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Wuling Motors

Not to be confused with SAIC-GM-Wuling, the joint-venture with SAIC and GM, which also manufactures Wuling branded cars.
Not to be confused with Wuling Group or the current Guangxi Automobile Group, the parent company.
Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd.
Wuling Motors
Native name
五菱汽车集团控股有限公司
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorLiuzhou Wuling Automobile
Founded1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Headquarters
Liuzhou, Guangxi
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China
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsElectric vehicles, trucks, buses, engines
Owners
  • Guangxi Automotive Group (56.54%)
    (Hongkong Stock Exchange No. 305)[1]
Subsidiaries
  • Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry (60.9%)
  • Liuzhou Wuling New Energy Vehicle (13.37%)
Websitewuling.com

Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd, (doing business as Wuling Motors; Chinese: 五菱汽车; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qìchē) is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, subsidiary of Guangxi Automotive Group.[2] The company produce engines, and special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts.[3] Its eponymous brand, Wuling, is shared with the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture.

History

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Further information: Guangxi Automobile Group

Liuzhou Wuling Automobile

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The Wuling car brand was established in 1982 by Liuzhou Wuling Automobile, with a focus on the growing demand for small delivery vehicles in the domestic Chinese market during the 1980s. After completing a trial production series in 1982, Wuling commenced full-scale production of its first model, the LZ110, in 1984.[4] This vehicle was developed under a licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Motors, making it a twin design to the third-generation Mitsubishi Minicab.[5]

Building on Mitsubishi's technology, Wuling introduced a successor to the LZ110 in 1990, named the Dragon.[6] Presented as a more modern model, the Dragon was a deeply updated version of the LZ110. In 1998, Wuling launched the LZW6370, a model developed under a licensing agreement with another Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu and based on the Daihatsu Zebra.[7]

SAIC-GM-Wuling and Wuling Group

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In 2002, Wuling entered into a partnership with SAIC Motor and General Motors to form a joint venture called SAIC-GM-Wuling. This joint venture was headquartered in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China, and became responsible for manufacturing all subsequent Wuling brand models.[8][9][10]

In 2007, the Wuling Group gained greater independence and established a new division specializing in trucks and custom-built vehicles. This division operated under the Wuling brand and logo, similar to Wuling's Red Label. In 2015, the Wuling Group underwent a major corporate restructuring, becoming a corporation and rebranding itself as Guangxi Automobile Group.[8]

Products

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Further information: Guangxi Automobile Group

Current models

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Former models (as Liuzhou Wuling)

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Motorcycle

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Electric bicycle

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Golf cart

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Sightseeing car

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Subsidiaries and joint ventures

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Wuling Automobile also manufactures generator sets under the "Longward" brand.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "广西汽车集团有限公司-广西汽车". wuling.com.cn. 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "企业概览 | 五菱汽车". www.wuling.com.hk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ Company profile Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine on Wuling Motors website, 21 Sep 2020
  4. ^ "Wuling history". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  5. ^ "Wuling history". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Street Sighting - 2003 Wuling LZW 6360Bi1 Dragon". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. ^ "History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. ^ a b "SAIC-GM-Wuling". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  9. ^ "About GM China". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  10. ^ "The Big Read: History of Wuling". Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  11. ^ "五菱 G050 纯电物流车 OTS 样车交付：仿 K-car 打造，续航 230km - IT之家". www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  12. ^ Feijter, Tycho de (2012-02-01). "History: The Wuling LZW 7100, a Citroen Visa made in China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  13. ^ Feijter, Tycho de (2012-01-24). "History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  14. ^ "柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司--柳州五菱 | 五菱工业 | 五菱汽车". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  15. ^ "发动机--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08.
  16. ^ "AAM Supplies Electric Drive Unit for New Baojun E300 Plus in China". www.aam.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  17. ^ "发电机组--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08.
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