Chinese name: 一汽威乐 (yīqì wēilè)
Year of launch: 2000
First Auto Works (FAW) is one of the four largest state-owned automotive companies in China. It was founded in 1953 and launched its first car, the Hongqi (Red Flag). One of its subsidiaries, FAW Tianjin, started producing cars in 1965. From November 1984 it started producing Daihatsu cars in license, starting with the Hijet, but followed by the Charade in 1986. This car, the Xiali (夏利) would become one of the most successful cars in China in the nineties and can be considered an icon for the Chinese automotive industry.
The Toyota Platz (Echo) compact sedan was produced by Tianjin FAW from 2000, where it was marketed under the Xiali brand as Xiali 2000. It was refreshed in 2004, when it was renamed FAW Vela, gaining FAW badges around instead of Xiali's logo.
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