Senova
Auto mark of BAIC Motor
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| Product type | Automobile marque | ||||||||
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| Owner | BAIC Motor | ||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||
| Introduced | March 2012 | ||||||||
| Discontinued | 2020 | ||||||||
| Markets | China | ||||||||
| Website | Senova (in Chinese) | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 绅宝 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紳寶 | ||||||||
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Senova is a defunct automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker BAIC Motor, itself a 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.[3]
The Senova name was discontinued in 2020.[citation needed]
Products
The current Senova range comprises the following models:
- Senova D20, a subcompact five-door hatchback and four-door sedan[4]
- Senova D50
- Senova D60 (Discontinued in 2017)
- Senova CC (Discontinued in 2017)
- Senova D70 (formally Beijing Auto C70G)
- Senova D80 (Discontinued in 2017)
- Senova X25
- Senova X35
- Senova X55
- Senova X65 (Discontinued in 2017)
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Senova D20 Hatchback -
Senova D20 Sedan -
Senova D50 -
Senova D60 -
Senova CC -
Senova D70 -
Senova X25 -
Senova X35 -
Senova X55 -
Senova X65
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Senova D50 II -
Senova Zhidao -
Senova Zhida -
Senova Zhixing
Concept cars
A number of Senova concept cars were unveiled at the 2012 Auto China, including the C50E mid-sized sedan, the C60F executive sedan, the C90L luxury sedan and the C51X SUV.[5][6] Exclusively, the Concept 900 (S900) and the C90L are first prototypes of Italian design studio Fioravanti made for Senova.
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The C51X -
The Concept 900 designed by Fioravanti
Sales
The Senova D20 sold 20,008 units from its launch in March 2012 to the end of the year.[7] It was the first Senova model on sale in the period.
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.
- ^ "This Is The New Beijing Auto Senova D70 For China". Car News China. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
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- 1A brand of Borgward Group AG
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