Changan PSA

Changan PSA (officially Changan PSA Automobiles Co., Ltd., informally CAPSA) is an automobile company headquartered in Shenzhen, China and a 50:50 joint venture between Changan Automobile and Groupe PSA. Its principal activity is the manufacture and sale of DS Automobiles branded passenger cars in China.

Changan PSA Automobiles Co., Ltd.
joint venture
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedNovember 2011
Headquarters
Shenzhen
,
China
Area served
China
Key people
Olivier Mornet (President)
Ying Zhanwang (Executive Vice President)
ProductsAutomobiles
OwnerChangan Automobile (50%)
Groupe PSA (50%)
Websitewww.ds.com.cn

Changan PSA is Groupe PSA's second automobile joint venture in China, after Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën.[1] Centering on a newly built production base in Shenzhen, it has an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles.[2]

History

In 2010 Changan and Groupe PSA agreed to establish a 50:50 joint venture to produce passenger cars for the Chinese market,[3] and final approval for the project was gained in 2011.[4]

Manufacturing commenced in 2014, with China specific DS models; the DS 5LS first and then the DS 6WR.[5]

Products
  • DS 4S
  • DS 5
  • DS 5LS
  • DS 6WR
  • DS 7
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References
  1. CAPSA – Chang’an-PSA’s new joint venture company chinacartimes.com, June 15, 2011
  2. For Shenzhen production base, see "About CAPSA: Changan PSA Automobiles Co., Ltd Profile". capsa.com.cn. Changan Automobiles Co Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. China Chang’an Automobile Group and PSA in Joint Venture discussion PSA Peugeot Citroën Official Site, 5/06/2010
  4. "PSA Peugeot Citroën in China (a PSA Press Kit)". groupe-psa.com. PSA Peugeot Citroën. April 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  5. "PSA launches DS compact crossover in China". Automotive News Europe. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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