Deepal

Deepal Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. or Shenlan Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 深蓝汽车; lit. 'Deep Blue') is an electric vehicle manufacturing company owned by Changan Automobile.

Deepal Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
Native name
深蓝汽车科技有限公司
FormerlyChangan New Energy Automobile Technology
TypeState-owned
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters
Chongqing
,
China
Area served
China
ProductsMotor vehicles
OwnerChangan Automobile 51% Institutional investors 49%
ParentChangan Automobile
Websitehttps://www.deepal.com.cn/

The company was originally named Chongqing Changan New Energy Automobile Technology founded in 2018 and became an independent brand since 2023.

History

In April 2008, Changan Automobile and Chongqing Science and Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. jointly invested to establish Changan New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.

On December 8, 2017, the New Energy Division of Changan Automobile was established, consolidating the planning of new energy products, complete vehicle development, powertrain system development, procurement, and sales within the division.[1]

From January 2020 to March 2022, with consolidation of Changan New Energy and the New Energy Division of Changan Automobile, Changan New Energy Automobile Technology was established. After the introduction 12 investors in two separate rounds, causing Changan Automobile's ownership to be temporarily decreased from wholly owned 100% to 40.66%.[2] The company announced first model SL03 (codenamed C385) under the brand Changan Shenlan.

At the end of 2022, Changan Automobile announced the acquisition of a 10.34% stake in Changan New Energy Automobile Technology from two shareholders, increasing its ownership stake from 40.66% to 51.00%, thus regaining control of the company.

In 2023, the English name of the Changan Shenlan brand was announced, the Deepal, and the Changan New Energy Automobile Technology was renamed to Deepal Automobile Technology. The Deepal brand was independently operated from Changan Group.[3]

Products

The first model of Deepal, the SL03 (codenamed C385), was introduced in 2022. The current Deepal models used Chang'an EPA NEV platform, separated into EPA0, EPA1 and EPA2. Five initial models will be released, 1 based on EPA0 and 4 based on EPA1.[4]

Current models
  • Deepal SL03 (2022–present) - compact EV/EREV sedan
  • Deepal S7 (2023–present) - compact EV/EREV SUV
    • Deepal SL03
      Deepal SL03
    • Deepal S7
      Deepal S7

References
  1. "长安汽车多维度布局新能源汽车产业_中证网". www.cs.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. "纠结的长安新能源战略：阿维塔、深蓝变"干儿子"，再造"亲儿子"启源 - 经济观察网 － 专业财经新闻网站". www.eeo.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. 无敌电动 (2023-04-15). "长安汽车回应长安深蓝更名，长安深蓝更名深蓝汽车". CarMeta (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. "5 New Cars/New EPA1 Platform/Intelligent Technology Upgrade Interpretation of Changan New Energy's Latest Plan". inf.news. 2022-08-05.
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