Year of the Saab: China's BAIC Motors Launches 9-5-Based Senova D Sedan-Now, we would like to talk about Senova D sedan from China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. or simply BAIC. The picture above is under its body shell, elements of which will likely remind you of several other cars, is the platform and engine technology from the previous generation Saab 9-5, the rights for which the company acquired from General Motors in 2009 respectively.
Well, it is the production version of last year’s C70G and it was formally introduced to the world at last month’s Shanghai Auto Show. The reason why we're talking about it now is that BAIC announced on Monday that the Senova D went on sale in China and Hong Kong.
How about the size? The 4,861mm long, 1,820mm wide and 1,462 mm tall Senova D is reportedly offered at launch with a 201hp 2.0-liter turbocharged engine and a starting price of Yuan 139,800, the equivalent of US$22,700 and €17,500, with 174hp 1.8-liter and 247hp 2.3-liter turbocharged fours to be added to the lineup later on.
Furthermore, the company also recently showed a prototype for a performance variant with the 2.3L Turbo engine as well as an all-electric version.
Car lovers, Beijing Automobile launched the Senova as it prepares to list its BAIC Motor Corp. unit in Hong Kong as reported by Bloomberg News.
Yes, adding the Senova to their product lineup will boost investors’ confidence and it will help their efforts to sell shares in Hong Kong in line with their schedule as said by Han Yonggui, president of BAIC Motor.
Car lovers, in addition to the Saab 9-5 tech, BAIC has also acquired some rights to the older Saab 9-3 model, the platform architecture of which was employed on the C51X concept models and C50E sedan.
Story References: Bloomberg News and Autoblog-nl
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