The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design,development,manufacturing,marketing,selling,repairing,and modification of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.,Ltd. (ZGH),commonly known as Geely Holding,is a Chinese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou,Zhejiang. The company is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu,and mainly engaged in the automotive industry.
Huachen Automotive Group Holdings Co. Ltd.,known for its brand name Brilliance Auto Group,was a Chinese multinational automobile manufacturer holding company headquartered in Shenyang. Its products include automobiles,microvans,and automotive components. Its principal activity is the design,development,manufacture and sale of passenger cars sold under the Brilliance brand.
Dongfeng Motor Company Limited,most commonly known in English-language sources as Dongfeng Nissan,is a Chinese automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Wuhan,Hubei. It is a 50–50 joint-venture between Dongfeng Motor Group and Nissan Motors. It produces passenger cars under the Nissan marque and commercial vehicles under the Dongfeng marque.
Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors Co.,Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Yancheng,China and a joint venture between Jiangsu Yueda Group and Kia. The company was formerly known as Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motors Co.,Ltd. until Dongfeng withdrew from the joint venture in late 2021.
Dongfeng Automobile Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese automobile company based in Xiangyang,Hubei. It is a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co.,Ltd. (DFL) which is a joint venture of Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) and Nissan. DFG is majority owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation,a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën,formerly Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile Co.,Ltd. (DPCA) from 1992 to 2021,is an equally owned Chinese joint venture between the automobile manufacturers Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Stellantis. Based in Wuhan,capital of Hubei province,it manufactures Peugeot and Citroën models for sale in China.
Dongfeng Motor Group Co.,Ltd.,doing business as DFG,is a Chinese holding company based in Wuhan,Hubei. Its H shares were listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan,Hubei. Founded in 1969,it is currently the smallest of the "Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China with 671,000 sales in 2023,below SAIC Motor,Changan Automobile and FAW Group.
Venucia is a car marque of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company,a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co.,Ltd. The marque was launched in September 2010 by Dongfeng Nissan. From February 2017 until the end of 2020,Venucia was spun off from Dongfeng Nissan as a separate Dongfeng Motor Co.,Ltd. subsidiary focused on the marketing and production of cars,with the name Dongfeng Venucia Motor Company. In December 2020,Dongfeng Motor Co.,Ltd announced it would merge Venucia back into Dongfeng Nissan.
Aeolus is an automobile brand owned by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company,a division of Dongfeng Motor Group. The brand was launched in July 2009 using the Fengshen name,and was later renamed to Aeolus as the English name,while the Chinese name remained the same.
The Common Module Family (CMF) is a modular architecture concept jointly developed by car manufacturers Nissan and Renault through their Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance partnership. The concept covers a wide range of vehicle platforms.
The Citroën C3-XR is a Chinese-exclusive subcompact crossover from the Franco-Chinese joint venture Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën.
Dongfeng Sokon Automobile known internationally as DFSK Motor,was a joint venture between Dongfeng and Seres Group,formed on June 27,2003. It is now fully owned by Seres.
Seres Group (赛力斯集团股份有限公司) is a Chinese automotive manufacturer founded in September 1986 with headquarters in Chongqing,China. Born as a manufacturer of components for household appliances and shock absorbers,it currently produces cars,motorcycles and commercial vehicles as well as shock absorbers and internal combustion engines. In 2022,the company renamed to Seres Group from Sokon Group. It operates through its subsidiaries Seres,DFSK Motor,XGJAO Motorcycle and Yu'an Shock Absorber Company.
Hong Kong Jiangling Group New Energy Vehicle Co.,Ltd. is a joint venture headquartered in Tsing Yi,New Territories,Hong Kong,and owned by Groupe Renault,Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) and Bravo Transport. JMEV is focused on the development and production of electric cars and was established in 2015 as a subsidiary of Bravo Transport. It was reorganised as a joint venture in July 2019,after Renault acquired a majority stake.
Jiangling Motors Corporation Group Co.,Ltd. (JMCG) is a Chinese state-owned holding mostly operating in the automotive industry. It was established in 1947 and is headquartered in Nanchang,Jiangxi.
Dongfeng Nammi, previously known as Dongchuang Zilian (Wuhan) New Energy Technology (东创紫联),is the electric vehicle division of Chinese State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation,specializing in designing and developing budget electric cars.
There are currently about 150 active brands in the Chinese automobile market. Among them are 97 Chinese domestic brands and 43 joint venture (JV) brands. Before 2010,the traditional "Big Four" refers to the four major state-owned car manufacturers,SAIC,FAW,Dongfeng and Changan. Other Chinese car manufacturers,both from public and private sectors,like Geely,BAIC,BYD,Chery,GAC,Great Wall,JAC and Seres emerged as the major players with the expansion of Chinese automotive industry.
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