Aiming to increase passenger car sales to 180,000 this year, Lifan Auto plans to release three re-designed models this year: the 330, 530, and 630, which will replace the 320, 520, and 620 respectively. In the past week, the upcoming 330 was exposed for the first time as design images and spy shots of it … Read more
A Flagship under 80,000 Yuan, Lifan 720 Gets Nationwide Release
March 15th, 2013 | Posted in Lifan | New CarsLifan announced the wide release of its top sedan model, the 720, earlier this month, almost two years after its debut. The announcement expands the car’s availability beyond the Guangdong province, where it has been on sale since last December. A larger compact, the 720 sits on a 2700mm wheelbase, compared with the 2605mm of … Read more
In our report on Lifan’s plan to expand overseas, we mentioned that the automaker was developing a new subcompact model, the 420, targeting especially the South American market. Last Friday, auto.163.com published a set of renderings of the 420, exposing for the first time its exterior design. The images reveal a mini crossover utility vehicle … Read more
In its global growth plan unveiled today, Lifan sets the goal of selling 120,000 vehicles overseas in 2015, which would account for about 40% of its total deliveries. This, according to a Lifan VP, is a conservative estimate in light of the company’s fast expansion seen in the past few years. Starting to export in … Read more
Lifan 620 EV Goes on Sale for US$39,295 Before Subsidies
July 6th, 2012 | Posted in Electric Car | Lifan | New CarsA pure-electric version of Lifan 620 sedan hits showrooms in several Chinese cities including Beijing and Suzhou, selling for 249,800 Yuan (US$39,295) before subsidies. Consumers in Beijing are invited for a test drive by the Lifan dealership located in the city’s Daxing district. The available model, called 620 CEV or LF7002CEV, is upgraded from 620 … Read more
Shanghai-listed Lifan Motors has started assembling sedans in Iraq from knocked-down (KD) kits imported from China, source at the company says today. The manufacturing enterprise is co-owned with ZAMAZAM SPRING, one of the largest local auto dealers. The Middle East has been a major export market for Chinese automakers. Last year, Syria, Iran, and Egypt … Read more
Lifan 520 to Get 1.2 TDI Engine from Ricardo
May 19th, 2011 | Posted in LifanLifan Motors inked a deal on May 12 in Chongqing with the British automotive engineering company Ricardo to jointly build a 1.2L turbocharged direct-injection (1.2 TDI) engine for the next generation Lifan 520. To be developed in the UK and released in two or three years, the 1.2 TDI engine would be able to put … Read more
Lifan 720 to Be Released Before Year-end: Auto Shanghai in Pictures
April 21st, 2011 | Posted in Auto Shows | Lifan | New CarsBesides announcing the release of the X60 SUV, Lifan Motors debuts at the show the new top model of its sedan lineup: the 720. Cautious over the fact that few midsize cars of native brands have done well in the market, Lifan makes the 720 a larger compact with a 2700mm wheelbase, only 95mm longer … Read more
The first SUV from Lifan Motors was released on Tuesday, the first day of the show, with a price tag of 79,998 Yuan ($12,260). Only one version is currently available, the 1.8L standard. Like Chery Tiggo, its main rival, the Lifan compact crossover SUV is said to be deeply indebted to Toyota RAV4. First captured … Read more
Lifan 320 subcompact, the ultra-affordable Mini Cooper impersonator, gets a new transmission option for 2011, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) employing imported Bosch pushbelts. It is paired with the Lifan-made 1.3-liter engine (LF479Q3) that can put out up to 65kW of power and 110Nm of torque. The 320 CVT, released on Sunday, are available in … Read more
Lifan, Maker of Chinese “Mini Cooper,” Goes Public in Shanghai
November 25th, 2010 | Posted in LifanLifan Industry (Group) Co., Ltd (601777.SS), parent of Lifan Motors, issued 200 million shares today in Shanghai at 14.5 yuan per share. It was the first privately-owned auto company to go public in mainland China. Established in 1992 by Yin Mingshan and based in Chongqing, Lifan builds motorcycles, sedans, and engines. It posted revenues of … Read more
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