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Zhongtai is in operational difficulties, many of its production bases have stopped production, Zhongtai TS5 new car originally planned for the first half of the year seems to be "stillborn", and a number of Zhongtai's sub-brands have also been affected, the once huge car empire is teetering. When outsiders thought it was yellow, Zhongtai TS5's standard-changing model "Hanlong SAGA" new car exposure, to Hanlong brand to continue Zhongtai's new car plan.

According to the latest news from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Hanlong's new SUV- Hanlong SAGA has completed the information declaration, which is also the second mass-produced model of the Hanlong brand. It is worth noting that the new car can be seen as a new model of Zhongtai TS5.

From the appearance and shape of the new car, there is no big difference between the new car and Zhongtai TS5, only replaced with the logo of Hanlong brand. The front face styling of Hanlong SAGA is the latest family design of Zhongtai, which is officially called "Dao, Natural, Wisdom, Beauty and Tiancheng" 3.0 era design concept, but the Zhongtai brand has not yet used the design in mass production, and Hanlong SAGA is expected to be the first car to use the design. The front face uses a large number of horizontal elements, a chrome strip runs through the whole front face, and extends to the headlamp part, the headlamp also uses a split design. In addition, the front enclosure is decorated with ventilation holes on both sides. The front logo may be unfamiliar to consumers, which is the LOGO of Hanlong brand "HUNKT".

The side of the body is designed with a suspended roof, and the rear is a popular penetrating LED taillight, which echoes the design of the front. In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4586/1840/1618mm and its wheelbase is 2700mm, which is consistent with Zhongtai TS5. The rear signs are "Hanlong Motor" and "HUNKT".

In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with two different adjustments of 1.5T turbocharged engines, with a maximum power of 156 horsepower (115 kilowatts) and 190 horsepower (140 kilowatts), which can meet the sixth national standard.

Hanlong Automobile is a brand-new brand, which is inextricably linked with Zhongtai Automobile. Hanlong Automobile production base "Hubei Daye Hanlong Automobile Co., Ltd." is a branch of Zhejiang Zhongtai Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which earlier produced Zhongtai brand models and engines. In November 2019, Hanlong put forward the first mass-produced model, Hanlong, as an independent brand, which was also the original Zhongtai T900 (L10) model. And the exposure of the Hanlong SAGA is also based on the original model of Zhongtai.

In the early years, at the time of the collective outbreak of independent brands, Zhongtai Automobile became popular rapidly because of "imitating car building", and it was called "ruler department" by the industry. Zhongtai to low price and high configuration and imitation road rise, the launch of SR9, SR7, T700 and other models also get high market attention, but due to the subsequent outbreak of quality problems, Zhongtai word-of-mouth rapidly decline, sales also gradually decline. With the implementation of the six emission standards of the superimposed country, the deterioration of Zhongtai Automobile operation has been highlighted, which further leads to the stagnation of production, the enterprise into crisis and sustained losses.

Zhongtai, which has stopped production, has no cars to sell, and it will be difficult to maintain without the support of external funds. There is a view that Zhongtai TS5 will be accompanied by operational difficulties and difficult delivery, early research and development, publicity and other capital investment will also be wasted, and with the launch of the standard-changing model Hanlong SAGA, it is reasonable to integrate and utilize the resources.

Hanlong is a brand new independent brand, its first model has not been on the market for a year, and consumers do not know much about the brand. Hanlong SAGA, which locates the compact SUV, believes that it will continue the line of performance-to-price ratio. Whether Hanlong can enter the mainstream market remains to be tested by the market.

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