The Hawtai Shengdafei is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Chinese manufacturer Hawtai since 2009. It is named to sound similar to the Chinese name of the Hyundai Santa Fe.
First generation (2009–2015)
Hawtai Motor manufactured the first-generation Hyundai Santa Fe starting from 2006 which is part of a joint venture that began in 2002.[1] One of the versions Hawtai debuted under its own brand name in 2009 was the Shengdafei or Santa Fe C9. Utilizing a Rover-acquired engine, it may have been priced at a significant discount to those bearing the Hyundai name.[2]
Hyundai ended its partnership with Hawtai in 2010 and production of the first generation Shengdafei ended in 2015.[3]