SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (commonly known as SAIC-GM; ) is a joint venture between
General Motors Company and
SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the ...
. The company was founded in 1997 as Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd or Shanghai GM (). Headquartered in
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, the company manufactures and sells
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
,
Buick
Buick () is a division (business), division of the Automotive industry in the United States, American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American automobil ...
, and
Cadillac
Cadillac Motor Car Division, or simply Cadillac (), is the luxury vehicle division (business), division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Its major markets are the United States, Canada and China; Cadillac models are ...
brand automobiles in
mainland China
"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...
, and exports its cars to several overseas markets.
History
SAIC-GM was founded on June 12, 1997, with 50% investment each from each partner. SAIC-GM began assembling the venture's first vehicle, the
Buick Regal
The Buick Regal is a line of mid-size cars marketed by Buick since 1973. Serving as the premium mid-size/intermediate car of the Buick product range for nearly its entire production, the Regal initially served as the divisional counterpart of t ...
, in Shanghai, China in April 1999.
This later followed with the Chinese-built
Buick GL8 minivan which was a Chinese-exclusive vehicle and was not offered in the United States and Canada.
By 2003, China became the second largest single market for General Motors, selling 201,188 vehicles, an 81.6% percent increase over the previous year. In that year SAIC-GM achieved a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to
Volkswagen Group China among foreign carmakers. Sales dropped in 2004 when the company retired the
Buick Sail and the release of its replacement, the
Chevrolet Sail, was delayed to February 2005, knocking General Motors Shanghai to seventh place in mainland China market share. SAIC-GM market share climbed back to nearly 9.8 percent, placing SAIC-GM among the top three passenger car manufacturers in mainland China.
In June 2004, the Cadillac brand was introduced to China followed by Chevrolet in January 2005.
In May 2005 SAIC-GM completed construction of a new assembly plant, the South Plant, at its facility in eastern Shanghai's Pudong district, more than doubling its annual production capacity to 320,000 vehicles.
SAIC-GM was the top passenger vehicle producer in China in 2006, with sales of 413,400 vehicles. In 2011, SAIC-GM sold 1,200,355 vehicles in the Chinese market. SAIC-GM is the largest joint venture GM has in China.
[
In February 2010, SAIC acquired an additional 1 percent stake in the joint venture for US$85 million and assistance in securing a US$400 million line of credit to boost SAIC's total share of SAIC-GM to 51%. In April 2012, GM regained 50% control of the joint venture.]
Exports
In September 2006, General Motors launched the Chevrolet Corsa Plus in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
built by SAIC-GM, an export version of the first-generation Chevrolet Sail which in turn is a version of the 4-door Opel Corsa
The Opel Corsa is a supermini car manufactured and marketed by Opel since 1982 — as well as other brands, namely Vauxhall Motors, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, and Holden.
At its height of popularity, the Corsa became the best-selling car in the ...
with a 1.6-liter engine. It is the first export market to receive a vehicle manufactured by SAIC-GM.
In 2010, SAIC-GM started exporting the second-generation Chevrolet Sail to Latin American markets, starting with Chile. The third-generation Sail or Aveo, also built by SAIC-GM, was exported to Mexico and the Caribbean since 2017 until 2023, when SAIC-GM-Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. ( zh, 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 Automobile Group, Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Li ...
took over the development and production of the Sail/Aveo.
In 2016, General Motors started importing the Buick Envision into the US from China. The Envision is built by SAIC-GM at its Dongyue Motors plant. Buick expected to sell 40,000 to 50,000 units of the Envision annually in North America.
Since 2020, SAIC-GM also exports the Chevrolet Equinox to Uzbekistan
, image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
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, national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...
. SAIC-GM also assisted UzAuto Motors, the largest Uzbek automaker formerly known as GM Uzbekistan to produce Chevrolet vehicles such as the Onix.
Facilities
Related businesses
SAIC and GM also operated other joint ventures, including:research and development
Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...
(R&D) operations centered in China
* Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd., the operator of OnStar
OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based telecommunication, communications, in-vehicle security, emergency services, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, ...
services in China
* SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd., a national sales company. GM China has a 49 percent stake and SAIC a 51 percent stake.
* SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (SAIC-GMAC), a financing arm
* Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd., a joint venture established by GM China, SAIC-GM and SAIC subsidiary Shanghai Automotive Industry Sales Co. Ltd.
* SAIC-GM-Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. ( zh, 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 Automobile Group, Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Li ...
, a separate manufacturing and sales joint venture using Wuling and Baojun
Baojun () is a Chinese automobile marque owned by a joint venture of General Motors (GM) and SAIC Motor, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. The brand was created as a more affordable alternative to existing GM brands such as Chevrolet and Buick for the Ch ...
brands
Current models
Buick
* Electra E5
*Enclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is so ...
* Envision S
* Envision Plus
* GL8
* GL8 Century
*LaCrosse
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...
* Regal
* Regal GS
* Velite 6
* Verano
file:Buick Electra E5 002.jpg, Buick Electra E5
file:Buick Enlave Chinese version 001.jpg, Buick Enclave II
file:Buick Envision S facelift 003.jpg, Buick Envision S
file:BUICK ENVISION PLUS China (10).jpg, Buick Envision Plus
File:BUICK GL8 CENTURY (BUICK GL8 FOURTH GENENRATION) China.jpg, Buick GL8 Century
File:BUICK GL8 ES PHEV (2).jpg, Buick GL8 ES PHEV
File:BUICK GL8 ES (FACELIFT) (3).jpg, Buick GL8 ES facelift
File:Buick GL8 LS 001.jpg, Buick GL8 LS
File:2023 Buick GL8 Land Business Edition (third facelift, front).jpg, Buick GL8 Onshore Business facelift
File:Buick LaCrosse IV 001.jpg, Buick LaCrosse IV
File:Buick Regal VI second facelift 001.jpg, Buick Regal (China, III 2023 facelift)
File:Buick Regal GS facelift IMG001.jpg, Buick Regal GS (China, III facelift)
File:Buick Velite 6 EV 003.jpg, Buick Velite 6 EV
File:Buick Verano III Pro Sanming 01 2022-07-07.jpg, Buick Verano
Cadillac
* CT4
* CT5
* CT6
* GT4
* Lyriq
* Optiq
* Vistiq
* XT4
* XT5
* XT6
file:Cadillac CT4 006.jpg, Cadillac CT4
file:Cadillac CT5 facelift 001.jpg, Cadillac CT5
file:Cadillac CT6 II 006.jpg, Cadillac CT6
file:Cadillac GT4 003.jpg, Cadillac GT4
file:CADILLAC_LYRIQ_China_(2).jpg, Cadillac Lyriq
file:Cadillac Optiq 001.jpg, Cadillac Optiq
file:Cadillac Vistiq 001.jpg, Cadillac Vistiq
file:Cadillac XT4 facelift 001.jpg, Cadillac XT4
file:Cadillac XT5 II 001.jpg, Cadillac XT5
file:Cadillac XT6 IMG001.jpg, Cadillac XT6
Chevrolet
*Blazer
A blazer is a jacket worn as part of a smart casual or business casual look.
Similar to a sport jacket, a blazer is not part of a formal suit, and the terms "sport coat" and "blazer" may be used interchangeably in daily life.
A nautical bl ...
*Equinox
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun appears directly above the equator, rather than to its north or south. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise directly east and set directly west. This occurs twice each year, arou ...
* Equinox Plus
* Equinox EV
* Malibu XL
* Menlo
*Monza
Monza (, ; ; , locally ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the Lambro, River Lambro, a tributary of the Po (river), River Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the province of Mo ...
* Seeker
* Tracker
File:Chevrolet Blazer (China) 001.jpg, Chevrolet Blazer
File:Chevrolet Equinox III facelift IMG001 (cropped).jpg, Chevrolet Equinox
File:Chevrolet Equinox Plus 001.jpg, Chevrolet Equinox Plus
File:Chevrolet Equinox EV 001.jpg, Chevrolet Equinox EV
file:Chevrolet Malibu XL facelift.jpg, Chevrolet Malibu XL
File:Chevrolet Menlo EV 002.jpg, Chevrolet Menlo EV
File:2023 SAIC-GM-Chevrolet Monza (facelift, front).jpg, Chevrolet Monza
File:Chevrolet Seeker 006.jpg, Chevrolet Seeker
File:Chevrolet Tracker 001.jpg, Chevrolet Tracker
Former models
Buick
* Electra E4
*Enclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is so ...
* Encore
* Encore GX
* Encore Plus
* Envista
* Envision
* Excelle
* Excelle XT
* Excelle GT
* Excelle GX
* GL6
* New Century
*Park Avenue
Park Avenue is a boulevard in New York City that carries north and southbound traffic in the borough (New York City), boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the wes ...
* Roadmaster
* Royaum
* Velite 5
* Velite 7
* Verano Hatch/GS
file:BUICK ELECTRA E4 China (6).jpg, Buick Electra E4
file:Buick Enclave facelift 01 China 2015-04-06.jpg, Buick Enclave (facelift)
File:Buick Encore facelift 4 China 2017-04-06.jpg, Buick Encore I
file:Buick Encore II 20210327.jpg, Buick Encore II
file:Buick Encore GX IMG002.jpg, Buick Encore GX
file:2024 Buick Encore GX Preferred AWD in Summit White, Front Right, 09-10-2023.jpg, Buick Encore Plus
file:Buick Envista GS IMG005.jpg, Buick Envista
file:2020 SAIC-GM Buick Envision (facelift, front).jpg, Buick Envision
file:Buick Excelle XT 01 China 2012-04-22.JPG, Buick Excelle XT
File:2018 Buick Excelle GT.jpg, Buick Excelle GT II
File:2018 Buick Excelle GX 1.3T front 8.14.18.jpg, Buick Excelle GX
File:Buick Excelle II 002.jpg, Buick Excelle
file:Buick GL6 2 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Buick GL6
File:Buick "New Century" GL China 2015-04-13.jpg, Buick New Century GL
File:Buick Park Avenue China 2016-04-16.jpg, Buick Park Avenue
File:Buick Roadmaster VIII 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg, Buick Roadmaster
File:Buick Royaum China 2012-05-20.JPG, Buick Royaum
File:Buick Velite 5 front.jpg, Buick Velite 5
File:Buick Velite 6 PHEV.jpg, Buick Velite 6 PHEV
File:Buick Velite 7 IMG004.jpg, Buick Velite 7
file:Buick Verano II hatch China 2016-04-07.jpg, Buick Verano hatch
file:Buick Verano II hatch GS 01 China 2016-04-16.jpg, Buick Verano hatch GS
Cadillac
* ATS
* ATS-L
* CTS
* Escalade
* Fleetwood Brougham
*Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census.
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830 ...
* SLS
* SRX
* XLR
* XTS
File:Cadillac ATS China 2015-04-06.jpg, Cadillac ATS
file:Cadillac ATS-L 3 China 2016-04-04.jpg, Cadillac ATS-L
File:Cadillac CTS China 2016-04-07.jpg, Cadillac CTS I
file:Cadillac CTS 2.0 Turbo Luxury (III) – Frontansicht, 5. September 2015, Düsseldorf.jpg, Cadillac CTS III
File:Cadillac Escalade III China 2015-04-08.jpg, Cadillac Escalade III
File:Cadillac Escalade IV 01 China 2015-04-14.jpg, Cadillac Escalade IV
File:Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham China 2017-04-01.jpg, Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
File:1993-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood 2.jpg, Cadillac Fleetwood
File:Cadillac SLS 01 China 2016-03-28.jpg, Cadillac SLS
File:Cadillac SRX China 2015-04-08.jpg, Cadillac SRX I
File:Cadillac SRX II 01 China 2012-06-02.JPG, Cadillac SRX II
File:Cadillac XLR.JPG, Cadillac XLR
File:Cadillac XTS China 2016-04-16.jpg, Cadillac XTS I
File:Cadillac XTS facelift 01 China 2018-03-28.jpg, Cadillac XTS II
Chevrolet
* Aveo
* Camaro RS
* Caprice Classic
* Captiva
*Cavalier
The term ''Cavalier'' () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II of England, Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum (England), Int ...
*Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
* Corvette (C4)
* Corvette (C6)
* Corvette (C7)Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
* Epica
* Epica II
* Lova
* Lova RV
* Lumina APV
* Malibu
* Onix
*Orlando
Orlando commonly refers to:
* Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States
Orlando may also refer to:
People
* Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name
* Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...
*Sail
A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may b ...
* Spark
* Silverado
* Trax
* Trailblazer
File:Chevrolet Aveo T300 hatch CN facelift China 2016-04-19.jpg, Chevrolet Aveo
File:FoS20162016 0623 092213AA (27761433212).jpg, Chevrolet Camaro VI
File:Chevrolet Caprice Classic facelift 01 China 2016-04-14.jpg, Chevrolet Caprice
File:Chevrolet Captiva China 2012-05-04.JPG, Chevrolet Captiva I
file:Chevrolet Captiva facelift China 2012-06-07.JPG, Chevrolet Captiva II
File:2018 SAIC-GM-Chevrolet Cavalier, front 8.8.18.jpg, Chevrolet Cavalier
File:Chevrolet Corsica 01 China 2016-04-13.jpg, Chevrolet Corsica
File:Mrx86-ZR1-Corvette.jpg, Chevrolet Corvette C4
File:Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 -- 2011 DC.jpg, Chevrolet Corvette C6
File:CIAS (1 of 1)-13 (47096760131).jpg, Chevrolet Corvette C7
File:Chevrolet Cruze J300 sedan China 2012-04-14.jpg, Chevrolet Cruze I
File:Chevrolet Cruze J400 CN 01 China 2015-04-06.jpg, Chevrolet Cruze II
file:Chevrolet Epica V200 China 2012-05-12.JPG, Chevrolet Epica V200
File:Chevrolet Epica V250 CN 01 China 2012-04-08.jpg, Chevrolet Epica V250
File:Chevrolet Lova 01 China 2012-04-28.JPG, Chevrolet Lova
file:CHEVROLET LOVA RV China.jpg, Chevrolet Lova RV
File:Chevrolet-Lumina-APV.jpg, Chevrolet Lumina APV
File:Chevrolet Malibu VIII 0001 China 2012-06-02.jpg, Chevrolet Malibu pre-facelift
File:Chevrolet Malibu VIII China 2014-04-30.jpg, Chevrolet Malibu first facelift
file:Chevrolet Malibu VIII CN facelift China 2016-04-04.jpg, Chevrolet Malibu second facelift
File:Chevrolet Orlando II 005.jpg, Chevrolet Orlando
file:2019 SAIC-GM Chevrolet Onix (front).jpg, Chevrolet Onix
File:Chevrolet Sail China 2012-04-14.JPG, Chevrolet Sail I
File:2012 Chevrolet Sail sedan front 8.2.18.jpg, Chevrolet Sail II
file:Chevrolet Sail 3 001 China 2016-04-13.jpg, Chevrolet Sail III
File:Chevrolet Spark M300 China 2016-04-03.jpg, Chevrolet Spark
File:Chevrolet Trax facelift China 2017-03-30.jpg, Chevrolet Trax (facelift)
File:Chevrolet TrailBlazer 001.jpg, Chevrolet TrailBlazer
Sales
See also
* SAIC-GM-Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. ( zh, 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 Automobile Group, Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Li ...
Notes
References
External links
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