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 Template:Zh icon |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紳寶 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 绅宝 | ||||||||
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| Beijing Auto | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京汽車 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北京汽车 | ||||||||
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Senova (also known as BAIC Motor or Beijing Auto) is an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker BAIC Motor, itself a wholly owned 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 D70 (formally Beijing Auto C70G)
Concept cars
A number of Beijing Auto concept cars were unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, including the C50E mid-sized sedan, the C60F executive sedan, the C90L luxury sedan and the C51X SUV.[4][5]
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The BAIC C51X -
The BAIC Concept 900
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.
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