SAIC-GM-Wuling

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (Chinese: 上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司, abbreviated as SGMW) is a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southwestern China, it makes commercial and consumer vehicles sold in China under the Wuling and Baojun marques, respectively. A major mass-volume producer in the Chinese interior, in 2011 SGMW sold 1,286,000 vehicles in China, 1,445,000 in 2012, and aims to sell 2 million cars annually. Its offerings range in price from US$5,000 to US$10,000. SGMW is one of the largest manufacturers of microvans in China. Known as xiao mianbao che (小面包车), or "small bread box cars," these pint-size commercial vehicles are no larger than a compact car and have sold well in the poorer interior. One of its popular microvans is the Wuling Sunshine. Selling more than 450,000 units per year, SGMW has claimed no one model outsells it in China.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile
Native name
上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded18 November 2002 (2002-11-18)
Headquarters
Area served
China
Indonesia
Key people
  • Shen Yang (General Manager)
  • Raymond Bierzynski (Executive vice president)
ProductsAutomobiles
Microvans
BrandsBaojun
Wuling
Owners
Number of employees
20,000
SubsidiariesBaojun
SGMW Indonesia
Etsong (2002–03)
Websitesgmw.com.cn

Both SGMW and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co. Ltd. use the Wuling brand name and the red, five-diamond "W" logo.

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