Nanjing Automobile is a state-owned enterprise with a history that dates from 1947, making it the oldest of the Chinese automobile manufacturers although the comparatively younger FAW Automotive was the first to make cars.
54-726: The group's products have included cars, trucks, and buses. Nanjing Auto merged with the much larger SAIC in 2007 becoming a subsidiary of that company. The history of the corporation dates to 1947 during the Chinese Civil War . In the July 1949, a repair service center attached to the East China Field Army (which later became the Third Field Army) took control of an automobile workshop in Nanjing , Jiangsu province , former capital of
108-540: A 77-day-long sit in . In 2010, SAIC produced 3.58 million units, the largest output of any China-based automaker that year. In June 2010, Magneti Marelli and Shanghai Automobile Gear Works (SAGW) officially launched a new joint venture plant in the Jiading district near Shanghai, China. SAGW, the main Chinese manufacturer of transmissions for the automotive sector, is a subsidiary of SAIC Motor. In February 2011, SAIC unveiled
162-505: A Korean SUV-maker, Ssangyong, soured. In January 2009, after an additional US$ 45 million was provided to it by SAIC, SsangYong Motor Company was placed into receivership in Korea. Courts might have mandated SAIC reduce its ownership, and by 2010 a 51.33% share of the Korean company had become a 10% one. The 2009 Ssangyong failure also saw riot police quell protesting Ssangyong workers who staged
216-812: A choice of sporty interiors, available in four or five seats (optional). The standard four seats had two separate rear seats and a separating centre console, and body hugging front sports seats on all models, trimmed in half leather on SE and later GSi models. All models came with a driver's airbag , PAS, remote central locking with perimetric alarm and ABS . The S added electric front windows, body coloured door mirrors, 16" Alloy wheels with security wheel nuts, CD Tuner with rear speakers and steering wheel remote audio controls. Top spec SE models further added air conditioning, electric door mirrors, leather steering wheel and gearknob, part leather seats with rear headrests, choice of seat facing colourway, front fog lamps, and body coloured bumper inserts. Other subtle changes included
270-661: A halt. The factory is now used by SAIC to build the Maxus commercial van. Car brands owned by Nanjing Auto include: Sometime before the 1980s, Nanjing Auto was under the joint jurisdiction of both the central and local governments. As of 2003, this vehicle manufacturer was owned by Yuejin Automobile Group of Jiangsu , which held just over fifty-per cent ownership of the company at this time, and two State firms created to dispose of non-performing bank loans, China Huarong Asset Management and China Cinda Asset Management . Nanjing Auto
324-526: A joint venture selling Wuling and Baojun branded vehicles. In 2021, SAIC self-owned brands contributes 52% of SAIC's sales. The company ranked 84th on the Fortune Global 500 list in 2023. Including SGMW, it was also the third-largest plug-in electric vehicle ( battery electric and plug-in hybrid ) company and second-largest battery electric vehicle manufacturer in the world, with 10.5% and 13% global market share respectively in 2021. Although it has
378-503: A long history, originating from an automobile assembly factory established in Shanghai sometime around World War II, SAIC, unlike domestic rivals FAW Group and Dongfeng Motors , has only recently attained a position of prominence in the Chinese vehicle industry. A small company in the 1970s, SAIC owes its rise to more than an increase in domestic demand for passenger vehicles. A cooperative agreement made with Volkswagen in 1984 followed by
432-657: A major role in the development of Roewe products. However in June 2019, SAIC Motor closed the UK Technical Centre making over 300 engineers redundant in the process. Rover Streetwise The Rover Streetwise is a compact British car made by MG Rover . It was based on the Rover 25 , but had an increased ride height and chunkier bumpers. The car was marketed by Rover as an 'urban on-roader'. Production ended in April 2005, due to
486-635: A new North American Operations Center in Birmingham, Michigan. The opening ceremony was attended by Rick Snyder , Governor of Michigan , Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, and senior executives from General Motors and SAIC Motor. The 30,000-square-foot, three-story facility will house nearly 100 staff and focus on sourcing components. SAIC has numerous production facilities in China, including sites in: Chongqing , Liuzhou , Qingdao , Shanghai , Shenyang , and Yantai . It also had an assembly plant in
540-403: A new commercial vehicles marque, Maxus . In 2011, SAIC produced 3.97 million vehicles, the largest output of any China-based automaker that year. In 2012, SAIC retained its top spot among domestic rivals by producing around 3.5 million units. In 2023, SAIC received the equivalent of US$ 560 million in state subsidies . In July 2023, Audi and SAIC Group announced their partnership that
594-431: A revised centre console and a restyled blue instrument dials. All Streetwises came with Trafficmaster Alert, an early warning device to warn the drivers of congested routes. The Streetwise also came with rear parking sensors, as an option or as standard on higher models. The Streetwise engines were available as 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 stepspeed (Automatic), and a 2.0 TD . The 1.6 and the 1.8 were less common. In February 2008,
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#1733085614337648-604: A supply chain would also be set up. A production facility would be retained in the UK, with the original Longbridge site integrated to resume the production of MG TF sport cars. Meanwhile, by making use of the R&;D capability and personnel in the UK as well as that of China, the Euro IV engines and a new generation of vehicles would be developed and then produced in both China and the UK. In 2007, Nanjing Auto planned to build 13,000 cars based on
702-564: A variety of brands . Brands that are considered "self-owned" by SAIC include IM , Maxus , MG , Rising Auto , Roewe , Baojun , Wuling , Hongyan , and Sunwin . SAIC launched a luxury EV brand "IM" (dubbed "Zhiji Motor" in Chinese) jointly developed with Shanghai's Pudong New Area government and Alibaba on January 13, 2021. According to SAIC Motor, "IM" stands for Intelligence in Motion. MG Motor designs, develops and markets cars sold under
756-526: A version of the Iveco Daily for sale in the Chinese market, and, as of 1995, it continued to make light trucks but had added diesel engines as well. The company acquired the truck manufacturing assets of Yuejin Motor Co sometime in 2007. In July 2017, Naveco started production of the new Iveco China Daily in the new factory of Qiaolin, Nanjing Naveco products include are listed below: Another joint venture
810-503: Is a brand specialized in producing passenger buses and trolleybuses . In 2021, SAIC announced an increase in its holdings of Nanjing Iveco (Naveco). SAIC's subsidiary, Nanjing Automobile Group holds a 50% stake, while SAIC itself holds 30.1%, and IVECO S.P.A. holds 19.9%. SAIC's ownership of Naveco has now risen to 80.1%, making the Italian brand a strategic investor. SAIC participates in cooperative efforts with foreign automakers that see
864-627: Is based on the structure of FAW Jiabao V80 (佳宝V80) and took three years to develop before being launched in 2017. The Chang Da H9 could be either bought or leased in fleets. Nanjing Auto has had at least two joint ventures with the Italian automaker Fiat . First, there was a 50/50 joint venture set up in 1999 that collapsed sometime in 2007. This was followed by Naveco, a joint venture with Fiat's commercial vehicles unit, Iveco , established in 1996. In 1996, Nanjing Auto established Naveco (Nanjing Iveco Automobile Co Ltd) with Iveco , Fiat's commercial vehicles unit. The joint venture initially manufactured
918-527: Is now a subsidiary of SAIC , having been merged with the much larger automaker in 2007. A result of Chinese State policy to encourage mergers and acquisitions in the domestic automobile market, SAIC Motor and the state-owned parent company of Nanjing Auto, Yuejin Automotive Group, finalized a long-planned merger in December 2007. Fitful merger negotiations between the two companies had begun in 2001, and
972-683: The MG ZT and MG TF models. Some equipment and blueprints were repossessed by Honda , as its intellectual property was used in some of MG Rover vehicles, in particular, the Rover 45 and MG ZS , which were based on the Honda Domani . Nanjing Auto decided to establish production bases for MGs at Longbridge and Nanjing . A plan to open another factory in Ardmore, Oklahoma , USA was not realized. The production of engines, transmissions and medium and low end vehicle products would be transferred to China, where
1026-496: The MG marque . Roewe was introduced by SAIC in 2006. It is sold in most export markets outside China under the MG Motor marque. Rising Auto was originally the "R Brand" in 2020, an offshoot of SAIC 's Roewe brand for electric vehicles. It was operated as an independent brand since 2021 but rolled back into Roewe in 2024. It is currently positioned as Roewe's premium product line. Maxus
1080-613: The Republic of China , after the People's Liberation Army had conquered the city. In the 1950s, oversight of the small automobile workshop that would become Nanjing Automobile was transferred to China's First Ministry of Industrial Machinery. It began making China's first domestically produced light-duty trucks in 1958, the 2½ ton NJ-130, based on the GAZ-51 from the Soviet Union. The Ministry branded
1134-670: The Rover 75 / MG ZT sedan, renamed MG 7 . These cars would be mostly sedans (saloons), plus some MG 7T estate cars. It also planned 3,000 MG TF convertible sports cars. The MG Factory of Nanjing Auto is located in the High-level New Technology Economic Development Zone in Pukou (a new district of Nanjing ). The capacity of the Nanjing-MG Factory will reach 200,000 autos, 250,000 engines and 100,000 gear-boxes. The initial MG range consisted of just
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#17330856143371188-539: The Volkswagen Polo Fun/CrossPolo . The Streetwise ceased production in April 2005, when Rover ceased trading and went into administration. The tough looking Streetwise was designed as a two-wheel drive urban car with 4x4 looks. The Streetwise had a 10mm higher ride height than the basic 25 , and although it shared many of the common characteristics of the 25, it was visually different with large impact absorbing grey or black plastic bumpers . Unlike
1242-534: The Wuling and Baojun brands. SGMW has recently found great success as an electric vehicle manufacturer — in 2021, the venture's Wuling Hongguang Mini EV city car was the best-selling electric car in China by volume. SAIC Hongyan was established in January 2003 as Chongqing Hongyan and traces its origins back to a Chinese manufacturer established in 1965. The company is focused on producing heavy trucks. SAIC Sunwin
1296-704: The Yuejin brand. Located in an economic development zone in Huishan District , Wuxi , (about 150 km east of Nanjing) the Wuxi Branch of Yuejin Automobile Co is a Nanjing Auto production base, and it may be the newest having been built sometime after 2003. Production of the Junda SUVs and pickups was taken over from Nanjing's Yuejin brand in 2005. By 2008, after SAIC's takeover of Nanjing, Wuxi Soyat production came to
1350-552: The 2000s, SAIC made several acquisitions in Korea. In 2002 it participated in GM's purchase of Korean automaker Daewoo, acquiring a 10% stake in the newly formed GM Daewoo company for US$ 59.7 million, and in 2004 it also assumed control of an ailing South Korean automaker, SsangYong Motor , paying US$ 500 million for 48.9% ownership of the company. Around this time SAIC created a new holding company for its subsidiaries employed in passenger car production, Shanghai Automotive Group. In
1404-818: The EV platform from IM Motors will be introduced into Audi's electric models. In September 2023, the European Commission (EC) launched an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, including SAIC which exported electric vehicles in high volume under the MG brand to the region. In June 2024, the EC completed its investigation and announced new tariffs for Chinese-built electric vehicles (on top of an existing 10 percent tariff for all foreign-made vehicles regardless of engine type), which went into effect on 4 July 2024. Electric vehicles made by SAIC Motor would be subjected to
1458-605: The MG 7 and the MG TF. Nanjing Auto also started production of the Rover Streetwise -based MG 3 SW in 2008. The plant at Longbridge was for many years one of the most important car making factories in Europe as well as the largest British-owned car manufacturing plant, making Austin cars for most of the 20th century. After the Abingdon plant closed in 1980, Longbridge was also from 1982
1512-545: The MG Motor UK Longbridge plant as the first MG 6 to be produced in the United Kingdom came off the production line, but ended in 2016 when SAIC moved production to China. It retains a technical subsidiary SAIC Motor UK on site. On July 19, 2023, SAIC's Philippines subsidiary SAIC Motor Philippines, Inc. has appointed the new distributor and importer of MG vehicles and services in the country with launch of
1566-522: The MG brand proving popular, MG Rover Group turned their attention to the Rover brand. The cars badged as Rover had a rather staid image, and were commonly associated with elderly motorists. Thus, MG Rover attempted to appeal to a younger market. MG Rover decided to design a car for a niche market , and chose the ‘urban on roader’ look, similar to the Audi A6 Allroad , Škoda Octavia Scout , Volvo XC70 and
1620-592: The United Kingdom, the Longbridge plant . It also has a plant in Chonburi , Thailand, Cikarang , Indonesia, and Halol , India. SAIC operated a large research and development centre in the United Kingdom, the SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre , which as of 2012 employed around 275 engineers and 25 designers. The UK Technical Centre was the principal site worldwide for the development of MG cars, also playing
1674-580: The all-new 2024 MG4 EV and MG Marvel R for the local market by October 2023. Aside from importation, distribution, and aftersales operations, SMP’s functions also include the management of MG’s dealership network in the Philippines. This is currently composed of 42 authorized dealer locations and the addition of four more dealerships before the close of 2023, and a goal to have 60 MG dealerships running by 2025. In June 2012, SAIC's United States-based subsidiary Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp USA, Inc. opened
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1728-464: The bankruptcy of MG Rover, but reappeared in March 2008 in China as the MG 3 SW , following the purchase of MG Rover's assets by Nanjing Automobile Group . The Rover Streetwise was an attempt by Rover to appeal to younger drivers. Rover had modernised the existing models in 1999 with a facelift for the 25, 45 and the Rover designed 75 models but Rover was suffering falling sales and a tarnished brand after
1782-527: The city more than doubled its contribution to the national output of automotive components. In 1987, the only local parts used in one car, the Volkswagen Santana , were tires, radio, and antenna, but by 1998 over 90% of the components used in its manufacture were locally sourced. A goal set by the Shanghai Municipal government, creation of a local parts industry is an example of the influence that
1836-452: The company established itself as one of the leading Chinese automakers. During this period, SAIC effectively built an entire modern automotive component supply chain in Shanghai from scratch, and the number and quality of locally produced auto parts rose significantly. Cars that were previously assembled in China from knock-down kits provisioned by Volkswagen became products built from parts produced in Shanghai, and between 1990 and 1996
1890-535: The company further developed its management, four complete production ecosystems were created. A major manufacturing base of Nanjing Auto, it makes light-duty trucks under the Yuejin brand. The production of Isuzu-based SUVs and pickups was transferred to the Wuxi Soyat branch in 2005. Sometime in 2007, Yuejin's truck-making business was merged with the Iveco -Nanjing Auto joint venture Naveco, which continued to sell under
1944-478: The company more competitive . In the mid-1980s, Nanjing Auto purchased designs and moulds from Isuzu and obtained technology from the Italian Iveco , the commercial vehicle unit of Fiat , participating in a spate of technology transfer deals circa 1980 that saw Japanese designs and machinery sold to Chinese buyers. The Iveco purchases allowed Nanjing Auto to produce a version of the Iveco Daily . In 2000
1998-545: The design, and possibly the tooling, for SEAT 's first generation Ibiza was purchased and the car sold in China as the Nanjing Yuejin Soyat . Nanjing Auto acquired some assets of MG Rover Group and Powertrain Ltd in 2005 after the group had entered administration . According to the purchase agreement, Nanjing Auto bought MG, Austin , and some other dormant British car brands, and the production technology and equipment for
2052-469: The formal establishment of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd in March 1985 allowed it to produce competitive cars with foreign technology. Early success at SAIC were a result of guidance provided by local Shanghai authorities; at one time SAIC was simply an extension of the Shanghai Municipal government. For these two reasons and more, SAIC grew swiftly. In the 11 years leading to 1996, annual production capacity increased ten-fold to 300,000 units/year, and
2106-466: The highest tariff of 38.1 percent. On 26 June, after receiving more information, the EU reduced the proposed tariffs from 38.1 percent to 37.6 percent for SAIC. The tariffs subjected to SAIC vehicles are the highest among Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers that are affected. SAIC released a statement condemning the decision, noting that the tariffs are a form of unfair market discrimination that went against
2160-456: The home of MG and then of the Rover marque which gradually replaced Austin in the late 1980s. The site is owned by St. Modwen Properties which acquired 412 acres (1.67 km) in two deals in 2003 and 2004 for £57.5 million and leased it back to MG Rover Group. A 33-year deal was signed in February 2006 between Nanjing Auto and St. Modwen Properties covering the lease of 105 acres (a quarter of
2214-511: The largest of the " Big Four " state-owned car manufacturers of China ahead of FAW Group , Dongfeng Motor Corporation , and Changan Automobile , with sales of 5.02 million vehicles in 2023. The company traces its origins to the early years of the Chinese automobile industry in the 1940s, and SAIC was one of the few carmakers in Mao's China , making the Shanghai SH760 . Currently, it participates in
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2268-517: The local government has had on the development of SAIC. In June 1997, SAIC formed a second major joint venture, Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd, with General Motors. The new joint venture began operations in 1998, and helped to drive a doubling in SAIC's vehicle production between 2000 and 2004. SAIC also created joint ventures with component suppliers, such as the American Visteon . At the start of
2322-589: The middle of the decade, SAIC attempted to acquire the British automaker MG Rover , but in 2005 was outbid by another Chinese automaker, Nanjing Automobile . SAIC did manage to obtain some MG Rover technology that was incorporated into a new line of luxury sedans sold under the Roewe marque, and it subsequently purchased the winning bidder. While the company saw sales success in the late 2000s, with 2.72 million vehicles sold in 2009, its 2004 purchase of an ownership stake in
2376-400: The oldest surviving sino-foreign automotive joint venture with Volkswagen ( SAIC-Volkswagen ) since 1984, and in addition operates a joint venture with General Motors ( SAIC-GM ) since 1998. It also produces and sells passenger vehicles under its own branding, such as Roewe , MG , Maxus / LDV , Rising Auto , and IM Motors . It is also the largest shareholder of SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW),
2430-464: The principles of free trade . In July 2024, SAIC Motor issued a statement stating that it would formally request the European Commission to hold a hearing on the anti-subsidy investigation. The company claimed that the European Commission's investigation asked SAIC to disclose its commercially sensitive information including battery-related chemical formulas, which SAIC declined as it is beyond
2484-796: The products of large international companies such as General Motors and Volkswagen made and sold in China. A joint venture between SAIC and Volkswagen Group . It was founded in 1984 and produces cars under the Volkswagen, Skoda, and Audi brands. This joint venture between SAIC and General Motors manufactures and sells Chevrolet , Buick , and Cadillac brand automobiles in Mainland China . SAIC produces MG Motors vehicles through this joint venture with Charoen Pokphand for their Thailand subsidiary. Established with Austrian technology provider TTTech in 2018 for Intelligent and Autonomous Driving solutions. On 13 April 2011, vehicle assembly resumed at
2538-551: The rest of the Rover and MG range, the Streetwise bumpers were not colour coded. The front indicators were redesigned to complement the circular headlamps, and most models came with chunky sixteen inch wheels as standard. To extend the load space, the Streetwise was fitted with multi purpose roof bars, which also served to distinguish the Streetwise from the ZR and the 25, in addition to the standard 60/40 split rear seats. The Streetwise offered
2592-465: The sale of Rover to the consortium of Phoenix in March 2000 by BMW . Although new models were in the planning stages, the 25 and 45 models would be at least ten years old before the new models were launched. Phoenix owned the rights to the MG brand , and had marketed the ZR, ZS and ZT with some success, restyling the existing 25, 45 and 75 models. This included tweaked suspension, new wheels, altered dashboard inserts, different seats and bodykits. With
2646-456: The scope of a normal investigation. In November 2024, SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle, the subsidiary of SAIC, announced to roll back the Rising Auto brand into Roewe, ending its history as an independent brand. Rising would turned into a premium electric product line under Roewe. The present-day SAIC is the product of numerous mergers and corporate restructurings. SAIC sells vehicles under
2700-455: The tie-up was widely anticipated. Prior to the merger, but bidding alongside SAIC, Nanjing Auto purchased the remaining assets of British group MG Rover for near US$ 100 million. SAIC Motor SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting , Shanghai . Founded in 1955, it is currently
2754-617: The total area of the Longbridge plant) but including the two main car assembly plants, the paint shop and administrative offices at a rent of around £1.8 million a year. £10 million was estimated to be needed to reopen the factory. With the merger of Nanjing Auto and SAIC , ownership of the Longbridge plant became a SAIC controlled facility. Chang Da (畅达) is an NEV sub-brand of Nanjing Automobile and SAIC . Established in 2009, Chang Da has been developing electric light logistics vans for "the last mile" delivery. The first product, Chang Da H9
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#17330856143372808-529: The truck Guerin (跃进牌汽车 - literally meaning "Leap Forward") and approved the establishment of Nanjing Automobile Works that same year. Truck production continued until July 1987 at which point 161,988 units of various models including the NJ-130, NJ-230, NJ-135, and NJ-134 had been built. Guerin later became Yue Jin while the Mandarin name remains 跃进 . Nanjing Auto has repeatedly used technology transfers to make
2862-592: Was Nanjing Fiat, established with Fiat in 1999. This Italian automaker quit the company in 2007 citing a lack of investment on the part of its Chinese partner. As of 2006, it was producing four models: the Perla and Siena sedans, Palio , compact and Palio Weekend station wagon. Most of Nanjing Fiat's design and tooling was taken over by Zotye in 2008. The company was located in the Jiangning District 's Economic & Technological Development Zone in Nanjing . As
2916-464: Was formed in 2011 following the acquisition of LDV Group by SAIC in 2010, and produces MPVs, pickup trucks, and SUVs for both domestic sale and global export. A joint venture between SAIC, General Motors , and Guangxi Automobile Group (previously Wuling Group) Based in Liuzhou , Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region , in southwestern China , it makes commercial and consumer vehicles sold in China under
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