Chinese automaker to build sedan on Saleen platform?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a></p><a href="http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008862/Zhongxing-to-make-sedan-on-Steve-platform.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/sms_zhong.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On one hand, Steve Saleen has <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/01/sms-releases-new-images-price-range-for-its-570-and-570x-challe/">two Challengers</a> due out under his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/14/sms-limited-steve-saleen-announces-new-supercar-brand/">SMS</a> brand. On the other, he's got the slightly tangled mess of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/17/detroit-2008-steve-saleen-presents-a-bargain-chinese-pickup/">CHAMCO</a>, it's Chinese partner Zhongxing Auto, and their joint U.S. venture, ZX Auto North America International. <br /><br />Earlier this year, Steve was meant to be helping CHAMCO bring Chinese-made Zhongxing pickup trucks to America. Due to CHAMCO and ZX Auto NA getting tied up in bankruptcy, it appears Saleen has left CHAMCO to join its Chinese partner, Zhongxing Auto. There, he will develop a platform on which Zhongxing will base a sports car, a sedan, a CUV, an SAV, and an MPV. It looks like a Chinese-market operation, with Zhongxing promising <font face="Arial">mid- and high-end segment competitors with "big power and big torque."</font><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008862/Zhongxing-to-make-sedan-on-Steve-platform.html">Gasgoo</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/28/chinese-automaker-to-build-sedan-on-saleen-platform/">Chinese automaker to build sedan on Saleen platform?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:36:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008862/Zhongxing-to-make-sedan-on-Steve-platform.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/28/chinese-automaker-to-build-sedan-on-saleen-platform/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1412102/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/28/chinese-automaker-to-build-sedan-on-saleen-platform/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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