China FAW Group Corp., Ltd. (First Automotive Works) is a Chinese

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automobile manufacturer headquartered in

Changchun Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin, Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain. Changchun is administered as a , comprising seven districts, one county and three county-level cities. At the 2020 census of China, Changchun ha ...

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.FAW Today
FAW's 50th Anniversary Brochure Founded on 15 July 1953, it is currently the second largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China, together with

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, Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Changan Automobile. The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as Hongqi, Bestune (Benteng) as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as FAW-Toyota and FAW-Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Audi, Jetta). Its principal products are automobiles, buses, light, medium and heavy-duty trucks,About FAW Profile
FAW Official Site and auto parts.Products Components & Parts
FAW Official Site FAW became China's first automobile manufacturer when it unveiled the nation's first domestically produced passenger car, the Hongqi, in 1958.Key Events, May 21, 1958/Aug. 1, 1958
FAW Official site As a state-owned enterprise of China, FAW Group is controlled and managed by

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, which under Chinese law performs the functions of an investor. The company has three

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subsidiaries:

FAW Jiefang FAW Jiefang is a truck manufacturing company headquartered in Changchun, Jilin, China, and a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group. It is the largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in China. FAW Jiefang was established in 2003 and has more than 22 ...

Group Co., Ltd. (), Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co., Ltd. () and Qiming INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. ().

History

First Automotive Works broke ground on its first factory in 1953 (the first year of the first five-year plan),FAW Group Steps up Global Expansion
FAW Official Site, Mar 27, 2007 and produced its first product, the Jiefang CA-10 truck (based on the Soviet ZIS-150) in 1956.About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site

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lent assistance during these early years providing technical support, tooling, and production machinery. Before the first factory opened, 39 Chinese FAW employees traveled to the Stalin Truck Factory for instruction in truck production. Operations were conducted under Soviet direction, and the USSR is even credited with choosing

as the location for the first FAW facility. First Automotive Works initially made only commercial trucks, but started producing passenger cars in 1958. These vehicles, Hongqi luxury sedans, were the first domestically produced Chinese automobiles. Made primarily for the party elite, the design changed little over their thirty-year production run.The home team
economist.com, Nov 13th 2008 Following this, FAW's Audi products are the traditionally favoured choice for ranking Chinese state officials. The First Automotive Works "winged 1" badge is derived from the Chinese 一汽 ("一" meaning "one" and "汽", from "汽车" meaning "automotive") and depicts a hawk spreading its wings, 一 (1).About FAW > Corporate Trademark
FAW Official Site The logo was introduced in 1964.About FAW > Key Events
Faw Official Site During the Third Front campaign to develop strategic industries in China's rugged interior to prepare for potential invasion from the United States or the Soviet Union, the First Automotive Works transferred a third of its workforce to develop the Second Automotive Works. In 1992, the name First Automotive Works was changed to FAW Group Corporation. Though FAW was the fourth Chinese automaker to take on Western partners, its early joint venture with

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in 1990 saw it become the second Chinese auto company to develop a strong cooperative relationship with a foreign counterpart. SAIC was the first, in 1984 and also with VW.

was the first foreign partner for FAW, but others soon followed. The company acquired 50% ownership of Tianjin Automotive Xiali in September, 2002, and renamed the brand FAW Tianjin. As a result, FAW ended up with

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as a foreign joint venture partner. FAW established a joint venture with

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in 2009 and has joint ventures with a handful of other foreign companies as well. The company produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2008, and in 2009 it was the largest machinery corporation and the second largest auto manufacturer in China. In 2010, the 2.56 million units sold made it the third most-productive vehicle maker in China that year, and one of its offerings, the FAW Xiali, was the 7th most-purchased car in China in 2010. It produced 2.6 million vehicles in 2011, the third-largest output of any China-based company. While it retained its third place rank, the number of whole vehicles produced in 2012 slowed to 2.3 million. Passenger cars made up a relatively scant 64% of total production that year. In July 2021, FAW transferred 49% of the shares of FAW Haima to Hainan Development Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hainan Holdings) at no charge. Haima Automobile holds 51% of the shares in FAW Haima, while Hainan Holdings hold 49% of the shares. As of 2024, many other brands have been liquidated, leaving only Hongqi and Bestune as passenger car brands.

Cooperation with Leapmotor

In March 2025, FAW Group and Leapmotor signed the MOU on strategic cooperation, under which the two parties will jointly develop passenger vehicles and collaborate on auto parts. In May 2025 at the

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, Zhu Jiangming, Chairman of Leapmotor, revealed that the two companies have finalized their partnership and will jointly develop a model for the Hongqi brand targeting overseas markets. Mass production of the new vehicle is set to begin in the second half of 2026 at Leapmotor's Hangzhou plant. The new Hongqi model will be built on the same platform as Leapmotor B10 with both battery electric and range-extender powertrain.

Brands and products

FAW sold products under at least ten different brands including its own, but most of its brands has been discontinued or consolidated into Hongqi, Jiefang and Bestune brand currently.

Hongqi

Hongqi is a Chinese luxury car marque owned by the automaker FAW Group. Hongqi was launched in 1958, making it the oldest Chinese passenger car marque. In Chinese, ''hongqi'' means " red flag." File:Hongqi L5 II IMG01.jpg,

Hongqi L5 The Hongqi Guoli (), formerly known as the Hongqi L5, is a large neo-retro full-size luxury sedan produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer Hongqi, a subsidiary of FAW Group since 2014, whose design was inspired by the discontinued Hongqi ...

File:Hongqi HQ9 008.jpg, Hongqi HQ9 File:2020 Hongqi E-HS9.jpg, Hongqi E-HS9

Jiefang

Jiefang is the medium and heavy trucks brand of FAW Group. The first truck rolled off of the lines in 1956, which was the first ever-built truck by the

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. Jiefang became a subsidiary on 18 January 2003 with two subsidiaries of its own, Qingdao Truck Division and FAW Trading Company, it is one make of Jiefang branded trucks.Page 9
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Bestune (formerly Besturn)

Bestune was established on August 18, 2006,About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site It may also be known as ''Ben Teng''.Besturn B90 Sedan spotted out testing
chinacartimes.com, October 27, 2010 It serves as the passenger car brand in FAW Group. File:Bestune B70 III 005.jpg, Bestune B70 File:Bestune B70S img01.jpg, Bestune B70S File:Bestune T99 facelift IMG003.jpg, Bestune T99

FAW discontinued brands

* FAW Haima (divested), founded in January 1992 as Hainan Mazda Motor, a joint venture between the Hainan provincial government and

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to produce Mazda models for sale in China. In 2006, Mazda's share of Hainan Mazda was acquired by FAW Group, and the company became a subsidiary of FAW. In July 2021, FAW transferred 49% of the shares of FAW Haima to Hainan Development Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hainan Holdings) at no charge. * FAW Tianjin (discontinued), Junpai, Huali, Xiali (discontinued), Jiaxing (discontinued) * FAW Jilin (discontinued), a maker of mini-vehicles, small trucks and vans under the Senia and Jiabao brands. * Oley (discontinued), a newer brand that was targeting young buyers. Defunct in 2015. * SiTech (discontinued), a brand that focuses on electric vehicles. Established in 2018 with the first car called SiTech DEV1 launched. * Pengxiang * Shenli * Yuan ZhengPage 32
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAC (marque), FAW Lingyuan * Baolong

Joint ventures

FAW-Toyota

Created in 2003,Home > About Us > Company Introduction > TOYOTA Motor Co., LTD.
Tianjin Xiali Official Site FAW operates this joint venture with Japanese automaker

through

Tianjin FAW Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd. was an automobile company based in Tianjin, China and a subsidiary of FAW Group. Its principal activity was the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automobiles sold under the Xiali, Vita and ...

. Key subsidiaries include: ;Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co Operates a passenger car production base in the Nansha Economic Development District of

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

Guangdong province ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

.''Toyota Motor China Investment Co.'' By: Treece, James B. Automotive News, 5/14/2007 Supplement, Vol. 81 ;Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co Operates a passenger car production base in the Chenghua District of

Sichuan province Sichuan is a Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capita ...

and another in

, Jilin province. As of 2008, its 10,000 units/year capacity production base in Changchun makes the

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and the

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. The other production base it controls may make buses. ;Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co Ltd This equally owned joint venture with Toyota makes engines at its production bases in the

Xiqing District Xiqing District () is a district in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. History The current Xiqing area came into existence in the mid and late Tang dynasty. In Northern Song (Song dynasty) period, this area was the border of Song and Liao (Liao ...

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and at the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone. Combined, both bases can produce 440,000 units annually. ;FAW Toyota Changchun Engine Co Ltd Making engines at a 130,000 units/year capacity production base in the Changchun Economic and Technology Development Zone, this equally owned joint venture was established in 2004.

FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd

Established in 1991, this large-scale automobile manufacturer is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen AG which, as of 2003, have ownership stakes of 60% and 40%, respectively.Page 21
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure It manufactures

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and

-branded automobiles for sale in China.Page 23
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure File:2023 FAW-Volkswagen Tayron 300TSI (facelift, front).jpg, FAW-Volkswagen Tayron File:2019 FAW-Volkswagen Bora.jpg, FAW-Volkswagen Bora File:2021 FAW-Volkswagen Talagon (front).jpg, FAW-Volkswagen Talagon ;Chengdu FAW Co Ltd This subsidiary of FAW's joint venture with VW controls production bases in

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FAW-GM

A joint venture with General Motors that mainly produces Jiefang light-duty trucks, this JV includes the Harbin Light Vehicle and FAW Hongta Yunnan factories. ;FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd This joint venture with

mainly produces Jiefang light-duty trucks.

Silk-FAW Automotive

This joint venture with US based design firm Silk EV produces high end luxury hybrid sports cars.

Subsidiaries and divisions

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FAW has at least 28 wholly owned subsidiaries and controlling shares in 18 partially owned subsidiaries. These include the wholly owned subsidiaries

Truck Co Ltd and FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd, and the publicly traded FAW Car Co Ltd, Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd, and Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd. The following is an incomplete list.

Vehicle-producing Divisions

Chengdu FAW Automobile Co Ltd

Chengdu FAW produces ''Huaxi'' brand light and medium buses based on the Toyota Coaster. Originally the Sichuan Bus Company, it became a partially-owned subsidiary in 2002 after acquisition by FAW.Page 38
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure Besturn B70 China 2012-04-09

FAW Car Co Ltd

Created in 1997 from the merger of Changchun Gear Factory, the FAW No. 2 Engine Factory, the FAW No. 2 Car Factory, and the former FAW No. 1 Car Factory, this publicly listed subsidiary produces cars, transmissions,Page 17
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure and engines.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure It has a production base in western

, Jilin province.Page 18
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FAW Bus and Coach

Founded in 1959, it produces buses sold under the ''Taihu'' brand.

FAW Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd

Created in 1997 when FAW purchased a controlling interest in Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd, this subsidiary company, as of 2003, produces 1/2-3 ton pickups and light trucks as well as license-built

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models.Page 39
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure This factory was included in the '' FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle'' joint venture. File:FAW Hongta Lanjian Jiefang.jpg, FAW Hongta Lanjian Jiefang File:FAW Hongta T340 front.jpg, FAW Hongta T340

FAW Jilin Automobile Co Ltd

Founded in 1980, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group in either 1987 or March 1991. It manufactures compact trucks and buses originally based on Suzukis. More recently, Jilin participated in a five-year-long joint venture with

FAW Passenger Vehicle Co

As of 2012, this company has two factories and some of the products it produces carry the Oley brand.

FAW Sichuan Automotive Co Ltd

Established in 1997, this part-owned subsidiary designs, produces, and markets medium and heavy truck bodies, wheels, and components for both FAW and other manufacturers.Page 16
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The Harbin Light Vehicle Factory

Established in 1965, this FAW Group subsidiary made military vehicles until partnering with FAW in the 1990s. It has since produced pickups, Jiefang trucks, and mini-vehicles (small trucks and vans that see commercial use). This factory was included in the ''FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle'' joint venture.

Other divisions

* The 9th Industrial Machinery Design and Research Institute - Wholly owned subsidiary since 1958, responsible for production base design.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Forging Co Ltd - Producing die and hand-forged auto parts, this subsidiary was established on 31 May 2000.Page 12
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Foundry Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary produces cast auto parts including engine blocks.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Jiaxin Heat Treatment and Electroplate Technology Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary designs and manufactures complete heat treatment and electroplating systems.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Qiming Information Technology Co Ltd - Established in 2000, this subsidiary company is responsible for GPS research and development, business development, sales and marketing, after sales support, and system integration.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure A vehicle-monitoring division of its GPS research & development arm used a system purchased from

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to, "monitor over 3,000 vehicles throughout China". * FAW Tool Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary specializes in development and production of non-standard tools for automotive manufacture.Page 15
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Tool and Die Co Ltd - Manufacturing automotive dies is the main responsibility of this wholly owned subsidiary. * Dalian Diesel Engine Co - Produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery. In 1986, 35 years after its inception, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Import and Export Corporation (FAWIE) - Established as a subsidiary in 1984, FAWIE is the international sales and marketing division of FAW Group.
FAW Official Site, Jun 11, 2007 Overseas joint ventures and technical cooperation with foreign countries are also within its remit. This subsidiary has established overseas production facilities in Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Russia.

Minor joint ventures

* Chengdu Araco Automobile Trim Part Co Ltd - This joint venture with Japan's ARACO produces interior trim parts. * FAWER Automotive Component Co Ltd - Operated with American auto-parts maker

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, produces air-conditioning units at a facility in the Changchun Automotive Development Zone * FAW Bharat Forging Co Ltd - A joint venture with India's Bharat Forge Ltd, it manufactures forged automotive components for passenger cars, buses, and commercial vehicles as well as forged products for the railway, mining, steel, and petroleum industries.About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site * FAW Huali (Tianjin) Automobile Co Ltd - A joint venture with Tianjin Automotive Industry (Group) Co Ltd that, since 2003, has manufactured

models sold under the brand name Dario.Page 33
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure As of 2008, it continues to produce Daihatsu models, has a 10,000 units per year production capacity, and is majority owned by FAW with a 75% ownership stake. * Wuhu FAW Yangzi Automobile Co Ltd - This joint venture with Yangzi Group and Wuhu Automotive Industry Company manufactures trucks, custom bus chassis, and medium-size buses.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * Changchun Fawer-Johnson - A joint venture between FAW Sichuan and Johnson Controls, it produces a wide range of interior components including automotive seats and trim.

Production bases and facilities

FAW has production bases located in 14 provinces throughout China including the provinces of

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

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Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

, and

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. Non-provincial locales include

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and

Changchun

FAW headquarters are located in

, Jilin province, and operations here include an R&D and test center.Innovation
FAW Official Site Additionally, FAW has two production bases here—one produces for the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture and the other makes self-branded autos.

Chengdu

An unfinished production base in the Longquan Economic Development Zone in

, replaces an older

base and will produce passenger cars for a FAW-Toyota joint venture, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd, when it is completed in 2010.Sichuan FAW-Toyota Relocates Chengdu Plant
FAW Official Site, Jul 16, 2008 FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd also has a production base here. Another site in Chengdu produces cars for FAW-Volkswagen,FAW-Volkswagen Takes over Chengdu FAW
FAW Official Site, Mar 30, 2009 and a second VW production base is, as of 2009, scheduled to be built in the city.
FAW Official Site, May 12, 2009

Dalian

The Dalian division of FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd manufactures Jiefang and Yuan Zheng brand medium and large-size buses in a production base in

Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

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. An unfinished bus production base in at the Dalian Economic & Technological Development Zone is expected to be complete in mid-2010 and will produce hybrid buses.FAW Builds up Dalian New-energy Bus Plant
FAW Official Site, Jun 24, 2009 Another Dalian base produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery.
FAW Official Site, Sep 18, 2007

Foshan

As of 2010, 150,000 units/year production capacity FAW-VW production base will soon be built in this

city.Ready consumer cash fueling robust sales
chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-10-25

Hainan

Located in the sunny, southern vacation spot of

Hainan island Hainan is an island province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally means "South of the Sea ...

and built in 1958, Hainan Island Test Grounds is an auto testing site that includes a test track.Page 40
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure FAW Hainan Automobile Co Ltd operates FAW's southernmost production facility here. A production base on the island manufactures license-built Mazdas.

Harbin

A planned production base at the Aviation & Automobile Development Zone (Pingfang Development Zone) in the city of

Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...

, Heilongjiang province, will see completion in December 2010 and produce light trucks.FAW Initiates 100,000-unit Light Truck Engineering Project in Harbin
FAW Official Site, Jun 4, 2009

Shanghai

FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd has a production base in Pudong New Area in Shanghai.

Tianjin

Plants No. 1, 2, and 3 in the city of

produce automobiles for the FAW-Toyota joint venture Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd. Plant No. 1 is in Yangliuqing Town, Xiqing District, and plants No. 2 and 3 are located in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone and began production in 2007.Home > About Us > Company Introduction > TOYOTA Motor Co., LTD.
Tianjin FAW Toyota Official Site Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd also has an engine plant in Tianjin.
FAW Official Site, Apr 20, 2007

Qingdao

A FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd medium, heavy, and severe-duty truck production base is located in

Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

, Shandong province.Page 34
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Export and overseas sales

While primarily manufacturing products for sale in its home market, FAW began exports to foreign countries in 1957 with the sale of three commercial trucks to a businessperson in

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

. FAW has shipped its products to more than eighty nations, including Egypt,New China-made Cars Launch at Egypt Market
FAW Official Site, Jul 3, 2009 Iraq, Kenya, Mexico,
FAW Official Site, Jun 25, 2009 Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia,
FAW Official Site, Mar 28, 2007 South Africa, Iran,
FAW Official Site, Jun 14, 2007Zimbabwe
and Uruguay.
FAW Official Site, Jan 22, 2008 NAZ- Nakhchivan Automobile Plant has assembled FAW cars in Nakhchivan,

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, since 2020.

References

External links

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50th anniversary commemorative brochure
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