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Encyclopedia > Automobile industry in China

China's automobile industry is in rapid development since year 2000. In 2006, 7.189 million motor vehicles were manufactured in China, making China passed Germany as the third largest automobile maker. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Automakers are companies that produce automobiles. ...

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History

1928-1949

1949-1980

  • 1956: The first modern automobile factory First Automobile Works began production.
  • March 10, 1958: The first 2½ tonnes light duty truck (NJ130), which was based on the Russian GAZ (GAZ-51?), was produced in Nanjing. Named 'Guerin' brand by China's First Ministry of Industrial Machinery.
  • June 1958: Nanjing Automobile Work, which previously was a unit in the Third Field Army, was established. The truck production continued until the last truck (NJ134) rolled off the assembly line on July 9, 1987. Cumulative production was 161,988 (Includes versions like: NJ130, 230, 135 and 134).
  • late 1950s to 1960s: Several automobile factories were set up in Nanjing (today is Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation, Shanghai (today is Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), Jinan (evolving into China National Heavy Duty Truck Group), and Beijing (today is Beijing Automotive Industry).
  • 1968: The Second Automobile Works (later Dongfeng Motor Corporation) was founded.

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1980s

Three big joint-ventures and three small joint-ventures:

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After 1990

Several enterprises entered the automobile industry since 1990. Some of them are originated from defense industry, such as Chang'an Motors, Changhe, and Hafei Motor; some were developed from old state-owned companies, such as Brilliance China Auto, BYD Auto, Chery Automobile, and Changfeng Automobile; others are private-owned companies, such as Geely Automobile, Great Wall Motors. Changan Automotive Group (also called Changan Motors and Changan auto) is an industrial manufacturer in Chongqing, China. ... Changhe (昌河) is a car company based in Jingdezhen City. ... Harbin Hafei Motor Co. ... Brilliance China Auto, also known as Huachen (华晨), is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenyang, Liaoning in the Peoples Republic of China. ... BYD Auto is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong in the Peoples Republic of China and part of BYD COMPANY LIMITED. With around 60. ... Chery Automobile (in Chinese: 奇瑞汽车; English pronunciation: [ˈʃɛɹiː]) is an automobile manufacturer in China. ... Changfeng Automobile is a state-owned Chinese automobile manufacturer. ... Geely logo Geely Automobile (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (SEHK: 0175) was the first independent automobile manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM, in Chinese: 长城汽车) is the largest privately owned automotive manufacturer in China. ...


Historic Data

Automobile production by year
Year Production (in million units)
1992 1.0
1999 1.2
2000 2.07
2001 2.33
2002 3.25
2003 4.44
2004 5.07
2005 5.71
2006 7.19
2007 (First half year) 4.46

Domestic Manufactures

Dongfeng Motor Corporation

Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Chinese: 东风汽车公司; Pinyin: Dōngfēng Qichē Gōngsī) is a Chinese automobile manufacturing firm. ...

Great Wall Motors

Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM, in Chinese: 长城汽车) is the largest privately owned automotive manufacturer in China. ...

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation

SAICs logo The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (in Chinese: 上海汽车工业(集团)总公司; Pinyin: Shànghǎi Qichē Gõngyè (Jítuán) Zǒnggõngsī; or 上汽, Shàngqi; abbreviated SAIC, pronounced: [sei-ɪk]) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer which ranks the third among the Big Five Chinese automakers (the other four are...

Chang'an Motors

Changan Automotive Group (also called Changan Motors and Changan auto) is an industrial manufacturer in Chongqing, China. ...

First Automobile Works

FAW seen near Peoples Square in Shanghai. ...

Chery Automobile

Chery Automobile (in Chinese: 奇瑞汽车; English pronunciation: [ˈʃɛɹiː]) is an automobile manufacturer in China. ...

Geely Automobile

Geely logo Geely Automobile (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (SEHK: 0175) was the first independent automobile manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Brilliance China Auto

Brilliance China Auto, also known as Huachen (华晨), is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenyang, Liaoning in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Joint Venture Manufactures

In 2005, 5,707,688 motor vehicles were manufactured in China. The following 13 foreign makers have join venture factories, with local partners, in China.


Toyota

Toyota (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
150 078 146 943 3 135

Nissan

Nissan (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
179 034 166 938 12 096

Honda

Honda (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
254 820 254 820

Suzuki

Suzuki (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
139 536 139 536

Mazda

Mazda-Autoalliance (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
107 929 107 929

Daihatsu

Daihatsu (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
1 290 1 290

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
18 540 18 540

FIAT

FIAT-Iveco (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
FIAT 32 856 32 856
Iveco 18 235 5 620 12 615

Iveco is a European truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin, Italy. ...

Isuzu

Isuzu (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
23 214 23 214

Ford

Chana&Changan (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Bus and Coaches
145 498 59 827 85 671

Chana is a girl that always bother us. ... For the town in the Guangdong province of China, see Changan Town Changan (Simplified Chinese: 长安; Traditional Chinese: 長安; pinyin: Chángān; Wade_Giles: Chang_an) is the ancient capital of more than 10 dynasties in China. ...

General Motors

GM Shanghai&SAIC (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
346 697 308 290 38 407

Categories: Automobile stubs | Automobile manufacturers | Companies of China | General Motors ... The acronym SAIC can stand for: Science Applications International Corporation School of the Art Institute of Chicago Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Special Agent in Charge, acronym used by some U.S. Federal agencies (F.B.I., etc. ...

PSA Peugeot-Citroen

Peugeot-Citroen(2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks Buses
Citroën 101 839 101 839

Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Citro n is a French automobile manufacturer started in 1919 by Andr Citro n. ...

VW

VW (2005)
Total motor vehicles Passenger cars Light commercial vehicles Heavy trucks
430 600 430 592

References

  • China: New Car Industry Policy - Deacons - Published October 1, 2004 - Hong Kong
  • China Car Forums - information on Chinese auto manufacturers


 
 

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