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ChanganChana Star

1999 – present People's Republic of China Automobile 1 production year
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Production1999 – present
Recorded originPeople's Republic of China
ClassAutomobile
Also known asChang'an Star · Changan Star · Kaicene Star
Background

The Chana Star or Changan Star, more recently the Kaicene Star, is a series of trucks and microvans built and sold by Changan Automobile under the Chana brand since 1999. The Changan Star series was later repositioned under the Kaicene sub-brand of Changan Automobile.

Text adapted from “Chana Star” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1999–open

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

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Production timeline

1999 – present

1999
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