What is the historical development process of Changan Automobile?
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Changan Automobile's development history is as follows: 1. Origins: The history of Changan Automobile can be traced back to the Westernization Movement during the late Qing Dynasty. In November 1862, Li Hongzhang authorized British national Halliday Macartney and Chinese official Liu Zuoyu to establish the Shanghai Arsenal in a temple outside Songjiang, Shanghai. 2. Renaming: In 1957, the central government proposed the production policy of "combining military and civilian production, mastering dual capabilities." Guided by this policy, over 200 workers from Factory 456, despite facing insufficient funds and lacking machine tools and molds, spent three months repeatedly measuring and replicating each component based on the Willys M38A1. They eventually trial-produced China's first off-road vehicle - the Yangtze River Brand Model 46 off-road vehicle. Simultaneously, the state-owned Factory 456 under the Central Ordnance Bureau was renamed Changan Machinery Manufacturing Plant. 3. Transformation: In 2017, Changan Automobile launched the "Third Entrepreneurship - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Plan," aiming to build efficiency and software capabilities as core competencies and transform into an intelligent, low-carbon mobility technology company.
