8 guides written for people who are actually importing cars, not for search engines. Every claim about a conformity regime, an Incoterm or a test cycle links to the authority that publishes it, so you can check us.
Latest · Kenya
Kenya is a right-hand-drive market and every Changan UNI built at Chongqing is left-hand drive. Here is what that means for your order, plus the PVoC, duty and age-limit rules that decide whether the shipment clears Mombasa.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 6 min read
Incoterms · Logistics
FOB gives you control of the freight and the risk from the ship rail onward. CIF gives you one number and one counterparty. Here is how to choose for a car shipment, and what Incoterms 2020 actually says about each.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 5 min
UNI-T · UNI-V
Same engines, completely different commercial case. The UNI-T is a 4,535 mm coupe SUV with 1,050 L of folded load space; the UNI-V is a 4,680 mm fastback sedan that burns 6.1 L/100 km. Here is how to pick.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 6 min
UNI-V iDD · PHEV
The iDD costs several thousand dollars more FOB and saves fuel only if drivers actually plug in. Here is the break-even calculation with real electricity and petrol prices, and the two markets where it never pays.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 7 min
West Africa · Logistics
Ro-Ro is cheaper per sailing. Container is cheaper per unit from three cars, and it is the only sensible choice into ports with a pilferage record. Here is the actual arithmetic for Lagos and Tema.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 5 min
Kazakhstan · Central Asia
Rail from Chongqing reaches Almaty in 12 to 18 days against 45 days or more by sea. Here is how the block train works, what EAC TR CU 018/2011 requires, and why your Incoterm should be CIP rather than CIF.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 6 min
RHD · Homologation
A converted left-hand-drive car will not pass inspection in Kenya, Tanzania or South Africa, and it voids the factory warranty. Factory RHD is the only route. Here is where Changan builds it and what the certification path looks like.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 5 min
PHEV · Test standards
CLTC, WLTP and EPA measure the same car and produce three different numbers. For a Changan UNI-V iDD rated at 136 km CLTC, plan on 100 to 110 km in real urban use. Here is why the gap exists.
Changan UNI Export Desk · · 4 min