GM shows off first model from new Baojun brand in China
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/carbuying/" rel="tag">Car Buying</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a></p><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="381" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-baojun-630-passenger-car-1290478212.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Baojun 630 Passenger Car - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a>, through its joint venture with SAIC and Wuling, has produced the first model for its new entry-level brand Baojun. The name means "treasured horse" and its first model is evocatively called the 630 Passenger Car. The compact four-door is slated to go on sale in China sometime in the first half of 2011, and the very first example has just rolled off the production line.<br />
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The styling of the Baojun 630 has some lines that remind us of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/cruze">Chevrolet Cruze</a>, but there is also a handful of other influences evident throughout this five-seater. We're not sure exactly what's under that hood, but we do know it's supplied by GM and meets local as well as Euro IV emissions standards.<br />
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Baojun is hoping to capture first-time buyers in China's second and third-tier markets. Early reports pegged the 630 with a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/19/gms-new-low-cost-brand-in-china-is-a-treasured-horse/">price tag of around $7,000</a>, and we are still waiting to hear an official ruling on the MSRP. <em>Thanks to all for the tips.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car">Baojun 630 Passenger Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-baojun-630-passenger-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" title="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/02-baojun-630-passenger-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" title="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/03-baojun-630-passenger-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" title="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/00-baojun-630-passenger-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" title="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/baojun-630-passenger-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/04-baojun-630-passenger-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" title="Baojun 630 Passenger Car" /></a></div><br />
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