Changan

British

/ ˈtʃæŋˈɑːn /

noun

a former name of Xi'an

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Chinese carmaker Changan is set to start selling an EV with CATL’s sodium-ion battery in the middle of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

There was just one thing - the new Volga is based on a Chinese car, the Changan.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Changan Ford Motor will own a 60% stake and Chongqing Changan Automobile 40%.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023

Those passing by foot or on bicycle on Changan Avenue running north of the square were also stopped and forced to show identification.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023

The fact that the metropolis at Changan was taken for model in building Kyoto prepares us to find that intercourse with the Middle Kingdom was frequent and intimate.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

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