SAIC Motor Corporation Limited history, company profile (overview) and corporate video
SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai, China.
The company’s main businesses cover the R&D, production and sales of passenger and commercial vehicles, auto parts, auto-related services such as logistics, e-commerce, energy-saving and charging technology, and mobility services, auto-related finance, insurance and investment, overseas business and international trade, big data and artificial intelligence.
It also promoting the commercialization of new energy vehicles (NVEs) and internet connected vehicles (ICVs), and focuses on intelligent technologies such as smart driving.
HISTORY
SAIC Motor was founded in 1955 as Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Spare Parts Manufacture Corporation.
In 1984, Saic Motor signed a joint venture with Volkswagen to form the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd (1985).
In 1995, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co., Ltd (UAES), was established in a joint venture with Bosch.
In September 1995, the company changed its name to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
In 1997, Saic Motor and General Motors signed the joint venture of Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd.
In 2000, Shanghai Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd, was established.
In 2002, Saic Motor renewed its contract with Volkswagen and extended the term of cooperation for another 20 years.
In 2011, the company changed its name to SAIC Motor Corporation Limited.
SAIC MOTOR’S COMPANIES
- SAIC Passenger Vehicle Branch;
- SAIC Maxus;
- IM MOTORS;
- Rising Auto;
- SAIC Volkswagen;
- SAIC General Motors;
- SAIC-GM-Wuling;
- NAVECO;
- SAIC-IVECO Hongyan;
- Sunwin.
BRANDS
- Roewe;
- MG;
- Volkswagen;
- Skoda;
- Cadillac;
- Buick;
- Chevrolet;
- Bao Jun;
- Maxus;
- Sunwin;
- Hong Yan;
- IVECO;
- Yue Jin;
- Wu ling.
With more than 200,000 employees, SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. is considered one of the largest car manufacturers in China. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.saicmotor.com.
**Video published on YouTube by “The Wheel Network“
