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HongqiCA72
Production1959–1965
Recorded originChina
Background
The Hongqi CA72 is an automobile produced by FAW Hongqi. It was the company's first production automobile and the first representative sedan that was constructed and built in China. Produced from 1959 until 1965, the CA72 was only available to state institutions and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and was regularly used in public events until the 1970s. Numerous details about technology and production are unclear.
Text adapted from “Hongqi CA72” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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