U-Lifan X80 2018 uhlole izivivinyo e-Victoria

Ibheji ye-Lifan Motors "LLL" ibonakala ngokucacile ku-tailgate yale X80, ebanjwe enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Victoria.

Isibonelo esingacashile se-Lifan Motors' X80 yaphasa ukuhlolwa kwefekthri e-Victoria ngesonto eledlule, kanti inkampani yase-China ekhiqiza izimoto kungenzeka ingenise umnyuzi oshayelwa kwesokunxele ukuze ulinganiswe nokuhanjiswa yi-Drivetrain Systems International (DSI) yase-Australia.

Ibonwa enyakatho-mpumalanga yeVictoria namapuleti endawo, i-X80 ithatha imisebenzi emikhulu ebangeni le-Lifan futhi iyi-SUV enkulu ehlala abantu abayisikhombisa efana ne-Haval H8 noma i-Hyundai Santa Fe.

Lo mkhiqizo usebenzisa amagiya ayisithupha azishintshayo aklanywe e-Victoria futhi akhiwe e-China yi-DSI, obekuyinkampani engaphansi komkhiqizi wezimoto wase-China i-Geely Automobile kusukela ngo-2009.

Okwamanje akwaziwa ukuthi inkampani izokhipha amamodeli e-Australia.

Ekuqaleni ikhishwe ngamasondo angaphambili kuphela, i-X80 kulindeleke ukuthi ithole inketho yokushayela wonke amasondo, okungase kuchaze ukuthi kungani ihlolwe e-Australia.

Ihlome ngenjini engu-2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder kaphethroli, iX80 ikhiqiza amandla angu-135 kW netorque engu-286 Nm, ubude bayo bungu-4820 mm nobubanzi obungu-1930 mm.

Ngemuva kokwethulwa eChina ngoMashi, i-X80 izothunyelwa ngonyaka ozayo ezimakethe ezihlanganisa iRussia, Middle East naseNingizimu Melika.

I-Lifan isivele ikhona kulezi zimakethe, inikeza izimoto ezincane zabagibeli kanye nama-SUV.

Akukaziwa ukuthi inkampani ihlela ukukhipha amamodeli e-Australia, lapho ama-brand amaningi aseShayina afana ne-LDV, i-Great Wall, i-MG, i-Haval ne-Foton isivele iqhudelana khona.

Ngokufanelekile, igama le-Lifan nelogo kuye kwaphawulwa yi-Down Under iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye edlule.

Noma amamodeli e-X80 edlule abenebheji ethi "Lifan" ku-tailgate, isibonelo kulesi sithombe sinelogo ye-"LLL" yomenzi we-automaker.

Onjiniyela be-DSI bavame ukungenisa izimoto zokuhlola ukuze bahlole ukulinganiswa kokuhanjiswa, njengemoto efihliwe yakwaGeely eqoshwe ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka kamuva eyaboniswa njengomqondo e-Shanghai Auto Show.

Ngaphambilini eyayaziwa ngokuthi i-Borg Warner, i-DSI yenza ukuhanjiswa kwemishini embonini yayo yase-Albury ezinkampanini ezifana ne-Ford Australia.

Uphinde wahlinzeka ngokudluliselwa ku-Mahindra kanye ne-SsangYong ngaphambi kokuthi i-Geely ivale imboni yase-Australia ngo-2009 futhi ukukhiqizwa kwathuthela e-China. Noma kunjalo, isikhungo sobunjiniyela se-DSI esiseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Melbourne, e-Springvale, sasinda.

Ngokwe-website ye-Lifan, i-chassis ye-X80 yacijwa esikhungweni sokuthuthukisa izimoto saseBrithani i-MIRA.

Njenge-Geely ne-Great Wall, i-Lifan Motors yinkampani ezimele esohlwini lwe-stock exchange, ngokungafani nezinkampani zomphakathi.

Ngokuphawulekayo, lokhu kungenzeka kuvimbela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-chassis yi-Premcar yase-Victorian, esebenze ezimotweni zaseShayina ezivela kwaGeely ne-ZX Auto, phakathi kwezinye.

Inkampani engaphansi kweLifan Group, iLifan Motors, yasungulwa eChongqing, entshonalanga yeChina, ngo-2003. Ikhiqiza izinhlobo ezahlukene zezimoto, okuhlanganisa izimoto zabagibeli, ama-SUV, izithuthuthu, nezimoto ezincane zokuhweba.

Njenge-Geely ne-Great Wall, i-Lifan Motors yinkampani ezimele esohlwini lwe-stock exchange, ngokungafani nezinkampani zikahulumeni ezifana ne-SAIC Motor, i-FAW ne-Beijing Auto.

Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, i-Geely iye yandisa iphothifoliyo yayo yemikhiqizo yezimoto, ithola iVolvo, i-Proton ne-Lotus, kanye nokwakha uhlobo lomkhiqizo oluthunyelwa ngaphandle i-Lynk & Co, olugxile kakhulu ezimakethe zaseNtshonalanga.

EChongqing, uLifan uhlezi ethunzini lenye umdondoshiya waseChina, uChangan, osebenzisana nabo abahlanganisa iFord, iMazda neSuzuki, phakathi kwabanye.