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On May 5, 1958, the trial production of "Dongfeng brand" sedan was successful, opening a new chapter in the new Chinese national car industry. The launch of the
Dongfeng brand sedan not only touched the hearts of the senior management, but also inspired the enthusiasm of the people across the country, including Shanghai, to build cars. Since then, the Shanghai Auto people have determined to create their own cars.
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Shanghai, as early as a hundred years ago, was at the forefront of China's automobile industry.
Speaking of the development history of the Shanghai automobile industry, in addition to the workshop-style family enterprises such as Baoqihao (predecessor of Shanghai Piston Factory) and Yang Fuxing Iron Shop (predecessor of Shanghai Automobile Chassis Factory), we have to mention the German business Baochang Company (Shanghai Automobile Factory predecessor).
In 1915, German Business Baochang Company was established at No. 228, Baochang Road (now Huaihai Road) in the French Concession of Shanghai, mainly engaged in the import and repair of automobiles. In 1918, German business Baochang was acquired by British business Liwei Automobile Company.
By 1920, according to the statistics of automatic vehicle licenses issued by the Shanghai Municipal Public Concession Bureau of Industry, there were 1,899 vehicles of various kinds in Shanghai. There are 24 foreign firms operating automobiles in Shanghai.
In 1931, the British Merchants Liwei Automobile Company merged with the British Merchants Longfei Automobile Company.
In 1936, two major events happened.
First, Shanghai Xinzhong Engineering Company successfully trial-produced the first diesel automobile engine.
Second, Zhongming Machinery Co., Ltd., co-founded by Tang Zhongming, Fan Zhengbo, Tang Yunqing and others, successfully trial-produced the first gas generator car, named Zhongming domestically produced charcoal-burning car. The car's engine is a water-cooled vertical four-cylinder four-stroke gas generator with a maximum power of 60Ps, a maximum torque of 20N·m, and a vehicle speed of 52km/h.
In 1946, Kong Lingkan of the Kong Xiangxi Consortium acquired Yingshang Liwei Automobile Company, which was subordinated to Yangtze Construction Company, and engaged in automobile import and export business.
In 1947, according to the statistics of automobile license plates, there were 26,800 vehicles of various kinds in Shanghai.
From the period of the Republic of China to before liberation, the development of Shanghai's automobile industry was extremely slow. Except for a few large consortia engaged in automobile import and export business, there were many family workshop-style enterprises, but no industrialized production system was formed.
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After the liberation of Shanghai in 1949, Lizhi Automobile Company was taken over, and after several reorganizations, it was transformed from a bureaucratic capital enterprise to a state-owned enterprise owned by the whole people, and was renamed Shanghai Automobile Decoration Factory.
At that time, the production equipment of the Shanghai Automotive Decoration Factory had already been removed, and the production capacity was very weak. There were a group of skilled old repairmen in the factory, but because of lack of equipment, they could only "walk in the dark" and learn while producing.
In September 1957, Shanghai Automobile Decoration Factory trial-produced Shanghai's first off-road vehicle. The power of the car was modified by a four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 50Ps from Nanjing Automobile Factory. In December of the same year, the plant cooperated with Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Factory and Shanghai Automobile Chassis Parts Manufacturing Factory to trial-produce Shanghai's first three-wheeled car. In April 1958, the Shanghai Automobile Fitting Factory was placed under the leadership of Shanghai Power Machinery Manufacturing Company and was renamed Shanghai Automobile Assembly Factory.
In 1958, the Shanghai Automobile Assembly Plant introduced a Mercedes-Benz 220S sedan. At that time, dozens of the most powerful industrial enterprises in Shanghai participated in the “dissection” process of this Mercedes-Benz. This “big joint” production method made The car was dismantled "to pieces", and even the door locks were taken by related companies to research and tackle production problems.
At this time, the problem facing the major enterprises in Shanghai is not that the workers lack enthusiasm, or the government’s insufficient support, but because Shanghai’s industrial level was extremely low at that time, and there were no large-scale punching machines and forging machines. The workers could only use hammers, Hit with a hammer, relying on your own hands to create complex body exterior parts.
After half a year of hard work, on September 28, 1958, the prototype of Shanghai's first car was successfully developed. The Autobots gave it a resounding name-Phoenix. On the front of the car stands a phoenix spreading its wings, which echoes north-south with the dragon-shaped sign of the FAW Dongfeng sedan, implying the prosperity of the dragon and the phoenix. And this Phoenix car is the predecessor of the Shanghai car.
On February 15, 1959, the Phoenix car modelThe car was sent to Beijing. After watching and testing the car, the Prime Minister affirmed the results and pointed out the existing quality problems. Faced with the problem, the Shanghai Auto people did not get discouraged, but launched a new round of tackling tough problems.
Phoenix car is undergoing a climbing experiment
In order to present the 10th anniversary of New China, powerful companies in the Shanghai automobile industry gathered together and quickly formulated the production plan for the first batch of "Phoenix" cars. After in-depth discussion, it was decided that the appearance of the Phoenix car should refer to the style of the Plymouth Savoy. The chassis adopts the Warsaw M20 load-bearing body structure. The rear axle is self-produced and adopts the NJ050 engine independently developed by Nanqi. After that, in order to improve the overall quality of the car, the Shanghai Autobots used the former Soviet Jim car as a model, replaced it with the NJ070 engine, and conducted a second round of trial production of this Phoenix car.
In September 1959, Shanghai Automobile Assembly Plant assembled a new Phoenix brand car with SH680Q engine with a maximum power of 90Ps. However, due to the actual production of the Phoenix car, such as the door cannot be closed tightly, the abnormal noise inside the car, etc., it did not appear at the 10th anniversary celebration.
In 1960, the Shanghai Automobile Assembly Plant was renamed Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant, with an annual output of 1,317 three-wheeled vehicles and 12 Phoenix cars. The production method developed from manual operation to preliminary realization of mold knocking and assembly production lines.
After that, due to frequent natural disasters and lack of resources required to produce cars, the mass production of Phoenix cars has stalled.
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In 1963, the Shanghai car industry restarted. In addition to bringing back the old technicians from the original factory, the Shanghai Automobile Assembly Plant and many powerful industrial enterprises in Shanghai at that time were reorganized into the "Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant." With the support of Jiangnan Shipyard and Shanghai Heavy Machinery Plant, the newly established Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant began to accumulate strength for the research and development of new vehicles.
It was not until February 1964 that the Phoenix car, which had been discontinued for nearly five years, appeared in front of people again, but at this time it has been rebranded and officially renamed the Shanghai brand SH760. The
Shanghai brand SH760 has a simple and clear appearance. In addition to using a large number of chrome-plated parts for decoration, the front face is also equipped with a cylinder headlight that was quite "popular" in China at that time. In terms of power, the SH760 is equipped with a 2.2L Jinfeng 680QK inline 6-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of 90Ps, a maximum torque of 166N·m, and a maximum speed of 133km/h. The transmission uses a four-speed manual transmission. In the same year, 50 vehicles of this model were produced, and mass production began after the model was finalized in 1965. The difference between
and Hongqi's positioning is that Shanghai brand cars were mostly used by officials of lower levels at the time, and as early as the 1960s and 1970s, they began to sell to ordinary people. In contrast, Shanghai brand cars are undoubtedly closer to the common people and more intimate.
The Shanghai brand SH760 coupe
driving on the streets around 1966, the Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant also meticulously built the Shanghai brand high-level review convertible SH761 according to the needs of foreign affairs activities. In addition to the appearance of this car is different from SH760, the interior also adds Polaris alarm clock, transistor radio, artificial leather seats and other configurations; at the same time, the seat and armrests are also equipped with adjustable hydraulic automatic lifting devices. , And equipped with high-frequency radio communication device. The
SH761 engine uses a 680Q six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine with a top speed of 90 kilometers per hour and a fuel consumption of 16 liters per 100 kilometers. A total of 14 vehicles were produced from 1966 to 1971, and there are currently less than 5 intact.
Shanghai premium review convertible SH761
Almost in the same period, Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Factory has successively developed SH762, SH763 and other cars, but because they have not been mass-produced, they are not well known to the public. It is worth mentioning that the factory has also produced a small number of CA772 bulletproof vehicles for Hongqi, and produced a Shanghai brand bulletproof vehicle code-named SH770. Unfortunately, like the SH761 review car, the production quantity is very small, and the existing ones are even rarer.
In 1974, Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant launched the SH760A, a modified model of the SH760. The new car after the transformation has changed compared to before in terms of headlights and body linesAt that time, the SH760A car was the most common one on the road.
SH760A
In addition to the introduction of modified models, Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant also developed the SH771 luxury sedan. The car is positioned between the Hongqi CA72 and SH760A and is the "flagship version" of the Shanghai brand sedan. However, this car was not put into mass production due to various reasons, only 30 units were trial-produced in small batches.
In 1979, Shanghai Automobile Factory was renamed Shanghai Automobile Factory. In the same year, more than 17,000 cars were produced in Shanghai.
In the early 1980s, Shanghai brand automobiles once became the main models of official cars and taxis in my country. With the deepening of reform and opening up, the Shanghai automobile industry has also ushered in new development opportunities.
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In 1978, after the reform and opening up, Sino-foreign joint ventures were on the agenda. The joint venture car project implemented in Shanghai has led the transformation of the entire Chinese automobile industry.
In order to select suitable partners, the Shanghai car project team has conducted more than 60 negotiations with GM and Ford in the United States, Nissan in Japan, Renault, Peugeot and Citroen in France, and Volkswagen in the Federal Republic of Germany.
In the end, the car project team selected the only German Volkswagen company that is willing to provide the latest technology and invest funds. At the same time, the domestic production of Passat B2 has also been put on the agenda.
here needs to mention a key figure, he is the chairman of the Volkswagen Company Karl H. Hahn. In fact, Volkswagen was not optimistic about the Shanghai project at the time, but Hahn believed that China had come out of the shadows and development in all aspects would be unstoppable. In the end, he rejected all opinions and decided to personally take charge of the project negotiations. Obviously, he understands that even if Volkswagen does not choose to cooperate, the development speed of China's auto industry may only be slower, but it will eventually flourish.
In June 1982, China and Germany signed a trial production agreement for 100 Santana cars. Although the German Volkswagen Company sent a number of engineers to China as production guidance, the assembly work was still difficult. At that time, there was no standardized installation process when producing the Shanghai brand car. If the screws were not tightened, you could use a file or hammer to knock them, but this set was completely unworkable when producing Santana. Due to lack of experience, the vehicle could be assembled in two days as planned. The Chinese masters took a week to complete.
On April 11, 1983, the first assembled Santana rolled off the assembly line.
On October 10, 1984, a joint venture agreement was signed in the Great Hall of the People for the establishment of Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. with 50% investment by China and Germany. It came into effect in 1985, and Shanghai Volkswagen was born.
As soon as Shanghai Volkswagen was established, the Germans drew more than 1,600 people from the 2,900 employees of the Shanghai Automobile Plant to produce Santana cars. With the loss of skilled workers, the Shanghai brand car has lost its former style. At the same time, Shanghai brand cars are facing an embarrassing situation where the government does not care and German investors do not take it seriously.
In 1987, the then Mayor of Shanghai declared that the automobile industry was Shanghai’s first pillar industry, and in the same year established the Shanghai Volkswagen Construction Group and the Santana Localization Office. So far, Shanghai Volkswagen has truly become the “head of the Shanghai Automobile Industry”. At the same time, the Shanghai brand sedan quickly fell into decline. Z2z
Santana easily defeated the old Shanghai car. Without financial support, government support, and advanced technology, Shanghai brand cars are desperate.
On November 25, 1991, as the last vehicle rolled off the assembly line, the Shanghai brand car officially ended. What happened next
, everyone must know very well. With the hot sales of Santana, Shanghai Volkswagen's pockets have gradually bulged up. The establishment of factories and talks about cooperation have become the vane of SAIC Motor's development. With many hot-selling joint venture models, Shanghai Manufacturing has established a firm foothold in the domestic market. And the former self-owned brand, Shanghai brand cars, has been deeply forgotten in the corner...
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Shanghai self-owned brand cars have once again regained their glory, and it is already in 2006.
This year, SAIC Group launched aThe main car brand-Roewe. It is worth mentioning that when SAIC Motor plans to launch the Roewe brand, there are endless calls to revive Shanghai brand cars. In the end, the SAIC Group rejected all the consensus and decided not to use the Shanghai brand, but to use the "Roewe" as we now know it.
When it comes to the Roewe brand, we have to mention two key words-"Rover" and "Nanqi".
Rover used to be the Queen of England’s car, and it was on par with the prestige of Rolls-Royce. In 1994, Rover was acquired by BMW, but Rover did not bring considerable economic benefits to BMW, but caused BMW to lose billions of dollars. In desperation, BMW split the Rover, the MINI brand was retained, the Land Rover brand was sold to Ford, and the Rover brand was sold to the British consortium for a symbolic £10.
Workers at the Rover factory are working.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the Rover brand was struggling and urgently needed funds to survive. Among the earliest Chinese buyers who came into contact with Rover was Nanjing Automobile (hereinafter referred to as "Nanqi"). Z2z
Negotiations between the two parties are progressing smoothly, and the establishment of a joint venture company was even revealed. Nanqi intends to invest 100 million US dollars, Rover will be converted into shares with equipment and technology, and will not hold a controlling stake. The entire program includes 8 series of products that Rover is selling well in the UK and two new products under development, which shows the appetite of Nanqi. At that time, relevant departments even mobilized SAIC, hoping that SAIC would help Nanqi, which was short of funds, to jointly acquire Rover.
At first, both Nanqi and SAIC responded positively, but in the end, the acquisition plan was aborted because of the hesitation of Nanqi.
In June 2004, SAIC Group and Rover Motors signed a cooperation agreement, and the two parties established a strategic partnership on technical cooperation and research and development of complete vehicles. The two parties plan to set up a joint venture first, and then SAIC will invest in the acquisition of the remaining Rover Motor shares. This shows that the previous "Shangnan Combination" no longer exists, and Nanqi was kicked out.
Rover 75 sedan
Next, SAIC purchased the Rover 25 and 75 models and the intellectual property rights of some engine technologies and most of the R&D team at a price of 67 million pounds to prepare for the development of its own brand.
What SAIC Group did not expect was that if it wanted to fully acquire Rover, the funds needed were even larger than originally budgeted. More than one billion is needed to invest just in terms of loans, deficits and employee benefits. Ever since, SAIC decided to buy technology first, and talked about the brand slowly. At the end of 2004, SAIC purchased almost all of Rover's core technologies.
In April 2005, Rover Motors officially declared bankruptcy. SAIC had thought that it would be able to take down Rover’s remaining assets in one fell swoop, but it didn’t expect that Nanjing Automobile would kill off halfway and directly cut off Hu and merged Rover. Intuitive to this transaction, Nanqi bought Rover's continuously profitable engine department for 50 million pounds, and these fixed assets can be put into production immediately as long as they are shipped back to China for assembly. At that time, outsiders estimated that the value of these production lines was as high as RMB 10 billion compared with the cost of less than RMB 800 million paid by Nanqi. In comparison, the weaker NAC has taken a big advantage. After the completion of the acquisition of
, SAIC and Nanjing Automobile both started the research and development of their own brands. Both sides breathed a sigh of relief, hoping to overwhelm each other in the competition, and the battle for this was production and launch speed.
On October 12, 2006, SAIC Group officially announced that its own brand was named "Roewe". On October 24, the Roewe 750, the first mid-to-high-end sedan under its own international brand, was released.
On March 27, 2007, a number of MG MG models including MG7, MG7L, and MG TF sports cars under Nanqi rolled off the production line. The significance of this move is not only to show speed, but also to declare war on SAIC.
The verbal battle between SAIC and Nanqi has never stopped since the beginning. Both parties claimed to be independent brands of British descent. Nanqi also once accused SAIC of infringing on Nanqi's intellectual property rights.
It is worth noting that despite the superficial beauty of Nanqi, the financial problems inside are still difficult to conceal. This creates the greatest possibility for "Shangnan" cooperation in the future.
On December 26, 2007, SAIC Motor acquired all the automotive business of Yuejin Group, the controlling shareholder of Nanqi Group, with 2.095 billion yuan in cash and 320 million shares of SAIC Motor, or about 10.738 billion yuan. After the merger and reorganization, the entire automotive business of Yuejin GroupIncorporated into SAIC Motor.
In June 2008, the Roewe brand launched the 550 positioned as a compact family car, and the MG brand launched the hatchback crossover model MG 3SW. Since 2009, Roewe and MG products on the same platform have been produced on the same platform.
Roewe 550
MG 3SW
At the same time, the SAIC production base, which once lost 2.2 billion yuan, was also taken over by SAIC. The base was formally put into production in May 2008, and by January 2009 it had generated nearly 200 million yuan in tax revenue. The changes can be described as earth-shaking. With the help of SAIC, Nanjing Automobile achieved a 40% loss for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009, and finally made a profit of 10 million yuan in 2010.
So far, SAIC, which has completed the merger, has two independent passenger car brands with British descent, Roewe and MG, and has complete intellectual property rights and production capabilities.
In 2013, SAIC once again "spun off" Roewe and MG, first set up booths at the Shanghai Auto Show, and later established the Roewe Division and MG Division, and began to differentiate between the two.
In the long run, both Roewe and MG brands are built on the assets of Rover, an established British car company. The former has technical resources, the latter has production hardware and brand resources, and there is extremely high resource complementarity. The joint creation of the two companies through the Rover brand will not only avoid duplication of construction and internal friction, but will also form a "dual-brand complementary" situation, exert synergies, eliminate market friction, and make assets operate more efficiently.
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When it comes to the development of autonomous commercial vehicles in Shanghai, Shanghai Bus Factory and Shanghai Heavy Duty Truck Factory are among the best. The predecessor of
Shanghai Bus Factory was the first repair shop of the Preparatory Committee of Shanghai Bus Company. The factory became a state-owned enterprise after liberation and was renamed Shanghai Bus Repair Factory.
In April 1957, the Shanghai Bus Repair Factory used Jiefang brand CA10 truck chassis and all domestically-made equipment to trial-produce a 57-type bus with an all-metal overall structure. This bus is also the first domestically-made bus in New China. The engine power of this car is It is 68.8kW and can carry 90 passengers. In August 1959, Shanghai Bus Repair Factory trial-produced the first articulated bus using Jiefang CA10B chassis. The
57 type bus
is worth mentioning that in 1959, Shanghai Bus Repair Factory united several automobile manufacturers to successfully trial-produce the Haiyan CK730 mini-car. The car is equipped with a two-cylinder opposed air-cooled four-stroke engine with a maximum power of 12Ps. A total of 65 vehicles were produced that year. In 1960, Shanghai Bus Repair Factory developed a new generation of Haiyan SW710 mini-car in accordance with the design plan of Jilin University of Technology. The new car adopted a left-rear single-wheel drive, eliminating the need for a differential. A total of 100 vehicles were produced, of which 51 were supplied to the city taxi company for commercial trial operation.
Haiyan mini car
In 1966, Shanghai Bus Repair Factory formed an annual production capacity of 600 buses.
In 1970, Shanghai Bus Repair Factory was renamed Shanghai Bus Factory.
Beginning in the 1970s, domestic bus manufacturers have mostly adopted Jiefang CA10 truck chassis and the Yellow River NJ651 8-ton truck chassis developed by Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant, and converted them into medium and large single-machine buses and Hinged buses to meet the needs of urban development.
Compared with Shanghai Bus Factory, Shanghai Heavy Truck Factory has a longer history.
The British Commercial Bus Company's parking lot was built in 1922 as the predecessor of Shanghai Heavy Truck Factory. After the founding of New China, it was renamed Shanghai Truck Repair Factory.
In May 1958, the Shanghai Truck Repair Factory's first 4-ton truck traffic plate SH140 was successfully trial-produced. The cab of the car uses a flat-head square double-row seat design, and the power system is equipped with a 6-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 90Ps. This car is not only the first two-row medium-tonnage car in China, but also opened the history of independent production of trucks in Shanghai.
After the later technological innovation, the front and rear axle components and wearing parts of the traffic brand SH140 are common with the components of the Jiefang CA10, and the model is also changed to the traffic brand SH141. In 1965, the traffic brand SH141 truck was officially put into production, and a total of 604 were off the assembly line that year. Vehicles.
Traffic brand SH141 truck
In 1967, Shanghai Truck Repair Factory was renamed Shanghai Truck Factory.
In September 1969, in order to meet the needs of mining and steel industry production development, Shanghai Truck Manufacturing Factory trial-produced the first structure of a 6×4 drive 3-axle 10-wheel dump truck. The maximum engine power of the car is 220Ps and the maximum speed is 75km/h. Almost in the same period, the former Soviet Union Baylors 27-ton mining truck was prototyped at the Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant, and the first SH380 32-ton self-unloading mining truck was trial-produced. In 1971, the SH380 self-unloading heavy truck for mining was transferred to Shanghai Truck Manufacturing Plant.
Shanghai brand SH380 self-unloading heavy truck for mining purposes
In 1979, Shanghai Truck Manufacturing Factory was renamed Shanghai Heavy Truck Factory, which was subordinate to Shanghai Tractor Automobile Industry Company.
Judging from the current point of view, the annual output of Shanghai Bus Plant and Shanghai Heavy-duty Truck Plant was quite "pitiful". It is also such a weak "family foundation". In the subsequent reform and opening up, Shanghai Auto people relied on perseverance and perseverance to develop it into the backbone of China's auto industry.
The splendor of Shanghai's autonomous commercial vehicles appeared again in 2009.
In this year, SAIC Group acquired the MAXUS brand, intellectual property rights and technology platform of the British LDV commercial vehicle company.
The bus
of MAXUS, a British LDV commercial vehicle company, benefited from the long-term good cooperation with many world-renowned automobile manufacturers and the successful experience of independent brands such as Roewe and MG. SAIC Motor has planned the future global market development of MAXUS Chase commercial vehicles Strategy.
In 2011, the new commercial vehicle brand MAXUS Chase was released. The brand logo is composed of three silver triangles, representing technology, trust and progress. In September of the same year, SAIC Maxus launched the first model V80, which has been fully upgraded while maintaining the basic style of the LDV Maxus series. The product types span logistics, passenger transport, VIP cars, family vacations, industrial and mining enterprise commuting, school buses, and special Installation uses and other fields. In the eight years since its establishment, SAIC Maxus has established a firm foothold in the commercial vehicle market and has become a well-known brand in the industry.
In 2015, SAIC Maxus, which started as a commercial vehicle, officially entered the passenger vehicle field. The company name was also changed from "SAIC Commercial Vehicle Company" to "SAIC Maxus Automobile Co., Ltd.". Not only has it formed a product line covering SUVs, MPVs, pickups, RVs, and new energy vehicles, but the C2B smart customization model is also well received by the market.
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With the dual support of policy and the development of new energy technologies, China has become the world's largest new energy vehicle market. As China's economic, financial, trade, shipping, and technological innovation center, Shanghai has also attracted more and more auto companies to settle in.
In November 2014, Li Bin teamed up with entrepreneurs such as Liu Qiangdong, Li Xiang, Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Shunwei Capital and top Internet companies to co-found NIO. NIO has set up its global headquarters and global production vehicle R&D center in Shanghai.
On November 21, 2016, NIO released the English brand "NIO", a new Logo and the world's fastest electric car EP9 in London.
On April 19, 2017, Weilai brought its new cars to the Shanghai International Auto Show. This was the first show of the Weilai brand in China. At the same time, the Weilai ES8 production car was unveiled for the first time, and the flagship supercar Weilai EP9 also opened pre-sales. The difference between
and traditional car companies is that new forces in car manufacturing are more innovative. Its appearance has subverted our understanding of the automobile industry. And Weilai Automobile has created a high-end travel ecology, which is also a major advantage of it in the fierce market competition.
To this day, Weilai ES8 and ES6 have been mass-produced off the assembly line, and Weilai Automobile has also become the first auto company with sales exceeding 10,000 among the new forces in China.
In addition to Weilai Motors, Weimar Motors in the new forces also comes from Shanghai.
In April 2017, Weimar Motors released the AG2020, the first pure electric concept car. In December of the same year, Weimar Motors unveiled its first mass-produced pure electric SUV EX5.
March 7, 2019, the 10,000th Weimar EX5It took 5 months and 7 days to roll off the production line before the start of delivery on September 28, 2018, making it the second company in the new car manufacturing force to roll out more than 10,000 vehicles. Looking at Weimar Motors, it is more like a traditional car manufacturer. This may be because its founder Shen Hui has more experience in traditional car manufacturing and a deeper understanding of car manufacturing, so that it can be First come".
In addition, Weimar’s open travel brand "Jikexing" APP has integrated 4 mainstream domestic charging operators to provide one-stop charging solutions covering 50,000 electric piles in 17 cities across the country, as well as long-term rental apartments ( Longhu Guanyu Shanghai Minhang Park Branch) shared car rental service.
It is worth mentioning that Tesla, a new energy automobile giant from the United States, has also set up a Chinese factory in Shanghai. Currently, the first domestically produced model Model has begun to accept orders.
In the field of new energy buses, Shanghai has three local brands: Vientiane, Shenwo and Shenlong.
Shanghai Vientiane Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in 1985. It is an enterprise specializing in R&D, manufacturing and sales of large and medium-sized, medium and high-end buses and tourist buses. In 2004, the company moved to the Eastern Development Zone of Songjiang Industrial Zone, Shanghai. The new factory area can meet the annual production capacity of 3000 units and 5000 units of double-shift passenger cars.
In order to improve the level of research and development and increase the market share of products, Shanghai Vientiane Bus carried out a strategic reorganization through equity transfer, digestion and absorption of domestic and foreign capital and technology, and determined to cooperate with Korea Daewoo Bus Co., Ltd.
In 2007, Vientiane Bus's new factory was officially put into production. More than 520 buses were produced and sold throughout the year, with an output value of more than 300 million yuan and a profit of more than 14 million yuan. At the same time, Vientiane Bus began to provide service vehicles for Shanghai Public Transport. Currently, its delivered vehicles account for more than 40% of the buses in Shanghai.
Vientiane Pure Electric Bus
In 2017, Shanghai Vientiane Bus won the bid for a new energy bus procurement project of 360 million yuan, continuing to contribute to Shanghai's green bus industry.
Shortly after the cooperation between Vientiane Motor and South Korea's Daewoo Bus Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sunward Bus Co., Ltd. was also established.
In 2000, Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (SAIC Motor), Volvo (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (VIC), and Volvo Bus Company (VBC) of Sweden jointly established Shanghai Sunward Bus Co., Ltd. in 2000.
Shenwo Bus can produce large-scale long-distance buses, diesel-engine buses, CNG compressed natural gas buses, hybrid buses and pure electric city buses at the same time. It has an annual output of 2500 city buses, suburban buses and 500 chassis Production capacity. Among them, the Shanghai Shenwo pure electric city bus became the only designated bus in the Expo site of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Shenwo Bus
is not only in Shanghai, but Sunwo Bus also has branches in Qingdao, Nanjing, Jinan, Chongqing and other places. It owns many brands such as Shanghai Sunward, Qingdao Sunward, and Nanjing Sunward. Its urban buses have been put into operation in the urban public transportation systems of many cities across the country.
In 2005, Shanghai Shenlong Bus Co., Ltd. was established. It is the latest establishment of the three local new energy car companies in Shanghai, but it is the only comprehensive passenger car manufacturer in Shanghai.
Through years of development, Shenlong Bus has a complete product chain of more than 20 types of more than 200 passenger cars with medium and high-end product grades ranging from 6 meters to 13.7 meters, covering new energy buses, highway passenger transportation, tourism, public transportation, groups, and coaches. In various market segments, such as logistics vehicles. At the same time, the plant has also developed a series of products with diesel, natural gas, hybrid power, hydrogen fuel and other power fuels, with an annual production capacity of more than 10,000 vehicles.
Shenlong Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
At the same time, Shenlong Bus is also actively expanding overseas markets, entering more than 10 countries and regions such as Thailand, Singapore, Russia, and the United States, and has established a number of sales agents overseas And service providers. In 2008, Shenlong passed the Russian GOST certification and North American DOT certification, and was the first to enter the market in developed countries. Z2z
is written at the end:
Once upon a time, the Shanghai brand car was the only mass-produced ordinary business car in my country, and it was also the largest domestic production and sales volume at that time.The appearance of the car has added a strong touch to China's automobile industry.
With the deepening of reform and opening up, Shanghai Automotive Industry has entered the era of joint ventures. Based on years of joint venture experience, independent automobile brands represented by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation have rapidly risen and become a national force that cannot be ignored. With the upgrading of consumption and industrial transformation, new energy car companies with new powers such as Weilai and Weimar will once again gather in Shanghai. They will work with the former traditional car companies to create a "new Silicon Valley" in the Chinese car industry.
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