The JAC Yueyue is a city car produced by JAC Motors under its Heyue passenger-car series. It debuted at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show and went on sale that August for between 30,000 and 40,000 yuan. In Brazil it became known as the JAC J2, and it remained in production until 2019.
JAC Yueyue at a glance
| Maker | JAC Motors, China (Heyue series) |
|---|---|
| Production | 2010–2019 |
| Class | city car |
| Debut | 2010 Beijing Auto Show |
| Price at launch | 30,000–40,000 yuan |
| Engine | 1.0-litre four, 50 kW and 95 N⋅m |
| Top speed | 150 km/h |
| Facelift | 2012 Chengdu Auto Show |
| Brazilian name | JAC J2 |
| Electric version | JAC iEV6E |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the JAC Yueyue.
History of the JAC Yueyue
The Yueyue was first shown at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show and went on sale in August 2010, with prices from 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. Its 1.0-litre inline-four produced 50 kW and 95 N⋅m and gave the car a top speed of 150 km/h. It was the smallest model in the Heyue family and JAC’s answer to the growing market for cheap city cars in China.
At the 2012 Chengdu Auto Show JAC revealed a facelift with updated front and rear bumpers and a wider choice of engines, including a 1.0-litre of 68 hp and a 1.3-litre of 99 hp. A Yueyue Cross version followed, a mini crossover with larger plastic bumpers, plastic cladding around the wheel arches and extra roof rails.
The Yueyue also became an export model. It made its Brazilian debut at the 2012 São Paulo Auto Show as the JAC J2, with a 1.4-litre naturally aspirated VVT petrol engine of 1,332 cc producing 108 hp at 6,000 rpm and 14.1 kgf·m at 4,500 rpm, mated to a five-speed manual. A flex-fuel engine arrived at the end of 2014, and in 2016 JAC began CKD assembly in Paraguay with a 1.0-litre 999 cc engine of 68 hp and 85.3 N⋅m. The Yueyue was discontinued globally in 2019.
Design and features
- Small and cheap: launched at 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
- Economical engine: a 1.0-litre four of 50 kW as the original unit.
- Cross version: plastic cladding, bigger bumpers and roof rails.
- Export life: built and sold as the J2 in Brazil and assembled in Paraguay.
- Electric relative: the same platform carried the iEV6E.
JAC Yueyue versions
- Yueyue (2010): the original city car with a 1.0-litre engine.
- 2012 facelift: new bumpers and 1.0 and 1.3-litre engines.
- Yueyue Cross: the mini crossover version.
- JAC J2: the Brazilian model with a 1.4-litre engine.
- Refine S2 Mini: a mini SUV developed from the Yueyue and sold from 2017.
Above the Yueyue in the range sat the JAC Heyue Tongyue, and the brand’s first SUV was the JAC Rein. More models are in the JAC collection.
Sources
- JAC Yueyue, English Wikipedia: launch, engines, facelift, Brazil, Cross and S2 Mini
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