Changan Automobile does not build many cars like the Changan CS55: a 5-door SUV with 1.5 L JL476ZQCD I4, built from 2017 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.
Where it came from
The Changan CS55 is a compact SUV produced by the Chinese manufacturer Changan Automobile under the Changan marque since 2017. It debuted at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show and was launched on the Chinese auto market later in 2017.
The manufacturer announced a full-electric version on 9 July 2020 called the CS55 EV. A facelift in 2019 updated the name to Changan CS55 Plus The second generation Changan CS55 Plus was introduced in March 2021 and was called Changan UNI-S in the Middle East. It received a facelift which marketed as "third generation CS55 Plus" in 2025 and 2026 with revised design.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 1.5 L JL476ZQCD I4. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / 6-speed automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2650 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Changan Automobile's history is not in doubt: it was built at Chongqing. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ford Escort. Nearby in the Changan Automobile catalogue sit the Avatr 06 and the Avatr 07.