Wuling Motors

Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. (doing business as Wuling Motors; Chinese: 五菱汽车; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qìchē; lit. 'Five Diamonds Motors') is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, officially established as a joint venture by Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co., Ltd. (shortened "Wuling Group") and Wuling Automobile Group Holdings Ltd.[2]

Not to be confused with SAIC-GM-Wuling.
Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.
Wuling Motors
Native name
五菱汽车集团控股有限公司
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorLiuzhou Wuling Automobile
Founded1982 (1982)
Headquarters
Liuzhou, Guangxi
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsElectric vehicles, trucks, buses, engines
Owners
    • Liuzhou Wuling Motors Ltd (49%)
    • Wuling Motors Holding Limited
      (Hongkong Stock Exchange No. 305 (51%))[1]
Subsidiaries
List
    • Liuzhou Wuling Liuji Power Co. Ltd
    • Liuzhou Wuling Motors United Development Co. Ltd.
    • Liuzhou Wuling Special-purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd.[1][2]
    • Liuzhou Wuling New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.wuling.com/wap/index.html

They produce engines, and special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts.[2]

The company also operates a joint venture with SAIC and General Motors, called SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW).

History

Wuling microvans have been manufactured since 1982.[3] In 1986, Wuling's predecessor company, Liuzhou Automotive Industry Corporation, reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors to assemble the L100 type Mitsubishi Minicab.[4] This small van was sold as the Liuzhou Wuling LZ110.

The first Wuling vehicles to be exported were sent to Thailand in 1992.[3]

In 2001, "SAIC Wuling Automobile Co. Ltd." was established, and SAIC-GM-Wuling was established in 2002, a joint venture with SAIC Motor and General Motors.[5]

In 2007, Wuling Motors became a sub-brand of SAIC-GM-Wuling.

Wuling gained worldwide fame for the Hongguang Mini EV, with more than 420,000 units sold in 2021.

Products

Current Models
  • Hongguang Mini EV
    Hongguang Mini EV
  • Hongguang Plus
    Hongguang Plus
  • Hongguang S3
    Hongguang S3
  • Hongguang V
    Hongguang V
  • Rongguang
    Rongguang
  • Rongguang V
    Rongguang V
  • Sunshine II
    Sunshine II
  • Sunshine S
    Sunshine S
  • Xingchen (Asta)
    Xingchen (Asta)
  • Xingchi
    Xingchi
  • Victory
    Victory
  • Zhengtu
    Zhengtu

Former Models
  • Dragon
    Dragon
  • Hongguang
    Hongguang
  • Hongtu
    Hongtu
  • Rongguang
    Rongguang
  • LZW6370
    LZW6370

Subsidiaries and joint ventures
  • Liuzhou Wuling Motors United Development Co. Ltd.
  • Liuzhou Wuling Special-purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
  • Liuzhou Wuling Liuji Power Co. Ltd.
  • Wuling Engine, a division of Wuling Automobile which manufactures Wuling-branded engines for small autos and motorcycles. Some are in cooperation with companies such as Delphi.[10]
  • Liuzhou AAM, a joint venture between Wuling and American Axle & Manufacturing, manufacturing electric drive units, independent rear axles and driveheads.[11]

Wuling Automobile also manufactures generator sets under the "Longward" brand.[12]

Notes
  1. Also Wuling Zhiguang (之光)
  2. Also EV50 / Dianka

References
  1. "Corporate Structure". wuling.com.hk. 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. Company profile on Wuling Motors website, 21 Sep 2020
  3. "五菱英文版" [Export Business: Brief Introduction]. sgmw.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Since the first WULING vehicle was exported to Thailand in 1992, WULING vehicle has been exported to more than 40 countries and regions like Centre & South America, Middle-east, Africa, and South-east Asia.
  4. "Mitsubishi to assemble vans, trucks in China". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Tokyo: 12. 1 March 1986.
  5. "Wuling Motors - Development process". wulingauto.com.cn. 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. "Wuling unveils new global silver badge as part of global strategy".
  7. Wuling Liuzhou (LZ 110) - microvan based on the design of the 1977-1984 Mitsubishi Minicab
  8. A rebadged Daihatsu Zebra
  9. Li Fangfang (14 August 2009). "Wuling minis go global under GM Chevrolet brand". China Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  10. "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.
  11. "AAM Supplies Electric Drive Unit for New Baojun E300 Plus in China". www.aam.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  12. "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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