JAC Group (; officially Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd.) is a Chinese automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.U.S.-China Commercial Relations: Navistar Inc.-- JAC Truck and Engine Joint Ventures
ustr.gov, January 2011 The company is based in

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, China. The company produced about 524,000 units in 2021, including 271,800 commercial vehicles and 252,500 passenger vehicles. It also sold 16,800

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s (BEVs) in December 2021.

History

Established in 1964 as Hefei Jianghuai Automobile Factory, its name was changed to Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd. in 1997. The company launched their stock on the

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in 2001. JAC has historically only produced commercial trucks under the brand name Jianghu, but released

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s (MPV) and sports utility vehicles (SUV) in the 2000s. By 2007, the company had gained government approval for passenger car production but continued to manufacture predominately trucks. Prior to the acquisition of a passenger car license, JAC cooperated with

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in the early 2000s in an attempt to expand its product line. Starting in 2003, the company assembled Hyundai MPVs, although this stopped before 2007. At least two models based on Hyundai technology continued to be made by JAC after the collaboration halted–an MPV and a SUV. Hyundai reportedly explored setting up a

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with the company in 2004. In 2009, the Chinese government indicated that it supported consolidation in the Chinese auto industry, leading analysts to predict the possibility of JAC joining with

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since they are both located in

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.Big China carmakers, on government cue, woo small rivals (page 2/2)
reuters.com, Mon Mar 9, 2009 9:03am EDT However, JAC confirmed that it was not interested in consolidation.A Chinese Truck Maker's Electric Dreams
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime, August 10, 2010, 4:51 PM HKT JAC has begun to concentrate more on passenger cars, and a 2010 announcement of a new

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program may—at least partially—have been an effort to stave off the rumored merger. Sales reached more than 445,000 units in 2012. In 2013 it was one of the top ten most-productive vehicle manufacturers in China selling 458,500 units for 2.5%

market share Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a Market (economics), market that a company's business makes up. For example, if there are 50,000 units sold per year in a given industry, a company whose sales were 5,000 of those ...

and reaching eighth place. JAC dropped one spot to ninth in 2011 making nearly 500,000 vehicles, and in 2012 a fall in units produced to about 445,000 precipitated the company's moving down one more rung to tenth place. Estimated production capacity is over 500,000 units/year as of 2009. In 2014, JAC Motors announced its full acquisition of JAC Group. The new company was traded as JAC Motors in the stock market but operated in the name of JAC Group. In 2016, JAC entered into an agreement with DR Automobiles to export its vehicles to Italy. JAC models made in China will be re-approved according to European safety and anti-pollution regulations by DR and sold with the DR badge. The first cars imported into Italy were the JAC Refine S3 renamed DR4 (or EVO 4) and the JAC iEV40 sold as the DR Evo Electric (or EVO 3 Electric).

Cooperation with Volkswagen

In 2017, JAC and

Volkswagen Group Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbomachinery. Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxon ...

announced a joint venture to produce electric cars for the Chinese market with the

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brand. In April 2018, the JAC-Volkswagen joint venture was officially born, which however operates through the new Sol brand, and no longer SEAT. The first product is the SOL E20X vehicle, an electric crossover resulting from a badge engineering of the JAC iEV40 (also called

JAC Refine S2 The JAC Refine S2 is a Subcompact car, subcompact Crossover (automobile), crossover SUV produced by JAC Motors. The Refine S2 was also the base vehicle for the Sehol E20X, which is the first car produced by Sehol or originally, Sol. Overview The R ...

EV) with a front redesigned by the SEAT style center in Spain. In 2020,

signed letters of intent between Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd. and the Government of Anhui Province for the increase of the Volkswagen Group's stake in the JAC Volkswagen joint venture from the current 50% to 75%. This transition also requires investment in JAG (JAC Holding Group), the parent company of JAC and owned by the Anhui Government. The agreement between the parties, subject to the usual regulatory approvals, provides for the investment of an amount equal to one billion euros and should be concluded by the end of the year. Volkswagen would also acquire 50% of JAG (the parent company of JAC). Volkswagen Group holds a 75% share of Volkswagen Anhui while JAC Group holds a 25% share. Volkswagen Group also owned 50% of JAC Holding Group (JAG), the parent company of JAC Group, which means Volkswagen Group also owns a 14.09% stake of JAC Group. As a result, the ownership percentage held by Volkswagen Group in Volkswagen Anhui actually reaches 78.52%. JAC Group structure in 2023

OEM for NIO

In April 2016,

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and the JAC Group signed a manufacturing cooperation agreement, preliminarily confirming a production and sales target of 50,000 vehicles per year for 5 years. In 2018, NIO's first mass-produced model, the NIO ES8, manufactured by JAC, was officially launched. In March 2021, NIO and the JAC Group established Jianglai Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd., with each party holding a 50% stake in the joint venture. In the same month, both companies agreed to extend the contract of manufacturing to May 2024. As part of the agreement renewal, NIO paid JAC CNY 1.2 billion for the extension of contract manufacturing services. In December 2023, NIO announced the acquisition of JAC factories manufacturing NIO vehicles at the price of CNY 3.158 billion, which marked the end of NIO as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). , the total amount paid for contract manufacturing services reached a total of CNY 3.038 billion. On January 11, 2024, JAC signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with NIO to establish cooperation in battery standards, battery swapping technology, the construction of

battery swapping Battery swapping or battery switching is an electric vehicle technology that allows battery electric vehicles to quickly exchange a discharged electric vehicle battery, battery pack for a fully charged one, rather than recharging the vehicle via a ...

service networks, and operation.

Partnership with Huawei

In December 2023, JAC announced that it had signed a cooperation agreement with

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. The two parties collaborated in manufacturing, sales, and services to develop premium

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based on Huawei's intelligent automotive solutions. In August 2024, at the

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launch conference, Huawei officially announced the fourth brand under

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(HIMA) collaborating with JAC, specifically Maextro (Chinese: 尊界). Their first vehicle, the

Maextro S800 The Maextro S800 () is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric Full-size car, full-size ultra-luxury sedan manufactured by JAC Group since 2025 under the Maextro brand in collaboration with Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, HIMA, Huawei's ...

is scheduled to roll off the production line by the end of 2024 and launch in the first half of 2025.

Collaboration with Wrightbus

On 29 January 2025, Northern Irish bus manufacturer

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entered into truck manufacturing in collaboration with the JAC Group under the 'Rightech' sub-brand. The manufacturer launched the

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, a battery electric

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based on the

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but modified with a revised front

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, which can be specified at either a or wheelbase. The vehicle is also available in both left-hand and right-hand drive variants for the UK and European truck markets.

Brands

JAC

JAC has gone through multiple transitions during the last decades. Originally, JAC had several product lines. The Heyue for sedans,

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s, MPVs, and SUVs, the Refine for large MPVs/minivans and vans. In 2017, the Heyue series was discontinued and the final models were replaced by electric variants. In 2019, a new series, Jiayue, was introduced. Multiple Refine vehicles have been facelifted and moved to this series. In 2020, JAC started to rebadge

JAC Jiayue JAC or Jac may refer to: Businesses *JAC Liner, a Philippine bus company *JAC Motors, a Chinese automobile manufacturer *Japan Air Commuter airline (ICAO: JAC) Organizations * JAC (football club), a football club from Libreville, Gabon * Japanes ...

series models to the

Sehol Sehol () or previously, Sol, is a Chinese car brand launched on April 24, 2018 by a SEAT and JAC Motors, JAC Volkswagen Group China, Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. joint venture. History The original name Sol itself derives from the word ''so ...

brand, resulting in the Sehol A5, Sehol X4, and Sehol X7. The rebadge was done as a move to release all sedans and SUVs under the Sehol brand. However, in 2023, JAC announced a plan to phase out the Sehol brand in the future. As a result, several Sehol models, like QX, A5 and X8, were again rebadged back to the JAC brand. * JAC A5 Plus (2023–present), compact sedan, rebadged Sehol A5 Plus * JAC QX PHEV (2023–present), compact SUV, rebadged Sehol QX * JAC X8 Plus (2023–present), mid-size SUV, rebadged Sehol X8 * JAC iEV7 (2014–present), BEV variant of Heyue A20 * JAC iEVA50 (2018–present), compact sedan, BEV variant of Heyue, also rebadged as JAC Yiwei Aipao File:JAC A5 Plus 001.jpg, alt=, JAC A5 Plus File:JAC QX PHEV 001.jpg, JAC QX PHEV File:JAC X8 Plus 001.jpg, JAC X8 Plus File:JAC iEVA50 facelift 001.jpg, JAC iEVA50 File:JAC iEV facelift 002.jpg, JAC iEV7

Sehol

Sehol (思皓) was established in 2018 as a joint venture between JAC and

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, originally positioned as a brand for pure electric vehicles. In 2020, the

increased its stake in the joint venture, JAC Volkswagen, to 75% and officially renamed it to

Volkswagen Anhui Volkswagen Anhui (VWA) is a joint venture formed in 2017 between JAC Motors and Volkswagen headquartered in Hefei, Anhui, initially to produce electric vehicles under the SEAT brand, and later the Sehol Sehol () or previously, Sol, is a Chines ...

. The Sehol brand has been licensed for use by JAC, essentially making it no longer a joint venture brand. In 2023, JAC revealed that they decided to phase out the Sehol brand in the future. File:Sehol_E10X_003.jpg, Sehol E10X File:Sehol_E20X_001.jpg,

Sehol E20X The Sehol E20X is an electric subcompact crossover SUV produced under the Sehol brand of JAC Motors. Overview The Sehol E20X is the first car produced by Sehol or originally, Sol. The car debuted during the 2018 Beijing Auto Show and is based on ...

File:Sehol_E40X_001.jpg, Sehol X4 File:JAC_Jiayue_X7,_front_20200506.jpg, Sehol X7 File:Sehol_X8_002.jpg, Sehol X8 File:Sehol_A5_Plus_001.jpg, Sehol A5 Plus File:Sehol_QX_009.jpg, Sehol QX

JAC Yiwei

JAC Yiwei (江淮钇为) is JAC's brand for entry-level passenger EVs, launched in April 2023. *

JAC Yiwei 3 The JAC Yiwei 3, also known as the EV3 or E30X depending on the market, is a 5-door hatchback City car, city car produced by JAC Motors that was unveiled in April 2023, and has been produced since June 2023. It is the first vehicle to be sold unde ...

(2023–present), subcompact hatchback * JAC Yiwei Hua Xian Zi (2024–present), city car, rebadged Sehol E10X * JAC Yiwei Aipao (2024–present), compact sedan, BEV variant of Heyue, rebadged JAC iEVA50 File:JAC Yiwei 3 001.jpg,

JAC Refine

JAC Refine (江淮瑞风) was a brand of JAC for commercial MPV/Van. In 2020, JAC Refine was lifted as an independent brand from the MPV product line of JAC. * JAC Refine M3 (2015–present), compact minivan ** JAC Refine E3, EV variant of Refine M3 * JAC Refine M4 (2016–present), mid-size minivan * JAC Refine M5 (2002–present), full-size minivan * JAC Refine M6/ M6 MAX/ L6 MAX (2013–present), full-size minivan *

JAC Refine RF8 The JAC Refine RF8 is a minivan produced by JAC Motors that was unveiled in August 2023, and has been produced since 2024. It is the first standalone model to be sold under the JAC Refine series. Overview From the previous models in the miniva ...

(2024–present), full-size minivan File:JAC Refine RF8 001.jpg,

File:2016 JAC Refine M3, front 8.11.18.jpg, JAC Refine M3 File:2017 JAC Refine M4, front 8.16.18.jpg, JAC Refine M4 File:2015 JAC Refine M5, front 8.16.18.jpg, JAC Refine M5 File:Refine M6 facelift 001.jpg, JAC Refine L6 MAX File:JAC Refine M6 01 Auto China 2014-04-23.jpg, JAC Refine M6

Maextro

Maextro () brand is used for Huawei's collaboration with JAC Group. File:Maextro S800 001.jpg,

Former models

JAC

Sedan

JAC Refine A60 The JAC Refine A60 (瑞风A60) is a full-size sedan made by the Chinese automaker Jianghuai Automobile, JAC. The Refine A60 is the largest sedan of the JAC Refine series, and was seen as the series' flagship. JAC Refine A6 concept (2014) The Refin ...

(2015–2020), mid-size sedan ** JAC iEVA60 (2019–2021), variant of Refine A60 *

JAC Binyue The JAC Binyue (宾悦) or JAC J7 is a full-size sedan produced by JAC Motors of China. Overview The exterior design is controversial as the rear end of the Binyue is heavily inspired by the Mercedes-Benz W203, Merecedes-Benz C-class W203. Orig ...

(2008–2012), mid-size sedan * JAC Jiayue A5 (2020), compact sedan, rebadged to

Sehol A5 The Sehol A5 ( zh, 江淮嘉悦A5), named the JAC Jiayue A5 until 2021, is a compact car, compact liftback (car), liftback produced by JAC Motors under the Sehol sub brand since 2019. Overview The then-called JAC Jiayue A5 was revealed on 5 Se ...

* JAC Heyue (2011–2017), compact sedan and hatchback * JAC Heyue A30 (2012–2016), subcompact sedan * JAC Heyue A20 (2013–2014), subcompact sedan * JAC Heyue Tongyue (2008–2017), subcompact sedan and hatchback ** JAC Tongyue Cross (2009–2012), SUV variant of Tongyue **

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(2011–2018), EV variant of Tongyue * JAC Yueyue (2010–2016), city car ** JAC Yueyue Cross (2012–2016), hatchback variant of Yueyue

SUV

* JAC Jiayue X7 (2020), mid-size SUV, rebadged to Sehol X7 *

JAC Jiayue X4 The Sehol X4 or previously the JAC Jiayue X4 is a compact crossover produced by JAC Motors under the Sehol brand. The Sehol X4 was briefly called the Sol X4 and JAC Jiayue X4 before the Sehol brand name was established. The Sehol X4 is essentiall ...

(2020), compact SUV, rebadged to Sehol X4 * JAC Refine S7 (2017–2020), mid-size SUV *

JAC Refine S5 The JAC Refine S5 is a Compact crossover, Compact CUV that was produced by JAC Motors and positioned above the slightly smaller Refine S3, JAC Refine S3. Overview Previewed by the JAC Eagle SII concept on the 2012 Beijing Auto Show and originally ...

(2013–2019), compact SUV * JAC Refine S4 (2018–2020), compact SUV ** JAC iEVS4 (2019–2022), EV variant of Refine S4 * JAC Refine S3 (2015–2016), subcompact SUV *

(2015–2018), subcompact SUV ** JAC iEV7S (2016–2023), EV variant of Refine S2 * JAC Refine S2 Mini (2017–2020), mini SUV ** JAC iEV6E (2016–2021), based on the Refine S2 Mini * JAC Rein (2007–2013), compact SUV

Van/MPV

* JAC Refine R3 (2017–2023), compact MPV * JAC Refine M2 (2010–2016), compact MPV File:JAC Binyue C200 002.jpg, JAC Binyue File:JAC Heyue facelift 001.jpg, JAC Heyue File:JAC Heyue A30 China 2014-04-16.jpg, JAC Heyue A30 File:JAC Heyue A20 02 -- Auto China -- 2014-04-23.jpg, JAC Heyue A20 File:JAC Tongyue China 2012-06-02.jpg, JAC Heyue Tongyue File:JAC Tongyue RS Cross 01 Auto Chongqing 2012-06-07.jpg, JAC Tongyue Cross File:2013 JAC Yueyue, front 8.8.18.jpg, JAC Yueyue File:JAC Refine A60 001.jpg, Refine A60 File:Refine S7 001.jpg, Refine S7 File:JAC S5 01 2023-06-29.jpg, Refine S5 File:JAC Refine S4 01 China 2019-03-14.jpg, Refine S4 File:JAC Refine S3 2019 facelift 006.jpg, Refine S3 File:JAC Refine S2 02 China 2016-04-17.jpg, Refine S2 File:JAC iEVA60 001.jpg, JAC iEVA60 File:2018 JAC iEV4, front 8.16.18.jpg, JAC iEV4 File:Refine iEVS4 001.jpg, JAC iEVS4 File:JAC iEV7S 02.jpg, JAC iEV7S File:JAC iEV6E facelift 8.16.18.jpg, JAC iEV6E File:JAC Rein China 2012-05-12.JPG, JAC Rein File:2018 JAC Refine R3 front 8.16.18.jpg, Refine R3 File:JAC Heyue RS China 2012-04-29.JPG, Refine M2 (Heyue RS)

Light trucks, pickups, and vans

* Sunray (2.5 and 2.8 litre) () * JAC Ruiling/ JAC Reni/ JAC K5 * V7 *

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() *Shuailing () **Shuailing H series **Shuailing W series **Shuailing K series **Shuailing X series ** Shuailing T6 Pickup ** Shuailing T8 Pickup **Shuailing i series **Shuailing G series *Junling () **Junling E series **Junling V series **Junling G series *Kangling/ HY() **K series **H series **X series **G series *Lanmao (), electric logistics ** M1 ** M2 File:JAC Sunray SWB China 2015-04-10.jpg, JAC Sunray SWB File:JAC Ruiling facelift Shishi 01 2022-06-10.jpg, JAC Ruiling File:2018 JAC V7, front 8.7.18.jpg, JAC V7 File:JAC HFC 1061 Urban 2014 (15589416480).jpg, Shuailing H series File:2018 JAC Shuailing T6, front 8.7.18.jpg, Shuailing T6 Pickup File:JAC T8 1X7A7304.jpg, Shuailing T8 Pickup File:JAC Junling V series 001.jpg, Junling V series File:JAC Urban HFC 1035 2012 (15580936533).jpg, Kangling H series H3 File:JAC Haowei (Kangling X3), front 8.16.18.jpg, A JAC Kangling X3 File:2018 JAC Kangling X5 (single cab), front 8.7.18.jpg, A JAC Kangling X5 File:Tianjin Bus Route 606 -1-.jpg, A JAC HK6105G bus File:JAC Runner HFC 1132 2012.jpg, A JAC Runner HFC truck File:JAC Hunter 004.jpg, JAC Hunter File:JAC Lanmao M1 001.jpg, JAC Lanmao M1

Logo evolution

File:JAC logo since 2023.png, JAC logo for passenger vehicles (since 2023) File:JAC Motors logo.svg, JAC logo for passenger vehicles (2016–2023) File:Jac motors textlogo.png, JAC logo for commercial vehicles (since 2016) File:Jac-motors.png, JAC logo for commercial vehicles (1964–2016) File:Star jac.png, JAC logo (2008–2016)

Operations

A 40,000 unit/year medium-to-heavy truck production base should become operation in 2012China Jianghuai gets OK for $133 mln truck project
reuters.com, Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:52am EST and is probably located in

.Production capacity figures may consider engines and vehicles as discrete.

Research and development

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(R&D) facility in Hefei is complemented by three overseas R&D centres in

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,and

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Joint ventures

JAC-Navistar Diesel Engine Company (JND)

JAC announced a pair of joint ventures with

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, NC2 Global (Navistar/Caterpillar joint venture). The NC2 joint venture will manufacture heavy duty trucks. The Navistar joint venture, called JAC-Navistar Diesel Engine Company (JND), will build medium to heavy diesel engines in China with parts and services provisioned by Navistar. The new companies will both be located in Hefei where JAC is also based.

Cummins Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, electric vehicle components, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipmen ...

purchased Navistar's equity in the engine joint venture in 2018.

JAC-Volkswagen (Sehol)

Sehol (; Sihao) is a car brand launched on April 24, 2018, by

and JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. joint venture.

Sales

Sales outside China

JAC began the export of vehicles to Bolivia in 1990, later expanding to over one hundred countries. Light trucks are a popular export product.Chery on top (Chinadaily)
Anhui province Official Site Some JAC exports are in the form of

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s, which are assembled at overseas factories in countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Mexico and Iran. As of 2010, a possible factory in Slovakia is under discussion. Such factories are not necessarily owned by or affiliated with JAC. Knock-down exports are an easy way to gain access to developing markets without added after-sales service costs. In 2009, JAC started a partnership with a distributor in Brazil, the SHC group. As of early 2011, it had more than 10,000 firm orders from its Brazilian partner. JAC also had plans to build a production base in the country as of 2009. This plan remained active until at least 2011, at which time the plant was to be located in

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state and built in cooperation with the SHC group, which was to provide 80% of the initial investment. In 2016, JAC entered the Philippines market through a local partner, selling heavy-duty trucks, and in 2018, passenger cars. In 2017, JAC announced a

in Mexico with

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, a company owned by tycoon

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. A factory has been built at

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, in the State of Hidalgo. With a surface of 65,000 square meters, has two lines of production with a capacity of over 25,000 units per year. Since early June 2017, two models are sold in Mexican market: SEI2 and SEI3, both SUVs are made in Mexico in this facility, the compact sedan J4 was added to the line-up in 2018.JAC invierte 4 mil 400 mdp en planta automotriz en Hidalgo
milenio.com, January 02, 2017

Notes

References

External links

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