SAIC-GM-Wuling
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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.
Native name | 上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司 |
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Company type | Joint venture |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 18 November 2002; 21 years ago (2002-11-18) |
Headquarters | |
Area served | China Indonesia |
Key people | |
Products | Automobiles Microvans |
Brands | Baojun Wuling |
Owners |
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Number of employees | 20,000[4] |
Subsidiaries | Baojun SGMW Indonesia Etsong (2002–03) |
Website | sgmw.com.cn |
SGMW is a major mass-volume producer in the Chinese interior, in 2011 SGMW sold 1,286,000 vehicles in China, and 1,445,000 in 2012.[5] Its offerings range in price from US$5,000 to US$10,000.[6] It is also 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.[7] One of its popular microvans was the Wuling Sunshine. Selling more than 450,000 units per year during its height of popularity, SGMW has claimed no one model outsells it in China.[8][9]
Both SGMW and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co. Ltd. use the Wuling brand name and the red, five-diamond "W" logo.