Insider: Changan prepping to bring Deepal, Avatr brands to PH

Changan’s premium sub-brands could make its way to PH this year

The influx of Chinese brands and their sub-brands in the Philippine auto market shows no signs of letting up. 

According to a contact of ours with a deep grasp of knowledge and information about what’s going on inside Changan Auto Philippines, the brand is looking to bring in the Deepal and Avatr sub-brands in the country.

For those not in the know, Deepal and Avatr are Changan’s premium sub-brands over in China that offer both fully-electric and range-extended models in their respective lineups. While Deepal is majority-owned by Changan Automobile, Avatr was born out of a joint venture between Changan and lithium-ion battery provider CATL, with technology supported by Huawei.

While other Chinese brands present in the Philippine market have gone on to bring in sub-brands under different distributors, it looks like Changan, Deepal, and Avatr will all stay under the Inchcape umbrella.

That rather gives light on some vehicles that we found under the DOE’s recognized list, like the Deepal G318 PHEV and the Avatr 11 EV, having the Changan name before the sub-brand. Those two could very well be the initial models they plan to bring in for their introduction. For naming purposes, this makes Deepal and Avatr models more recognizable once they arrive, since Changan has already established its operations in the country.  

However, that’s all our insider has given us at the moment. More developments could come in the following weeks, if not months.