Author Topic: Pieter's puzzle17 SOLVED Chana Star (Read 2697 times)

pieter · « **on:** June 05, 2007, 10:28:04 AM »

I have no idea how easy or difficult this will be, no idea how widely this is sold, but here goes:

pieter · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2007, 10:11:37 AM »

Uncensored this time:

pieter · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2007, 06:19:50 AM »

What? Not even a single wild guess in more than a week?

Hint: This manufacturer is currently having a 20000km 12 country trip with four 1.3 litre engined vehicles, two of which are like the one in the picture. (No support vehicles!) I will (for now) not say from where, but this trip is to end in Johannesburg.

SeaLion · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2007, 06:58:00 AM »

Honda Acty?

pieter · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:00:47 AM »

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:16:45 AM »

Suzuki Carry ?

pieter · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:42:06 AM »

Unfortunately not

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** June 12, 2007, 10:17:37 AM »

Then I'm going to guess it's the Bedford or Holden variant, which seem to have different names in different countries.

GRAYWOLF · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2007, 10:57:51 AM »

It looks like an Ariel badge on the front, but I can't find a reference to them building anything other than the Atom.

pieter · « **Reply #9 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:27:19 AM »

Unfortunately I know little about this vehicle - I do not know if it is based on a vehicle from a better known manufacturer. (Manufacturers do not often say 'our little car is actually an XYZ underneath'...) Not British, nor even Japanese.

GRAYWOLF · « **Reply #10 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:30:45 AM »

Korean

pieter · « **Reply #11 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:39:53 AM »

Not Korean

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:40:54 AM »

In China, the Suzuki Carry is assembled by Chang'an Suzuki in Chongqing, Changhe in Jiangxi Province, Harbin Light in Heilongjiang Province.

In India, it is manufactured by Maruti Udyog and sold as the Omni while in Indonesia, the Carry/Futura is a powerful presence in the suburban taxi market. In Taiwan, the Carry is produced by Ford Lio Ho and sold as the Ford Pronto.

pieter · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:48:08 AM »

Now you've got me! I Googled for a Suzuki Carri and could not find one. You mention a city name, though, that is where the abovementioned marathon trip started from. But none of the names are what it is sold as.

JR · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:53:41 AM »

The badge is definitely Chang'an. I've got the model listed as a Zhixing SC 1022 but as ever with Chinese vehicles it could be listed as a number of different vehicles depending on where it was made. I also have it listed as Suzuki Carry base.

JR

pieter · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2007, 12:02:48 PM »

I think given the fuzzy nature of our knowledge of the Chinese car industry and my limited knowledge, I should award this one. How do I give Karn and JR a half-point each?

It is sold in South Africa as the Chana Star

I found this: ChangAn Automobile Group Company Limited was established in 1862 and is the largest small vehicle manufacturing company in China, as well as being fourth-biggest overall.

http://www.chana-sa.co.za/content.cfm?id=1526

Hats off to the crowd who are driving these little vehicles from China to South Africa - it seems they are now near Dubai

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2007, 12:04:25 PM »

Yep

http://www.caky.com.cn/WEB/index.asp

pieter · « **Reply #17 on:** June 12, 2007, 12:06:24 PM »

长安跨越支持三峡库区建设汪洋书记莅临万州基地调研, indeed

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2007, 12:07:19 PM »

Please give JR my half point.

JR · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2007, 12:08:37 PM »

Apparently Zhixing means Star, so they've directly translated the name for South Africa.

JR

P.S. thanks Karnutz

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2007, 01:40:13 PM »

Quote from: JR on June 12, 2007, 12:08:37 PM

Apparently Zhixing means Star, so they've directly translated the name for South Africa.

JR

P.S. thanks Karnutz

You earned it! I only named a bunch of companies that build Suzuki clones. You identified the right one, plus the model.

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