Soueast

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South East (Fujian) Motor Co., Ltd.
(trading as Soueast)
Type Joint venture
Industry Automotive
Founded1995
Headquarters Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Zi-Sheng Zuo (President) [1]
ProductsAutomobiles
Owner China Motor Corporation (25%)
Fujian Motors Group (50%)
Mitsubishi Motors (25%)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 东南(福建)汽车工业有限公司
Traditional Chinese 東南(福建)汽車工業有限公司
Website www.soueast-motor.com

South East (Fujian) Motor Co., Ltd., trading as Soueast, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Fuzhou, Fujian, and a joint venture between China Motor Corporation (25%), Fujian Motor Industry Group (50%) and Mitsubishi Motors (25%). [2] [3] [4] [5] Its principal activity is the design, development, production and sale of passenger cars and minibuses sold under the Soueast marque. [6] It also manufactures Mitsubishi brand passenger cars for sale in mainland China. [7]

Contents

As of early 2011, Soueast had an annual production capacity of around 180,000 units, but this was set to rise to 300,000 with the completion of current construction, [8] which may have been finished by early 2012. [note 1]

History

Soueast was founded in November 1995 as a joint venture between China Motor Corporation and Fujian Motor Industry Group. [9] [3] Mitsubishi became a partner in the joint venture in 2006. [3]

In April 2008, Soueast was awarded a contract to supply 5,700 Delica minibuses to the Iranian Mehreghan Co. [10] [11] In the same year, Jackie Chan was signed on as a Mitsubishi brand ambassador for Mainland China markets. [12]

Products

Soueast Motors produces Soueast-branded models including the V3 and V5 sedans, and a range of Mitsubishi models for the Chinese market.

Soueast marque

Soueast produces the following models under the Soueast marque:

Discontinued:

Mitsubishi marque

Soueast produces the following models under the Mitsubishi marque:

Dodge marque

Operations

Soueast has at least one production base in Qingkou city, Minhou County, Fuzhou, Fujian province. [9] This location has probably been expanded three times [8] with the second phase possibly completed c.2009 as that year saw a 150% increase in units produced. [13] As of early 2011, total yearly production capacity for all sites was forecast to soon reach 300,000 with the completion of the base's third phase. [8] February 2012 production was 37% higher than that of the previous year, [14] which may reflect this additional capacity coming online.

Sales

A total of 96,553 Soueast brand passenger cars were sold in China in 2013, making it the 38th largest-selling car brand in the country in that year (and the 21st largest-selling Chinese brand). [15]

Notes

  1. Production capacity figures may consider engines and vehicles as discrete.

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