Baojun 630

Baojun 630 China

The Baojun 630 is a car model that was developed jointly by General Motors and the Chinese company SAIC.

The vehicle is the result of a new form of cooperation between China for the domestic and international manufacturers. The remarkable thing is that a complete car has been developed specifically for the local market, in contrast to the previous adjustments in this area, which are limited to optical specifications and equipment. A crucial factor is significantly lower price than actually developed for Western markets vehicles. How much does the Baojun 630 then with 62,800 RMB only slightly more than half of a similarly sized Chevrolet Cruze (whose price starts at 108,900 RMB ). This is intended to model directly compete with models of domestic manufacturers - such as with the comparable in size and price BYD F3 and Great Wall Voleex C30, which are among the best-selling domestic models. This strategy has proven to be relatively successful, so in the first two months of 2012, approximately 17,000 were sold Baojun 630, which means a place among the 40 best-selling.

However, this form of cooperation is not without controversy, as the foreign manufacturer must take this just a really outdated model - rumored the Baojun 630 is based on the Chevrolet Lacetti introduced in 2004 - and this provided with a more modern body. From participate in such a project, the Chinese manufacturers can therefore learn nothing about current vehicle technology; help the other hand, the foreign manufacturers to better understand the design taste of the Chinese and to develop a vehicle that further weakens the already practically just about the price competitive Chinese manufacturers.