Standard People's Compact Vehicle

Standard People's Compact Vehicle
Overview
Manufacturer	DACAM
Production	1965–present
Model years	1965–present
Assembly	Daxia: Donghai (sedan)
Designer	Chen Dou
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car
Body style	2-door
Layout	FR / F4
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,035 mm (80.1 in)
Length	3,054 mm (120.2 in)
Width	1,410 mm (55.5 in)
Height	1,346 mm (53.0 in)
Curb weight	617–932 kg (1,360–2,055 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Mule-powered vehicles

The Standard People's Compact Vehicle (SPCV) commonly known as the People's Bean or the Cardboard Car is a two-engine compact car intended for four occupants. Designed, manufactured and sold by the government owned Daxian Car and Automata Manufactory (DACAM). The republican government of Qiu Heng saw the need for a cheap, simple and inexpensive car that could be bought and operated by the hundreds of millions of Daxian who could not afford a car in the 1960's and that would be able to take advantage of the growing Daxian road network. Military engineers under lead designer Chen Dou began work in 1963 and the final schematics were done by early 1965. The SPCV car has been in continuous production since 1965, with an estimated 80 million produced and with at least 5 million still circulating in Daxia and a number of adjacent nations in Alshar. The SPCV is especially ubiquitous in the streets of Mirzak where it is used predominantly as a taxi. The original design has received numerous upgrades as car technologies have evolved making it much safer and reliable than when it was originally introduced.

Design and development

Designed by military engineers and meant to car-ify the corummese population. Cheap mass produced means its relatively flimsy albeit reliable, prone to sudden fires tho?

Equipment

Two seats, steering wheel, rearview mirror so you can hang odorized pine tree

Safety

no safety

Incidents

Section will describe notorious accidents

Sales and Operators

Section will describe national campaigns promoting car, exports to poorer nations(marketed as top of the line deluxe car)

Country	Units operated	Overview
Daxia	5,035,456	Daxia is the largest current operator of the SPCV with up to five million units still in operation. Manufacturer COCAM still maintains several facilities geared towards the limited production of the SPCV and its components. Replacement parts are still plentiful due to the millions of broken down SPCV's in existence. The People's Bean is still a very popular and cherished automobile and seen as a demonstration of Daxian ingenuity and culture .
Metzetta	8000	The SPCV was first exported to Metzetta in 1977, with a batch of 5,000 being sent as part of the settlement of the Tongnan tuna fisheries dispute. SPCV's would continue to be sold to the Metzettan market until late 1988 when demand saw a sharp decline due to Metzetta's expanding native automotive industry. Out of 50,000 imported in total only 8000 or so are still operational today due to the model's poor reliability and inadequate rustproofing.
Stenza	302,365	The SPCV was exported to Stenza beginning in 1970 as part of the renegotiation of the commercial Treaty of Zanshu. Stenza would be granted a license to produce the vehicle locally starting in 1978.
Canpei	1,665,853
Huoxia	2,995,654
Aciria	7,200	The Acirian government was one of the first to acquire several lots of the SPCV for a government program to increase car ownership in the middle and lower classes. Only around 7000 are thought to remain in working order.
Pelaxia	33,400	The SPCV was exported to Pelaxia in limited numbers. A 1981 agreement stipulated that Pelaxia's Saddlebred automobile producer would build the car under license with the name of El Cevé. The majority of SPCV's currently on Pelaxian roads are those manufactured locally.
Loa Republic	350	A small batch of SPCV's modified to run on ethanol were built and gifted to the court of Nisoma.
Yonderre	n/a