Introduction of Chinese car companies

[Kai Liu]

China’s auto sales volume in 2017 is 28.88 million (including cars and commercial vehicles. Motorcycles and tricycles etc. are excluded).
Out of this, Chinese indigenous brands sold 14.8 million .
Here is the ranking of sales for Chinese indigenous brands:
No.1 SAIC 2.82 million
No.2 Changan 1.66 million
No.3 Dongfeng 1.48 million
No.4 Geely 1.31 million (0.57 million of Volvo sales not included)
No.5 BAIC 1.27 million
No.6 Great Wall 1.07 million
No.7 Chery 0.59 million
No.8 FAW 0.57 million
No.9 GAC 0.51 million
No.10 JAC 0.51 million
These 10 companies sold a combined 11.8 million, accounting for 80% of sales from Chinese indegenous brands.
Data from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
http://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1589877987708169328&wfr=spider&for=pc
http://www.askci.com/news/chanye/20180116/101853116109.shtml

The sales figures of any month, year, or time interval, prices, specs, and pictures, etc. of 281 models of Chinese brand cars can be find here in this website:
http://xl.16888.com/origin-1-1.html
Google translation works.

 

[Kai Liu]

1. Geely Auto

Intro from its official website: http://global.geely.com/

Geely at a Glance
Geely Auto Group is a leading automobile manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China and was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Geely Auto Group sells vehicles under the Geely Auto brand and holds a 50% stake in the LYNK & CO brand.

The company employs more than 50,000 people, operates 12 vehicle manufacturing plants, 9 powertrain plants, 6 knockdown kit plants, and manufactures vehicles under the Geely Auto brand. Geely vehicles are sold through a network of over 850 dealerships in China and some 350 sales and service outlets in overseas markets. The company, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, saw its sales volume increase to 765,000 units in 2016 with 2017 sales goal set at 1.1 million units. In 2017, Geely Auto Group sold over 1,247,000 units, an increase of 63% from 2016. The success has prompted Geely Auto Group to set its 2018 sales volume target to 1.58 million units .

World-class Research and Development
The group is committed to world-class research and development in the auto industry. It has established the Geely Automotive Research Institute in Hangzhou, the renowned China Euro Vehicle Technology (CEVT) in Gothenburg, and the world-leading Geely Research Institute in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo to focus on development of vehicles, engines, transmission and vehicle bound electronics. Other facilities include Design Centres in Barcelona, Gothenburg, California and Shanghai.

Geely’s commitment to innovation and sustainability has led it to invest above the industry average in R&D and initiate green policies. The group’s dedication to innovative research has put it on the forefront of new energy, safety, automotive intelligence, and autonomous drive technologies. In regards to sustainability, Geely sees the switch to new energy vehicles as essential to environmental sustainability and has announced its “Blue Geely Initiative” in which it aims to have 90% of its sales coming from new energy vehicles by 2020.

Manufacturing Facilities
Geely Auto Group has vehicle and powertrain manufacturing facilities all over China in places such as Taizhou, Ningbo, Xiangtan, Chengdu, Baoji, and Jinzhong. The company currently produces Emgrand GL (A-class cars), Emgrand GT (B-class cars), X7 Sport (SUV), Emgrand GS (crossover SUV), Emgrand EV (A-Class EV), X7, GC6 and other vehicles along with a full range of powertrains using gasoline and new energy.

 

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[Kai Liu]

Geely Auto Main Models:
Borui GE

Lynk & Co 01

Lynk & Co 02

Emgrand EC7

Emgrand GS

Boyue

To be continued.

 

[Kai Liu]

2. Great Wall Motors
( http://www.gwm-global.com/company/index.html )
Great Wall Motor Company Limited is China’s largest SUV and pickup manufacturer. We were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2003 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2011. By September 30, 2014, our assets had amounted to 54.305billion yuan. Now Great Wall Motors owns two brands--Haval and Great Wall which covers three categories: SUV, passenger car and pickup.. With over 30 holding subsidiaries, more than 60,000 employees, four vehicle manufacturing bases, we have developed the independent matching capacity of core parts such as engine and transmission.

We uphold the philosophy of "improving little by little every day", have an advanced corporate culture and an outstanding management team, have created a distinctive business and management mode, have maintained high growth and high profit for over ten consecutive years, are second to none in the domestic auto industry in terms of business quality, and have been listed among "the most valuable listed automakers" by authorities and honored as the most promising Chinese independent auto brand by the media.

Since 2004, GWM has been listed among "Top 10 Listed Private Companies" and among "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands"; been honored as a "recommended export brand" by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products and a "national vehicle export base enterprise" by the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission. For many times, we have been listed among "Top 10 Listed Private Companies", "China's Top 500 Enterprises", "China's Top 500 Machinery Manufacturers", "China's Top 500 Industrial Enterprises", "China's Top 30 Automakers for Sales", etc. In 2014, Great Wall Motors moved into the list of "2014 Brand Finance Auto 100" released by Brand Finance Plc, was ranked among Interbrand’s "Most Valuable Chinese Brands", and made the list of "Forbes Asia Fabulous 50" for the fourth consecutive year.

Great Wall Motors Main Models:
Haval H6

Haval H9

Haval H7

WEY VV5

WEY VV7

Haval H4

 

[Kai Liu]

Haval H2

Wey P8

3. Chery
(http://www.cheryinternational.com/)

China is now the world's largest automobile market. However, it would be unimaginable if China didn't have our automobile brand or core technologies.At present,China is the second largest economy in the world and we will definitely have our own international brand of automobiles.

Based on such mission and confidence,Chery was born as the first automobile brand of China in 1997.

Although it has experienced all ups and downs and will continue to have them in the future,we will keep working persistently and unswervingly to realize our dream because we understand our mission,have confidence,direction and target. Compared with 10+ years ago,Chery has its foundation and base. It has got rooted robustly in the international market.We are marching steadily towards our goals.

Competition remains the everlasting theme in market economy and harmony only belongs to the strongest players.As Chery keeps expanding, it is attracting the world attention.Market environment for the young China automobile brands,including Chery,will become worse,posing practical pressure against us.Nevertheless,Chery never lacks the spirit of show its ambitions and boldness in critical moments.The steps of Chery will never stop because of the change of external environment.We are determined to realize our goals with efforts made by generations of our people.

We realize that spirit and bravery are not sufficient. To become the famous international brand of China,Chery needs to unify all forces and build our own united front. Chery needs to show global vision,conduct international cooperation,develop innovative model of partnership,and realize the target of win-win and common development with partners while upgrading our own global competitiveness and building international brand.

Tiggo 8

Tiggo 7

Tiggo 5

 

[Jugger]

The cars are nice to look at, but can they match the reliability of their Japanese counterparts like Toyota and Honda ?

It seems they are just about entering markets outside of China, if they succeed overseas then they can be called a competition to other global brands.

 

[Kai Liu]

Chery cars contineud:
Qoros 5 (*high end brand, co developed by Chery, now independent)

Qoros 3

Arrizo 5

Jetour x70

The cars are nice to look at, but can they match the reliability of their Japanese counterparts like Toyota and Honda ?

It seems they are just about entering markets outside of China, if they succeed overseas then they can be called a competition to other global brands.

I will discuss later with you guys. There are sooooo many models...

 

[Jugger]

I will discuss later with you guys. There are sooooo many models...

Yup keep on posting dude...
I am a car lover..

 

[Kai Liu]

4. SAIC Motor
(http://www.saicmotor.com/english/company_profile/about_us/index.shtml)

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor) is the largest auto company on China's A-share market (Stock Code: 600104), and has a total equity of 11.683 billion shares. SAIC Motor strives to grasp the trend of industrial development and speeds up the innovation-driven industrial transformation, and it is growing into a full-range vehicle products and travel services provider from a traditional manufacturing enterprises.

SAIC Motor's business covers the research, production and vehicle sales of both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The company is actively promoting new energy vehicles, the commercialization of Internet-connected cars, It is exploring intelligent driving technology research and industrialization of exploration. It is mainly engaged in the R & D, production and sales of parts for motor drive system, chassis system, interior and exterior decoration, battery, electric drive, power electronics and other new energy vehicles and the core components of the intelligent product system); auto-related services such as logistics, e-commerce, travel, energy saving and charging service; auto-related finance, insurance and investment services; overseas business and international trade; and the layout of industries of big data and artificial intelligence.

SAIC's affiliated vehicle companies include Morris Garages, SAIC MAXUS, SAIC Volkswagen, SAIC-GM, Shanghai General Motors Wuling (SGMW), NAVECO, SAIC-IVECO Hongyan and Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corp (SUNWIN).

SAIC Motor's car sales hit 6.93 million units in 2017, up 6.8 percent on the previous year and keeping its leading market share in China. In 2016, the company climbed 5 places to rank 41th on the annual Fortune Global 500 list, thanks to its $113.86 billion in revenues. It marked the 13th time that the company had made it onto the list of Fortune magazine's 2016 Global 500.

Roewe RX8

Roewe RX5

Roewe RX3

Roewe i6

Baojun 530

 

[Kai Liu]

SAIC cars con't
Baojun 510

Baojun 360

Baojun 310

Baojun 310W

Baojun 730

 

[Kai Liu]

SAIC cars con't
Maxus D90

Maxus D10

Maxus T60

MG 6

MG ZS

MG GS

 

[AndrewJin]

Motorcycles and tricycles etc. are excluded....
Of course should.
What kind of country regards tuk-tuk as cars?

 

[Kai Liu]

5. BYD
(http://en.byd.com/usa/about/)

Founded in 1995 as a pioneer in battery technology, BYD’s mission is to change the world by creating a complete, clean-energy ecosystem that reduces the world’s reliance on petroleum. BYD’s innovative products are leaders in multiple sectors, including battery-electric automobiles, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and forklifts; the SkyRail monorail system; solar power generation and energy storage systems; and consumer electronics.

BYD’s North American headquarters is located in Downtown Los Angeles, with a 450,000-square-foot bus manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California. BYD employs over 750 workers in the United States.

BYD is the only electric bus manufacturer with a unionized workforce (SMART Local 105) and a Community Benefits Agreement establishing training and apprenticeship programs for workers with traditionally high barriers to employment, and mandating diversity in hiring.

BYD has been the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer for the past three years running, in both consumer and commercial/industrial electric vehicles. Last year BYD sold more than 113,000 plug-in electric vehicles worldwide and currently has nearly 40,000 electric buses in service around the world. BYD employs over 20,000 engineers globally, constantly innovating in order to make the world a better place.

At the heart of BYD’s technology is its batteries. One of the largest rechargeable battery manufacturers in the world, BYD develops batteries for a broad range of applications—from cell phones and laptops to large-scale, grid-connected energy storage systems. BYD’s non-toxic Iron-Phosphate battery chemistry makes it the safest choice available on the market today.

BYD is a publicly traded company with 60% of its stocks owned by U.S. investors. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the largest single shareholder at 8%.

Tang Gen 2 DM Plug-in Hybrid EV (0~100 km/h within 4.3 s)

Tang Gen 1 DM PHEV

Qin Pro DM Plug-in Hybrid EV (0~100 km/h within 5.9 s)

Song Max

Song

Yuan

 

[AndrewJin]

More expressways, more cars
More cars, more expressways

By the end of 2017, the total length of China's expressway network reached 136,500 kilometers, the world's largest expressway system by length, having surpassed the overall length of the American Interstate Highway System in 2011