Wuling Zhengcheng MPV launched on the Chinese car market

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The Wuling Zhengcheng MPV has been launched on the Chinese car market, the largest vehicle by far in the Wuling line-up. Price starts at 66.000 yuan and ends at 77.200 yuan ($10.715 – 12.534). The Zhengcheng, or ‘Journey’, is a nine-seat MPV-slash-minibus aimed mostly at fleet and taxi companies.

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Design could be called interesting but pretty it is not. Side window line goes up down and up again and wide wheel arches make for a bloated look. But big: 5090/1780/1925, and wheelbase is 3250. This sort of vehicles are especially popular among airport-limousine companies. Most nine-seat cars however are much more expensive, and cheaper MPV’s seat max seven. Wuling thus is creating a new market of sorts, which most interest expected by companies catering to airports in second and third tier cities.

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Black over beige with a basic steering wheel, all fittingly for a basic vehicle. The Zhengcheng is available with two four-cylinder petrol engines: a 1.5 with 106hp and 145nm, and a 1.8 with 131hp and 182nm, both mated to a five-speed manual.

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Seat arrangement is 2+2+2+3.

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‘Wuling’ is a brand under the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture (SGMW), in which GM has a 43% stake. The other partners are SAIC (aka Shanghai Auto) and Wuling Automotive. SAIC and GM are tied up in the giant Shanghai-GM joint venture that makes Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac cars for the Chinese market.

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Large Wuling logo on the otherwise nondescript grille.

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The new Wuling Zhengcheng from China.

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