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Jiangnan Automobile, which has disappeared for a long time, has brought a new car back to public view! On the evening of February 26th, the brand-new model "Jiangnan U2" of Jiangnan Automobile, a subsidiary of Zhongtai, was officially launched, with a total of six models with a price range of 56800-98800 yuan. After listing, it will compete with pure electric small cars such as Hongguang MINIEV, Ora good Cat and Chery small Ant.

The new car is the first strategic car based on Jiangnan Automobile J-Smart 1.0 pure electric platform, and it is also the first new car released after Zhongtai Automobile bankruptcy reorganization, positioning pure electric small car. In terms of appearance, the new car is obviously different from the Jiangnan T11 design style, and the overall visual effect is more fresh and refined, similar to the Honda Honda e. All aspects of the overall profile of the front face, using through-type fumigation grille design, the middle net is a black closed decorative board, on both sides with a round rectangular shape of the headlamp group, the lamp group is a round lens in the middle, the whole vehicle is very small and delicate.

On the side of the body, the new car body is painted in two colors, and six body colors are available. It is equipped with the popular hidden door handle design of new energy vehicles, and provides a total of four modeling options of R16 and R17 inch rims, which is visually younger. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 3840/1742/1545mm, wheelbase is 2521mm, positioning pure electric small car, using 5 doors and 5 seats layout. In terms of the rear, the shape of the new car is relatively simple, the central taillight is also decorated with black through strips, and there are square reflections on both sides and echo with the front face, optional spoiler to enhance the sense of movement of the whole car.

In terms of interior decoration, the new car adopts a more modern and simple style, the car is equipped with a 10.1-inch suspended central control screen with a full LCD dashboard, and the adjusting lever on the air outlet of the air conditioner is painted in color to add a sense of vitality in the car. the steering wheel uses a chic double-spoke steering wheel with physical keys, the style looks unique, and the weaving seat material makes the interior style more simple. The biggest highlight of the new car is the use of a panoramic canopy with an area of 1.24 square meters, and the upper part of the front windshield extends to the roof.

In terms of power, the new car offers two power versions, the low-power version has a maximum power of 55 kilowatts with a peak torque of 120 Nm, and the high-power version has a maximum power of 80 kW and a peak torque of 160 Nm, equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries. In terms of range, there are three CLTC mileage models, 151km, 305km and 406km respectively.

Jiangnan Automobile is not only a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhongtai Automobile, but also a production qualification factory of Zhongtai. Speaking of Jiangnan Automobile, many people may not be familiar with it now, but early Jiangnan Automobile can also be regarded as a brand with great influence on car companies, which caused a sensation in the car market because of the low price of its Jiangnan Otto model.

In 2003, Jiangnan Automobile launched Otto and shocked the whole car market with a price of 29800 yuan. since then, it was known as the "king of low price" and became a popular domestic car model at that time. But since then, due to the limited quality of the vehicle, limited R & D strength and lack of publicity experience, Jiangnan Automobile has also begun to go downhill.

In May 2007, Zhongtai holding Group reorganized Jiangnan Automobile and obtained the qualification of car production, and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhongtai Automobile. After Zhongtai took over, Jiangnan Otto changed its name to Jiangnan TT, lowering the car purchase threshold again at a price of 20800 yuan. In 2015, Zhongtai will also transform Jiangnan TT into a new energy vehicle, which will be sold in the name of Jiangnan T11, but not for long. Zhongtai, the parent company of Jiangnan Automobile, was unable to pay its employees' wages in 2020 and was forced to file for bankruptcy reorganization the following year, while Jiangnan Automobile was not spared. In November 2021, Hunan Jiangnan Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was filed for bankruptcy reorganization, and the applicant was its supplier.

On October 18, 2022, Zhongtai announced the resumption of production and said it planned to resume production of the first batch of T300 models in Yongkang base on October 20, 2022 and held a ceremony. In January 2023, the media reported that Zhongtai T300L had passed the national six b emission certification, which meant that Zhongtai officially returned to resume sales in the domestic market, while the Jiangnan brand also returned to public view because of Jiangnan U2. Jiangnan U2, a brand new model of Jiangnan Automobile, can be said to be the first electric car released after Zhongtai Automobile's "resurrection". Generally speaking, compared with the mainstream pure electric small cars on the market, the product power of the new car is OK, and the performance-to-price ratio is higher. as for the fate of the new car on the market, we might as well continue to pay attention to it.

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