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Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 纳智捷锐3 (nàzhìjié ruì 3)
Year of launch: 2016
Taiwanese carmaker Luxgen started producing cars in 2009 with the introduction of the 7 MPV, renamed M7 after a 2014 redesign. The large 7 SUV (renamed U7 after after a 2014 redesign) followed in 2010, the 5 Sedan was launched in 2012 and restyled and renamed to S5 in 2015, whereas the only truly successful U6 hit the market in 2013. Apart from Taiwan, the cars are also locally produced in mainland China by the Dongfeng Yulon joint venture. The U6 is the best-selling Luxgen in China, with 34,631 units in 2014, 47,888 units in 2015, but down in 2016 to 30,817 units. Sales are dangerously down so far in 2017.
The Luxgen S3 hit the Chinese market in 2016. Sales are abominable.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/luxgen/luxgen-3-sedan/
Place: Taichung
Today I already had my last day of classes and successfully finished my final term. I greatly improved my Chinese level in the past year so I am happy. The end of my Taiwanese adventure is nearing, but I still have two weeks to spend here and of course lots of interesting spots to share.
Place: Puli
The Datsun/Nissan Sunny B310 was locally assembled by Yue Loong from 1979 with the code name 302. In 1980 it was refreshed and received the 303 name. Production of the 303 was halted in 1993. It used to be one of the most popular cars in Taiwan and is still a regular sight in the less-developed areas of Taiwan.
This is the first 302 I've seen so far.
Place: Dali District, Taichung
After a few years the locally-assembled Datsun 120Y was renamed by Yue Loong.
Place: Puli
The Datsun/Nissan Sunny B310 was locally assembled by Yue Loong from 1979 with the code name 302. In 1980 it was refreshed and received the 303 name. Production of the 303 was halted in 1993. It used to be one of the most popular cars in Taiwan and is still a regular sight in the less-developed areas of Taiwan.
This is the first 302 I've seen so far.
Place: Fengyuan
I spotted this truly brilliant Yue Loong Feeling during my vacation, when I started my journey with car spotting in Fengyuan, a city in central Taiwan. The owner was just driving his car out of his garage. I tried to start a conversation with the owner, but I failed... He only asked me from which country I was. The older owner and fantastic condition of the Feeling gave me the feeling it could be the owner who originally bought it back in the late 1980s.
Place: Wenshan District, Taipei
This generation Bluebird was sold in Taiwan until the early nineties, when it was replaced by the Primera. Apparently Yue Loong/Yulon and Nissan were on bad terms in the late eighties, early nineties, because of the development of the Yue Loong Feeling and declining market share of Yue Loong on the Taiwanese market.
Place: Neihu District, Taipei
The Nissan Cedric Y30 was launched in 1983 and in the following year Yue Loong started locally assembling the Cedric 811/830. In Taiwan it was produced until 1991. The 811 had a 2.0-litre four cylinder engine which was exclusive to the Taiwanese market, while the 830 was fitted with a 3.0-litre V6 engine.
Place: Dali District, Taichung
After a few years the locally-assembled Datsun 120Y was renamed by Yue Loong.
Place: Wanhua District, Taipei
The China Motor Corporation (CMC) was established in 1969 by Yulon (Yue Loong) founder Yan Qingling. CMC started locally assembling Mitsubishi cars, but mostly vans.
One of the most interesting Mitsubishi's in Taiwan is the Towny. The Towny is based on the fifth generation Mitsubishi Minica (1984-1989) kei car and was launched in 1985 with a 783 cc engine and 4-speed manual transmission, unique for Taiwan but also offered in the Minicab. In 1987 the Towny received a new 796 cc engine and 5-speed transmission. In 1992 the Towny was discontinued. As of today it's probably the only small car that has ever been locally produced in Taiwan.
Place: Wanhua District, Taipei
The Nissan Caravan E23 (1980-1986), marketed as Nissan Urvan in many export countries, was locally assembled by Yue Loong (Yulon) in Taiwan and sold as Homer (YLN 747). Note that the Atlas F23 light truck was also sold under the Homer name (YLN 255/256/261), see below for a photo.
Place: Zhongzheng District, Taipei
It was good to see this very cool Sunny B12 yellow taxicab survived and it actually looks like it's still in use. The B11 and B12 were both locally assembled by Yue Loong (Yulon), but the older rear-wheel drive B310 (YLN 302/303) survived its successors. This generation Sunny 321 was later rebranded as Sentra, possibly to distinguish it from the Sunny 303, which was still going strong but of course became dated. Besides the sedan, the stationcar was also offered in Taiwan, known in Japan as Sunny California, in Europe as Sunny Florida and in North America as Sentra Wagon. In Taiwan it was branded as Sentra ADW.
Place: Taichung
The Datsun Cedric 330-series was locally-produced by Yue Loong (Yulon) as the Cedric 803 and 805 (裕隆勝利 803/805). It came with 2.0-litre and 2.4-litre six cylinder petrol engines.
A special edition launched in May 2004, came with exclusive roof rack, blackout headlights and grille, side stickers, and so on.
Place: Taichung
The first generation Bobby is an original design by Yue Loong. It looks quite similar to the Datsun Cherry/Sunny Cab (C20), but is totally different. It was succeeded by the Vanette (C120), also sold as Bobby in Taiwan. Needless to say these are extremely rare.
Place: Wenshan District, Taipei
The Nissan Caravan E23 (1980-1986), marketed as Datsun/Nissan Urvan in many export countries, was locally assembled by Yue Loong (Yulon) in Taiwan and sold as Homer (YLN 747). Note that the Atlas F23 light truck was also sold under the Homer name (YLN 255/256/261)
Place: Wanhua District, Taipei
Based on the Nissan March (Micra) K11, Yulon Motor launched the Verita on the Taiwanese market in 1997. This Taiwan-only retrostyle version of the March quickly became successful, despite its higher price tag compared to the March. The March and Verita K11 were discontinued on December 31 2007 because they were unable to meet stringent emission regulations.
In Japan Nissan had its own retrolook version of the March: the March Bolero.
Place: Sanchong District, New Taipei
The Nissan Sunny B11 and B12 were both locally assembled by Yue Loong (Yulon), but the older rear-wheel drive B310 (YLN 302/303) survived its successors. This generation Sunny 321 was later rebranded as Sentra, possibly to distinguish it from the Sunny 303, which was still going strong but of course became dated.
Place: Taichung
It could also be a Datsun 120Y, which was also locally-assembled by Yue Loong Nissan, but Yue Loong/Yulon didn't use its own brand name in the beginning.
Place: Kaohsiung
The Nissan Cedric Y30 was launched in 1983 and in the following year Yue Loong started locally assembling the Cedric 811/830. In Taiwan it was produced until 1991. The 811 had a 2.0-litre four cylinder engine which was exclusive to the Taiwanese market, while the 830 was fitted with a 3.0-litre V6 engine.
Place: Wenshan District, Taipei
The Yue Loong Feeling 101/102 was succeeded in 1992 by a heavily refreshed version: the Arex 601. The brand name was changed due to the adoption of a new romanization system and now called Yulon (the Chinese name remained the same).
Yulon was on a tight budget when developing the Arex, so the bumpers, doors and lower part of the dashboard are identical to the Feeling. However, the front and rear panels were newly designed, including the pop-up headlamps. The carburated 1.6 and 1.8-litre engines were replaced by a 1.8 injection engine. The engine was unreliable due to cooling system problems and the quality in general was poor.
This was the first Arex/Feeling I managed to catch on my own, even in 2013 and 2014 I didn't saw one 'in the wild'. I assume the pop-up headlamps of this example don't pop-up anymore, so they are always in this position.
Place: Xizhi District, New Taipei
My Taiwanese friend picked me up from the airport last Friday and it took only one day before he brought me back to his marvelous Yue Loong Feeling! The Yue Loong Feeling was the first national Taiwanese car and produced by Yue Loong/Yulon Motor, the carmaker that already locally produced Nissan cars. The Feeling was based on the Nissan Stanza T11, but had a unique design. Quality was poor, as were sales.
It remained in production until 1992, when it was replaced by the Arex 601, a heavily reworked Feeling. In 1995 the Arex was discontinued as well, which meant the end of a local Taiwanese car brand until the launch of the Luxgen brand by the same Yulon Motor in 2009.
Yue Loong started exporting the Feeling to the Netherlands in 1992, but sales were poor due to the combination of an unknown brand and high prices (for the same money you could buy a Peugeot 405 or Opel Vectra to name a few). The styling was already dated by that time and the poor reviews surely didn't help either. Even heavy discounting didn't help, so after selling 130 cars Yue Loong stopped its Dutch operations.
Place: Taichung
When I saw this car driving, I followed it with my bicycle, thankfully the owner parked at it the temple, where he was doing some worshipping. The older man didn't seem to be surprised a foreigner popped up to make a photo of his car, in fact he was very friendly.
The Sunny B210 was locally-assembled by Yue Loong (Yulon) Nissan as Yue Loong Nissan Sunny 301, but this is a pre facelift Japanese Datsun 120Y. Initially it was apparently imported before local production was started.
Place: Fengyuan
I spotted this truly brilliant Yue Loong Feeling during my vacation, when I started my journey with car spotting in Fengyuan, a city in central Taiwan. The owner was just driving his car out of his garage. I tried to start a conversation with the owner, but I failed... He only asked me from which country I was. The older owner and fantastic condition of the Feeling gave me the feeling it could be the owner who originally bought it back in the late 1980s.
Place: Kaohsiung
My final catch in Kaohsiung for now, from tomorrow on my spots in Taipei from the last two months.
The Yue Loong Feeling 101/102 was succeeded in 1992 by a heavily refreshed version: the Arex 601. The brand name was changed due to the adoption of a new romanization system and now called Yulon (the Chinese name remained the same).
Yulon was on a tight budget when developing the Arex, so the bumpers, doors and lower part of the dashboard are identical to the Feeling. However, the front and rear panels were newly designed, including the pop-up headlamps. The carburated 1.6 and 1.8-litre engines were replaced by a 1.8 injection engine. The engine was unreliable due to cooling system problems and the quality in general was poor.
Place: Taichung
I had never seen a first generation Yue Loong Nissan Homer before my last visit to Taichung, but I was lucky that day since I managed to catch two of those. In Japan it was launched as the second generation Nissan Prince Homer and Nissan Datsun Cabstar in 1976. The Homer F20 and later refreshed F21 continued to be sold until 1982, when it was replaced by the F22 (Atlas in Japan, Cabstar in Europe and still called Homer in Taiwan). In Taiwan the Homer F20/F21 was locally produced by Yue Loong Nissan.
Place: Nangang District, Taipei
In 1984 Yue Loong Nissan launched the Bluebird U11 on the Taiwanese market (code name YLN-921) and it had a long run, because it took until 1992 before it was discontinued and replaced by the Nissan Primera. In the same period Ford's popular Telstar saw three model changes, so the Bluebird's market share was continuously declining, it mostly competed on price. The YLN-923 (shown) was a late Taiwan-only facelift.
Place: Neihu District, Taipei
The Nissan Cedric Y30 was launched in 1983 and in the following year Yue Loong started locally assembling the Cedric 811/830. In Taiwan it was produced until 1991. The 811 had a 2.0-litre four cylinder engine which was exclusive to the Taiwanese market, while the 830 was fitted with a 3.0-litre V6 engine.