FAW has been in partnership with Mazda since the early 1990s and has produced a number of Mazda-based vehicles over the years for sale in China. As already mentioned, its latest car is based on the Mazda6 but it sports its own unique powerplant – 1.6L four-cylinder petrol engine as well as a petrol-electric powertrain due later in the year.
The carmaker already has a hybrid model in the form of a locally built Prius, which FAW produces under a joint-venture with Toyota, and it’s just one of many local carmakers that have hybrid models on sale in China.