Show, the other concept cars". Car News China. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Beijing Auto C90L debuts at the Beijing Auto Show". Car News China. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "BAIC Group's own brand sales weak". Gasgoo. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)