state-owned State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public owne ...

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

Jilin Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ...

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Changan Automobile Chang'an Automobile Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei, Chongqing.Hongqi,

Bestune Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures t ...

(Benteng) as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as FAW-Toyota and FAW-Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Audi). Its principal products are automobiles, buses, light, medium and heavy-duty trucks,About FAW Profile
FAW Official Site and auto parts.Products Components & Parts
FAW Official Site FAW became China's first automobile manufacturer when it unveiled the nation's first domestically produced passenger car, the Hongqi, in 1958.Key Events, May 21, 1958/Aug. 1, 1958
FAW Official site The company has three

publicly traded A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange ( ...

subsidiaries:

FAW Car FAW Car Company Limited, a subsidiary of FAW Group in Changchun, Jilin, China. It is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 1997. Its passenger car marques include Bestune Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marqu ...

Co., Ltd. (), Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd. (), and Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co., Ltd. ().

History

First Automobile Works broke ground on its first factory in 1953 (the first year of the first five-year plan),FAW Group Steps up Global Expansion
FAW Official Site, Mar 27, 2007 and produced its first product, the Jiefang CA-10 truck (based on the Soviet ZIS-150) in 1956.About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site

Soviet Russia The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

lent assistance during these early years providing technical support, tooling, and production machinery. Before the first factory opened, 39 Chinese FAW employees traveled to the Stalin Truck Factory for instruction in truck production. Operations were conducted under Soviet direction, and the USSR is even credited with choosing

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

as the location for the first FAW facility. The Faw "winged 1" badge is derived from the Chinese 一汽 ("一" meaning "one" and "汽", from "汽车" meaning "automotive") and depicts a hawk spreading its wings, 一 (1).About FAW > Corporate Trademark
FAW Official Site The logo was introduced in 1964.About FAW > Key Events
Faw Official Site First Automobile Works initially made only commercial trucks, but started producing passenger cars in 1958. These vehicles, Hongqi luxury sedans, were the first domestically produced Chinese automobiles. Made primarily for the party elite, the design changed little over their thirty-year production run.The home team
economist.com, Nov 13th 2008 Following this, FAW's Audi products are the traditionally favoured choice for ranking Chinese state officials. In 1992, the name First Automobile Works was changed to FAW Group Corporation. Though FAW was the fourth Chinese automaker to take on Western partners, its early joint venture with

Volkswagen Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...

in 1990 saw it become the second Chinese auto company to develop a strong cooperative relationship with a foreign counterpart. SAIC was the first, in 1984 and also with VW.

Volkswagen Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...

was the first foreign partner for FAW, but others soon followed. The company acquired 50% ownership of Tianjin Automotive Xiali in September, 2002, and renamed the brand

FAW Tianjin Tianjin FAW (officially Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd.) is an automobile company based in Tianjin, China and a subsidiary of FAW Group. Its principal activity is the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automobiles sold und ...

. As a result, FAW ended up with

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

as a foreign joint venture partner. FAW established a joint venture with

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in 2009 and has joint ventures with a handful of other foreign companies as well. The company produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2008, and in 2009 it was the largest machinery corporation and the second largest auto manufacturer in China. In 2010, the 2.56 million units sold made it the third most-productive vehicle maker in China that year, and one of its offerings, the FAW Xiali, was the 7th most-purchased car in China in 2010. It produced 2.6 million vehicles in 2011, the third-largest output of any China-based company. While it retained its third place rank, the number of whole vehicles produced in 2012 slowed to 2.3 million. Passenger cars made up a relatively scant 64% of total production that year.

Brands and products

FAW sells products under at least ten different brands including its own. The following is an incomplete list.

Hongqi

Key models include: *

Hongqi L5 The Hongqi L5 is a large retro styled luxury car produced by Hongqi whose design was inspired by the discontinued Hongqi CA770, serving as Hongqi's flagship vehicle for the Chinese automotive market. It has a length of 5.555m, five being a lucky ...

*

Hongqi LS7 The Hongqi LS7 is an upcoming full-size luxury SUV produced by Chinese luxury automobile manufacturer Hongqi, a subsidiary of FAW Group. Overview The Hongqi LS7 was officially revealed online on 25 October 2021, as the largest SUV by a Chinese ...

*

Hongqi H5 The Hongqi H5 is a Compact executive car manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer FAW under the luxury Hongqi marque from 2017. It was positioned under the Hongqi H7 full-size luxury car. The second generation Hongqi H5 was unveiled in 2022 wi ...

*

Hongqi H9 The Hongqi H9 is a full-size luxury car produced by the FAW Group under the Hongqi marque. History The H9 was presented in April 2020. It has been on the Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people ...

* Hongqi HS5 *

Hongqi HS7 The Hongqi HS7 is a 7-seater luxury mid-size crossover SUV produced by the Chinese luxury car manufacturer Hongqi Hongqi (, Chinese for "Red Flag") may refer to: * ''Hongqi'' (magazine), published by the Chinese Communist Party from 1958 to 198 ...

* Hongqi E-HS9 *

Hongqi HQ9 The Hongqi HQ9 is a luxury minivan Minivan (sometimes called simply as van) is a North American car classification for vehicles designed to transport passengers in the rear seating row(s), with reconfigurable seats in two or three rows. The eq ...

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Jiefang

Established as a subsidiary on 18 January 2003, it is a producer of medium and heavy trucks. With two subsidiaries of its own, Qingdao Truck Division and FAW Trading Company,Page 9
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure it is one make of Jiefang branded trucks. As of 2003, FAW Jiefang Truck utilizes production lines dating from 1956. File:FAW Jiefang Hu-V 001.jpg, Jiefang Hu V File:2018 FAW-Jilin Jiefang T80, front 8.7.18.jpg, Jiefang T80 File:FAW LKW (China).jpg, Jiefang J6P

Bestune (formerly Besturn)

Established on August 18, 2006,About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site It may also be known as ''Ben Teng''.Besturn B90 Sedan spotted out testing
chinacartimes.com, October 27, 2010 Key models include: * Bestune B70 *

Bestune T99 The Bestune T99 is a mid-size crossover produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. It is positioned above the Bestune T77. History The FAW Group presented a first preview of the crossover at the Auto Shanghai in April 2019 with the ...

*

Bestune T77 The Bestune T77 is a compact CUV produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. Overview The Bestune compact crossover was first introduced at the Beijing Auto Show Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Beijing Motor Show o ...

*

Bestune T55 The Bestune T55 () is a compact CUV produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. It was available in China starting from 2021. Overview The T55 is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo engine, and has and . It costs 150,000 yuan. It comes ...

*

Bestune E01 The Bestune E01 () is an electric compact crossover made by Bestune. Overview The Bestune E01 was first shown at the 2020 Auto China Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Beijing Motor Show or Auto China () is an auto show held bienni ...

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Haima

Founded in January 1992 as Hainan Mazda Motor, a joint venture between the Hainan provincial government and

Mazda , commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly one ...

to produce Mazda models for sale in China. In 2006, Mazda's share of Hainan Mazda was acquired by FAW Group, and the company became a subsidiary of FAW. Key models include: *

Haima S5 The Haima S5 is a Compact CUV that is manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer Haima. The first generation model was launched in 2014 and sold through 2017. The second generation Haima S5 launched in 2018 is still based on the same platform and i ...

*

Haima 7X The Haima 7X is a 7-seat multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by Chinese automaker Haima Automobile since 2020. Overview The Haima 7X was revealed at Auto Guangzhou in November 2019 as a replacement to the Haima F7 and to help increase sales fr ...

*

Haima 8S The Haima 8S is a compact crossover SUV Compact crossover SUV is an automobile classification used mainly in North America to describe a segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, between subcompact crossover SUV and mid-size c ...

File:Haima S5 01 China 2014-04-16.jpg, Haima S5 File:Haima S7 facelift China 2016-04-05.jpg, Haima S7 File:Haima V70 01 China 2016-04-01.jpg, Haima V70

Other FAW Brands

*

FAW Tianjin Tianjin FAW (officially Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd.) is an automobile company based in Tianjin, China and a subsidiary of FAW Group. Its principal activity is the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automobiles sold und ...

: Junpai, Huali (discontinued), Xiali (discontinued), Jiaxing (discontinued) *

FAW Jilin FAW Jilin (一汽吉林) is a subsidiary of the First Automobile Works and a maker of mini vehicles, small trucks and vans that see commercial use. It is located in Jilin City, Jilin province, China. Founded in 1980, FAW purchased Jilin in 198 ...

, a maker of mini-vehicles, small trucks and vans under the Senia and Jiabao brands. *

SiTech SiTech (), also known as Xinte Auto, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Changchun, China, that specializes in producing electric vehicles. Gyon is a luxury sub-division of SiTech. History SiTech was founded in 2018, and is ...

(discontinued), a brand that focuses on electric vehicles. Established in 2018 with the first car called

SiTech DEV1 The SiTech DEV1 is a battery electric city car engineered and produced by the Chinese manufacturer FAW under their electric vehicle brand SiTech (Xinte, 新特). History The public debut for the SiTech DEV1 was during the 2018 Beijing Auto S ...

launched. * Pengxiang * Shenli * Yuan ZhengPage 32
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * Baolong * Oley (discontinued), A new brand that was targeting young buyers. The brand was defunct in 2015.

Joint ventures

FAW-Toyota

Created in 2003,Home > About Us > Company Introduction > TOYOTA Motor Co., LTD.
Tianjin Xiali Official Site FAW operates this joint venture with Japanese automaker

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

through

Tianjin FAW Tianjin FAW (officially Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd.) is an automobile company based in Tianjin, China and a subsidiary of FAW Group. Its principal activity is the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automobiles sold u ...

. Key subsidiaries include: ;Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co Operates a passenger car production base in the Nansha Economic Development District of

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...

,

Guangdong province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

.''Toyota Motor China Investment Co.'' By: Treece, James B. Automotive News, 5/14/2007 Supplement, Vol. 81 ;Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co Operates a passenger car production base in the

Chenghua District Chenghua District () is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China, covering part of the eastern portion of the city. it had a population of 938,785 residing in an area ...

of

Sichuan province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

and another in

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

,

Jilin province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

. As of 2008, its 10,000 units/year capacity production base in Changchun makes the

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and the

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. The other production base it controls may make buses. ;Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co Ltd This equally owned joint venture with Toyota makes engines at its production bases in the

Xiqing District Xiqing District () is a district in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. History The current Xiqing area came into existence in the mid and late Tang dynasty. In Northern Song (Song dynasty) period, this area was the border of Song and Liao (Liao ...

of

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

and at the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone. Combined, both bases can produce 440,000 units annually. ;FAW Toyota Changchun Engine Co Ltd Making engines at a 130,000 units/year capacity production base in the Changchun Economic and Technology Development Zone, this equally owned joint venture was established in 2004.

FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd

Established in 1991, this large-scale automobile manufacturer is a joint venture between FAW Group and

Volkswagen AG Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial ...

which, as of 2003, have ownership stakes of 60% and 40%, respectively.Page 21
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure It manufactures

Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. ...

and

Volkswagen Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...

-branded automobiles for sale in China.Page 23
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure ;Chengdu FAW Co Ltd This subsidiary of FAW's joint venture with VW controls production bases in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese provin ...

,

Sichuan province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

.

FAW-GM

A joint venture with General Motors that mainly produces Jiefang light-duty trucks, this JV includes the Harbin Light Vehicle and FAW Hongta Yunnan factories. ;FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd This joint venture with

General Motors The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

mainly produces Jiefang light-duty trucks.

Silk-FAW Automotive

This joint venture with US based design firm Silk EV produces high end luxury hybrid sports cars.

Subsidiaries and divisions

FAW Toyota CROWN S210 China Specification For 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show

FAW has at least 28 wholly owned subsidiaries and controlling shares in 18 partially owned subsidiaries. These include the wholly owned subsidiaries FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd and

FAW Bus and Coach FAW Bus and Coach is a bus manufacturer located in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Founded in 1959, it was assigned under the FAW Group in 1986. The buses are sold under the ''Taihu'' brand. The Dalian division of FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd manufactures '' ...

Co Ltd, and the publicly traded FAW Car Co Ltd, Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd, and Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd. The following is an incomplete list.

Vehicle-producing Divisions

Chengdu FAW Automobile Co Ltd

Chengdu FAW produces ''Huaxi'' brand light and medium buses based on the Toyota Coaster. Originally the Sichuan Bus Company, it became a partially-owned subsidiary in 2002 after acquisition by FAW.Page 38
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure Besturn B70 China 2012-04-09

FAW Car Co Ltd

Created in 1997 from the merger of Changchun Gear Factory, the FAW No. 2 Engine Factory, the FAW No. 2 Car Factory, and the former FAW No. 1 Car Factory, this publicly listed subsidiary produces cars, transmissions,Page 17
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure and engines.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure It has a production base in western

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

,

Jilin province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

.Page 18
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FAW Bus and Coach

Founded in 1959, it produces buses sold under the ''Taihu'' brand.

FAW Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd

Created in 1997 when FAW purchased a controlling interest in Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd, this subsidiary company, as of 2003, produces 1/2-3 ton pickups and light trucks as well as license-built

Daihatsu , commonly known as Daihatsu, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers. The company's headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Historically, Daihatsu was ...

models.Page 39
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure This factory was included in the ''FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle'' joint venture. File:FAW Hongta Lanjian Jiefang.jpg, FAW Hongta Lanjian Jiefang File:FAW Hongta T340 front.jpg, FAW Hongta T340

FAW Jilin Automobile Co Ltd

Founded in 1980, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group in either 1987 or March 1991. It manufactures compact trucks and buses originally based on Suzukis. More recently, Jilin participated in a five-year-long joint venture with

Daihatsu , commonly known as Daihatsu, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers. The company's headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Historically, Daihatsu was ...

.

FAW Passenger Vehicle Co

As of 2012, this company has two factories and some of the products it produces carry the Oley brand.

FAW Sichuan Automotive Co Ltd

Established in 1997, this part-owned subsidiary designs, produces, and markets medium and heavy truck bodies, wheels, and components for both FAW and other manufacturers.Page 16
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The Harbin Light Vehicle Factory

Established in 1965, this FAW Group subsidiary made military vehicles until partnering with FAW in the 1990s. It has since produced pickups, Jiefang trucks, and mini-vehicles (small trucks and vans that see commercial use). This factory was included in the ''FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle'' joint venture.

Other divisions

* The 9th Industrial Machinery Design and Research Institute - Wholly owned subsidiary since 1958, responsible for production base design.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Forging Co Ltd - Producing

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and hand-forged auto parts, this subsidiary was established on 31 May 2000.Page 12
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Foundry Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary produces cast auto parts including engine blocks.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Jiaxin Heat Treatment and Electroplate Technology Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary designs and manufactures complete heat treatment and electroplating systems.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Qiming Information Technology Co Ltd - Established in 2000, this subsidiary company is responsible for GPS research and development, business development, sales and marketing, after sales support, and system integration.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure A vehicle-monitoring division of its GPS research & development arm used a system purchased from

Avaya Avaya Holdings Corp., often shortened to Avaya (), is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that provides cloud communications and workstream collaboration services. The company's platform inclu ...

to, "monitor over 3,000 vehicles throughout China". * FAW Tool Co Ltd - This wholly owned subsidiary specializes in development and production of non-standard tools for automotive manufacture.Page 15
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Tool and Die Co Ltd - Manufacturing automotive dies is the main responsibility of this wholly owned subsidiary. * Dalian Diesel Engine Co - Produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery. In 1986, 35 years after its inception, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * FAW Import and Export Corporation (FAWIE) - Established as a subsidiary in 1984, FAWIE is the international sales and marketing division of FAW Group.
FAW Official Site, Jun 11, 2007 Overseas joint ventures and technical cooperation with foreign countries are also within its remit. This subsidiary has established overseas production facilities in Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Russia.

Minor joint ventures

* Chengdu Araco Automobile Trim Part Co Ltd - This joint venture with Japan's ARACO produces interior

trim Trim or TRIM may refer to: Cutting * Cutting or trimming small pieces off something to remove them ** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process ** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees Decoration * Trim (sewing), ...

parts. * FAWER Automotive Component Co Ltd - Operated with American auto-parts maker

Visteon Visteon Corporation (VC) is an American global automotive electronics supplier and Fortune 500 company spun off from the Ford Motor Company in 2000. Visteon is composed of multiple businesses that design, engineer, and manufacture vehicle cockpit ...

, produces air-conditioning units at a facility in the Changchun Automotive Development Zone * FAW Bharat Forging Co Ltd - A joint venture with India's Bharat Forge Ltd, it manufactures forged automotive components for passenger cars, buses, and commercial vehicles as well as forged products for the railway, mining, steel, and petroleum industries.About FAW > Key Events
FAW Official Site * FAW Huali (Tianjin) Automobile Co Ltd - A joint venture with Tianjin Automotive Industry (Group) Co Ltd that, since 2003, has manufactured

Daihatsu , commonly known as Daihatsu, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers. The company's headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Historically, Daihatsu was ...

models sold under the brand name Dario.Page 33
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure As of 2008, it continues to produce Daihatsu models, has a 10,000 units per year production capacity, and is majority owned by FAW with a 75% ownership stake. * Wuhu FAW Yangzi Automobile Co Ltd - This joint venture with Yangzi Group and Wuhu Automotive Industry Company manufactures trucks, custom bus chassis, and medium-size buses.
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure * Changchun Fawer-Johnson - A joint venture between FAW Sichuan and

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, it produces a wide range of interior components including automotive seats and

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.

Production bases and facilities

FAW has production bases located in 14 provinces throughout China including the provinces of

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

,

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

,

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...

,

Jilin Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ...

,

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

,

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in His ...

,

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...

, and

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

. Non-provincial locales include

Pudong Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...

and

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

.

Changchun

FAW headquarters are located in

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

,

Jilin province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

, and operations here include an R&D and test center.Innovation
FAW Official Site Additionally, FAW has two production bases here—one produces for the

FAW-Volkswagen FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991. FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...

joint venture and the other makes self-branded autos.

Chengdu

An unfinished production base in the Longquan Economic Development Zone in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese provin ...

,

Sichuan province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

, replaces an older

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...

base and will produce passenger cars for a FAW-Toyota joint venture, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd, when it is completed in 2010.Sichuan FAW-Toyota Relocates Chengdu Plant
FAW Official Site, Jul 16, 2008 FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd also has a production base here. Another site in Chengdu produces cars for

FAW-Volkswagen FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991. FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...

,FAW-Volkswagen Takes over Chengdu FAW
FAW Official Site, Mar 30, 2009 and a second VW production base is, as of 2009, scheduled to be built in the city.
FAW Official Site, May 12, 2009

Dalian

The Dalian division of FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd manufactures Jiefang and Yuan Zheng brand medium and large-size buses in a production base in

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...

,

Liaoning province Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

. An unfinished bus production base in at the Dalian Economic & Technological Development Zone is expected to be complete in mid-2010 and will produce hybrid buses.FAW Builds up Dalian New-energy Bus Plant
FAW Official Site, Jun 24, 2009 Another Dalian base produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery.
FAW Official Site, Sep 18, 2007

Foshan

As of 2010, 150,000 units/year production capacity FAW-VW production base will soon be built in this

Guangdong province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

city.Ready consumer cash fueling robust sales
chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-10-25

Hainan

Located in the sunny, southern vacation spot of

Hainan island Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slight ...

and built in 1958, Hainan Island Test Grounds is an auto testing site that includes a test track.Page 40
FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure FAW Hainan Automobile Co Ltd operates FAW's southernmost production facility here. A production base on the island manufactures license-built Mazdas.

Harbin

A planned production base at the Aviation & Automobile Development Zone (Pingfang Development Zone) in the city of

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest c ...

,

Heilongjiang province Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost provinc ...

, will see completion in December 2010 and produce light trucks.FAW Initiates 100,000-unit Light Truck Engineering Project in Harbin
FAW Official Site, Jun 4, 2009

Shanghai

FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd has a production base in Pudong New Area in Shanghai.

Tianjin

Plants No. 1, 2, and 3 in the city of

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

produce automobiles for the FAW-Toyota joint venture Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd. Plant No. 1 is in Yangliuqing Town, Xiqing District, and plants No. 2 and 3 are located in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone and began production in 2007.Home > About Us > Company Introduction > TOYOTA Motor Co., LTD.
Tianjin FAW Toyota Official Site Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd also has an engine plant in Tianjin.
FAW Official Site, Apr 20, 2007

Qingdao

A FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd medium, heavy, and severe-duty truck production base is located in

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

,

Shandong province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...

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FAW 50th Anniversary Brochure

Sales

Export sales

While primarily manufacturing products for sale in its home market, FAW has exported to many countries beginning in 1957 with the sale of three commercial trucks to a businessperson in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. FAW has had customers in more than 80 countries throughout the life of the company. Nations it has exported products to include Egypt,New China-made Cars Launch at Egypt Market
FAW Official Site, Jul 3, 2009 Iraq, Kenya, Mexico,
FAW Official Site, Jun 25, 2009 Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia,
FAW Official Site, Mar 28, 2007 South Africa, Iran,
FAW Official Site, Jun 14, 2007Zimbabwe
and Uruguay.
FAW Official Site, Jan 22, 2008 ;FAW-Nakhchivan Automobile Plant NAZ-

Nakhchivan Automobile Plant Nakhchivan Automobile Plant ( az, Naxçıvan Avtomobil Zavodu), better known as NAZ, is an automobile manufacturer in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. History Nakhchivan Automobile Factory was founded in 2006. It was put into o ...

assembles FAW cars in Nakhchivan,

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

since 2020.

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History

Brands and products

Hongqi

Jiefang

Bestune (formerly Besturn)

Haima

Other FAW Brands

Joint ventures

FAW-Toyota

FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd

FAW-GM

Silk-FAW Automotive

Subsidiaries and divisions

Vehicle-producing Divisions

Chengdu FAW Automobile Co Ltd

FAW Car Co Ltd

FAW Bus and Coach

FAW Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd

FAW Jilin Automobile Co Ltd

FAW Passenger Vehicle Co

FAW Sichuan Automotive Co Ltd

The Harbin Light Vehicle Factory

Other divisions

Minor joint ventures

Production bases and facilities

Changchun

Chengdu

Dalian

Foshan

Hainan

Harbin

Shanghai

Tianjin

Qingdao

Sales

Export sales

See also

References

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