In which year was China's first automobile manufactured?

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The first domestically produced automobile in China was the CA10 Jiefang truck, manufactured by Changchun First Automobile Works on July 13, 1956. The Jiefang CA10 new truck was an improved version of the Soviet ZIS-150 truck, equipped with a 5.6L inline six-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of 90 horsepower at 2400 rpm. The engine used a platinum ignition system, requiring manual adjustment of the platinum gap for ignition. It was paired with a 5-speed manual transmission, achieving a top speed of 65 km/h and an average fuel consumption of 29L per 100 km. The CA10 had an empty weight of 3900 kg and a payload capacity of 4000 kg. The Jiefang CA10 featured a long-nose design with an 8-bar front grille and tungsten filament headlights. It utilized a 4×2 rear-wheel-drive layout with a multi-leaf spring rear suspension and dual rear tires to ensure load capacity, a design still commonly used in modern trucks. The interior of the CA10 was extremely basic, serving purely as a transport vehicle without any comfort features.