Changan Auto Forms AD Synergy Unit as Deepal and Avatr Integration Begins

The structural choice matters more than the announcement: Changan is centralizing shared functions — HR, finance, planning — under one first-tier unit rather than merging the brands outright, which suggests cost consolidation while preserving separate product identities. This affects internal teams at Deepal and Avatr most immediately, and signals how legacy automakers are rationalizing multiple EV marques as competition intensifies. Whether delegated functions actually migrate, and whether brand-level autonomy erodes, is the open question.