Cirelli Motor Company is an Italian automobile company. The company imports Chinese automobiles, rebadges them and modifies them to also run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).[1][2] Cirelli was founded in 2023 by Paolo Daniele Cirelli, whose family has a background in installing aftermarket LPG kits, car dealerships and motor sports.[3][4]
In 2024, Cirelli entered a dispute with DR Automobiles for the purported exclusive import of BAIC Motor vehicles to Italy.[1][5]
Models
- Cirelli 1 - SWM Tiger
- Cirelli 2 - Beijing X3[2]
- Cirelli 2 Plus - Fengon 580 Second generation (2021)
- Cirelli 3 - SWM G01[2]
- Cirelli 4 - Fengon 580 (– 2021), Beijing Mofang (2021 – )[2]
- Cirelli 5 - Forthing T5 Evo
- Cirelli 6 - SWM G05
- Cirelli 7 - Forthing U-Tour[2]
- Cirelli 8 - Dongfeng Rich 6
- Cirelli Sport Coupe - Fengon ix5[6]
References
- Simonluca Pini. Cirelli Motors: Baic e DR provano a bloccare la vendita di due modelli Il Sole 24 ORE, 2024-01-29, retrieved 2025-07-14^
- The unsuspected European (and American) cars built in China Motor1.com, retrieved 2025-07-14^
- Mercato. Cirelli - La gamma del marchio che sfida DR - FOTO GALLERY Quattroruote.it, 2024-01-06, retrieved 2025-07-14^
- Sergio Barlocchetti. Crisi auto, colossi al palo, arrivano i brand "famigliari". Il caso Cmc. Panorama, 2024-12-11, retrieved 2025-07-14^
- DR e BAIC: Cirelli non è autorizzata a vendere auto cinesi in Italia Motor1.com, retrieved 2025-07-14^
- Angelo Petrucci. SUV a GPL: quali sono i modelli e i prezzi Autoappassionati.it, 2024-09-26, retrieved 2025-07-14^