SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in
Anting, Shanghai
Anting () is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (), an area of . , China and a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial ...
and
SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the "Big Four" state-owned car manu ...
. It was founded in 1984 and produces cars under the
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a global brand post ...
,
Å koda
Å koda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
Czech brands and enterprises
* Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav
** Å koda Motorsport, the division of Å koda Auto respon ...
and
Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
The o ...
marque
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s. It is the second automobile manufacturing joint venture in China after American Motors and the first German car manufacturer to enter China.
The joint venture is made up of equity from Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), SAIC Motor (50%), with a fixed-term venture for 45 years. It will run until 2030.
SAIC Volkswagen sold a total of 1.16 million vehicles in 2011.
History
The joint venture was formed in October 1984, as Shanghai Volkswagen. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 percent foreign ownership.
[
] Shanghai Volkswagen began automobile production in 1985. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, SAIC Volkswagen's production of its
Santana models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993 SAIC Volkswagen's output had reached 100,000 vehicles.
Volkswagen was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company's relatively wealthy home arena. The Shanghai plant was by the far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SAIC Volkswagen achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993.
[Santana, Lavida, Lamando, and ]Tiguan
The Volkswagen Tiguan () is a car produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen since 2007, sitting between the smaller T-Roc and the larger Touareg in the company's crossover SUV range. The first generation is based on the PQ46 platform, while t ...
to the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
as part of the new ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). The joint venture was also in the process of building an electric-car plant in Anting, near Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
by late 2018; it was expected to make 300,000 e-vehicles per year, starting in 2020.https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies/vw-revamps-production-electric-age-981646
On 12 April 2002, SAIC Motor renewed its contract with Volkswagen and extended the term of cooperation for another 20 years.
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...
former
general secretary
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Jiang Zemin
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attended the signature ceremony. Shanghai Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd, established on 19 October 2000, as the first joint venture in vehicle sales in China.
On 11 April 2005, the Czech automotive brand
Å koda Auto
Škoda Auto a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. After ...
was introduced after signing a contract. The first model for the brand was the
Å koda Octavia
The Å koda Octavia is a small family car produced by the Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced between 1959 and 1971. Four generations of the modern-era Octavia model have ...
built by Shanghai Volkswagen and commenced production on June 6, 2007. This followed with the
Å koda Fabia
The Å koda Fabia is a supermini car produced by Czech manufacturer Å koda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Å koda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia was available in hatchback, estate (named Fabia Combi) and saloon ...
in December 2008, the
Superb in August 2009, the
Å koda Rapid in April 2013 and the long wheelbase
Å koda Yeti
The Å koda Yeti (codenamed ''Typ'' 5L)ETKA, accessed 27 January 2010 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto and introduced at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, as the carmaker's first entry into the SUV market. I ...
seven months later. To complete the model lineup for the Chinese market, the
Å koda Kodiaq
The Å koda Kodiaq is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by the Czech automaker Å koda Auto since 2016. The vehicle sits in Å koda's D-SUV, above the Å koda Kamiq and Å koda Karoq. The vehicle is based on the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, shar ...
was officially listed in March 2017, followed by the
Å koda Karoq
The Å koda Karoq is a compact crossover SUV (C-segment) designed and built by the Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto. Introduced in 2017, the vehicle is based on the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, and replaced the Å koda Yeti. The car slots betwe ...
in January 2018 and the Chinese built
Å koda Kamiq five months later.
SAIC Volkswagen started vehicle export shipments in January 2018 which targets left-hand drive Southeast Asian markets. Prior to this, the company briefly exported several hundred Volkswagen Polo Sedan to Australia in 2004.
Facilities
Current products (Audi)
File:Audi_A7L_001.jpg, 2021–present
Audi A7L
File:Audi_Q5_e-tron_001.jpg, 2022–present
Audi Q5 e-tron
File:Audi_Q6_001.jpg, 2022–present
Audi Q6
The Audi Q6 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Audi through SAIC Audi joint venture in China since 2022. It was released in July 2022.
Overview
The Audi Q6 shares the same MQB Evo platform with the similarl ...
Current products (Å koda)
File:2018 Skoda Fabia facelift 1.0 Front.jpg, 2015–present
斯柯达晶é”
Skoda Fabia
File:Skoda Kamiq 001.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达å¡ç±³å…‹
Å koda Kamiq
File:Skoda Kamiq GT 001.jpg, 2019–present
斯柯达å¡ç±³å…‹ GT
Å koda Kamiq GT
File:2018 Skoda Kodiaq Scout TDi SCR 4X4 2.0 Front.jpg
斯柯达科迪亚克
Å koda Kodiaq
File:2018 Skoda Karoq SE L TDi S-A 1.6 Front.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达å¡ç½—å…‹
Å koda Karoq
File:Škoda Kodiaq 01 China 2019-03-17.jpg, 2016–present
斯柯达柯迪亚克
Å koda Kodiaq
File:Skoda Kodiaq GT 001.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达柯迪亚克 GT
Å koda Kodiaq GT
File:Skoda Rapid facelift 001.jpg, 2013–present
斯柯达昕é”
Å koda Rapid
File:Škoda Rapid Spaceback facelift 001.jpg, 2014–present
斯柯达昕é”Sportback
Å koda Rapid Spaceback
File:Skoda Octavia Mk3 Chinese facelift 001.jpg , 2004–present
斯柯达明é”
Å koda Octavia
File:Škoda Octavia III Wagon CN 002 China 2018-03-06.jpg, 2004–present
斯柯达明é”
Å koda Octavia
File:Skoda Octavia IV IMG 3120.jpg, 2021–present
æ–¯æŸ¯è¾¾æ˜Žé” Pro
Å koda Octavia Pro
File:Škoda Superb III 01 China 2016-04-16.jpg, 2016–present
斯柯达速派
Å koda Superb
Current products (Volkswagen)
File:Cross Santana.jpg, 2016–present
大众桑塔纳CROSS
Volkswagen Cross Santana
File:Volkswagen Gran Santana 01 China 2016-04-01.jpg, 2015–present
大众桑塔纳浩纳
Volkswagen Gran Santana
File:Volkswagen Lamando facelift IMG001.jpg, 2014–present
大众凌渡
Volkswagen Lamando
File:Volkswagen Lavida III 01 China 2019-04-04.jpg, 2018–present
大众朗逸
Volkswagen Lavida
File:Volkswagen Passat China 2019 001 (cropped).jpg, 2019–present
大众帕è¨ç‰¹
Volkswagen Passat
File:Volkswagen VW Phideon 2016.jpg, 2016–present
大众è¼æ˜‚
Volkswagen Phideon
File:2018 Volkswagen Polo SE 1.0 Front.jpg, 2019–present
大众Polo
Volkswagen Polo
File:Volkswagen new Santana facelift 01.jpg, 2012–present
大众桑塔纳
Volkswagen Santana
File:Volkswagen T-Cross CN 01 China 2019-03-28.jpg, 2019–present
大众途é“
Volkswagen T-Cross
File:2018 SAIC-Volkswagen Teramont.jpg, 2017–present
大众途昂
Volkswagen Teramont
File:Volkswagen Teramont X 009.jpg, 2019–present
大众途昂 X
Volkswagen Teramont X
File:Volkswagen Tharu 007.jpg, 2018–present
大众途岳
Volkswagen Tharu
File:Volkswagen Tiguan L R-Line 01 China 2019-03-20.jpg, 2017–present
大众途观L
Volkswagen Tiguan L
File:Volkswagen Tiguan X IMG001.jpg, 2020–present
大众途观X
Volkswagen Tiguan X
File:Volkswagen Cross Touran L 02 China 2019-04-04.jpg, 2016–present
大众途安L
Volkswagen Touran L
File:Volkswagen Viloran 004 (cropped).jpg, 2020–present
大众å¨ç„¶
Volkswagen Viloran
File:2020_Volkswagen_ID.3_1st_Front.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.3
Volkswagen ID.3
File:Volkswagen ID.4 X 002.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.4X
Volkswagen ID.4X
File:Volkswagen_ID.6_X_001.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.6X
Volkswagen ID.6X
Sales
See also
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FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
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Volkswagen Group China
Volkswagen Group China (VGC; 大众汽车(ä¸å›½)) is a division of the German automotive concern Volkswagen Group in the People's Republic of China.
Volkswagen Group China enjoys sales of about 3.14 million cars (2017) in the Chinese market ...
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SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the "Big Four" state-owned car manu ...
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SAIC-GM
SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (More commonly known as SAIC-GM; ; formerly known as "Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd", "Shanghai GM"; ) is a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor that manufactures and sells Che ...
References
External links
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1984
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