Hawtai (officially Hawtai Motor Group) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in
Beijing
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[ with production facilities in ]Ordos Ordos may refer to:
Inner Mongolia
*Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
** Ordos Ejin Horo Airport
* Ordos Loop of the Yellow River, a region of China
**Ordos Plateau or "the Ordos", land enclosed by Ordos Loop
*Ordos Desert, in Inner Mongolia
*Ordos ...
, Inner Mongolia
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, and Rongcheng, Shandong
Rongcheng () is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai, at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province, China, looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west.
History
According to historical records, the First Em ...
. Selling cars and SUVs under the Hawtai brand, from 2002 to 2010 the company had a joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...
or other form of legal cooperation with Hyundai Motors
Hyundai Motor Company, often abbreviated to Hyundai Motors ( )
and commonly known as Hyundai (, ; ), is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company o ...
that manufactured Hyundai-brand passenger cars for the mainland China market; Hawtai continues to use some Hyundai technology today.
As of late 2010, its production capacity was reported to be 350,000 units/year. What distinguishes Hawtai from rival private Chinese automakers is its diesel engine production ability. Billing itself as a clean vehicle brand, Hawtai also is a supplier to the Chinese State.[
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Name
Although correctly romanized
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as Huátài in pinyin
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, and previously romanized as Huatai in branding, Hawtai is now the preferred way to spell the name of this Chinese automaker with the Latin alphabet
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.
History
Founded in 2000,[ Hawtai Motor Group is, as of May 2011, owned by Zhang Xiugen, a Chinese entrepreneur.][ Initially producing an SUV,] a 2002[ cooperation with Hyundai allowed it to manufacture Hyundai-branded SUVs starting in 2003,][ which it also started selling under its own name in 2004.][Saab's Chinese saviour dismisses doubts over deal]
France 24. 06 May 2011. Only the engines may have differentiated these Hawtai-branded offerings. The company added sedans to its product line in 2010, and these are probably the first vehicles it both designed and manufactured.
;Failed Saab bailout:
Although it was never consummated, in early May 2011, Hawtai agreed to provide EUR 150 million to Spyker Cars
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, the then-current owner of Saab, in exchange for Chinese manufacturing rights to the new Saab 9-3
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The first generation 9-3 (1998-2003) is based on the GM2900 platform, changing to the GM Epsilon platform ...
and a 30% ownership of this Swedish vehicle maker.[UPDATE 2-Saab shareholder hopefuls file for Swedish nod]
reuters.com, Fri May 6, 2011 7:25am EDT The deal quickly fell through.
;Technology transfers:
Hawtai appears eager to absorb foreign technology, and the company has sought such transfers repeatedly in the process gaining access to diesel engine[ and ]vehicle platform
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technologies. Around the time of the 2009 Chrysler Chapter 11 reorganization
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, this American automaker discussed the possibility of an asset sale with Hawtai.
In the early 2000s, Hawtai purchased technology from Hyundai Motors including some used in the first generation Santa Fe.[ The company sells a Hawtai-branded version of this small SUV as well as one of the ]Hyundai Terracan
The Hyundai Terracan is a mid-size SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company from 2001 to 2007.
Overview
The design of the Hyundai Terracan was originally previewed by the Hyundai Highland concept and featured a chassi ...
. c. 2010, both models used the same names as their Hyundai-branded counterparts, but by 2014 the Hawtai Santa Fe was being referred to as a Hawtai C9. The company does not appear reluctant to divulge the source of the intellectual property that appears in these vehicles; it refers to the C9 as a "Korean classic".[
Hawtai utilizes engine technologies that were developed by other companies including some created by Italian diesel engine experts ]VM Motori
VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
VM Motori was founded by two entre ...
.[
;Hyundai joint venture:
In 2002, Hawtai began a licensing deal,] partnership, or joint venture
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with Hyundai motors, but, as of late 2010, this has ceased.[ Hawtai continued to be referred to as a Hyundai partner as late as 2011, however. Regardless of the specific legal nature of the project, the Hyundai-Hawtai cooperation produced Chinese-market versions of several Hyundai models: the ]Hyundai Matrix
The Hyundai Lavita is a multi purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai, from 2001 to 2010. It was also marketed as the Hyundai Matrix in Europe and Southeast Asia, and as the Hyundai Elantra LaVita in Australia. It ...
,[Huatai Automobile to manufacture Hyundai matrix]
gasgoo.com, 06, 2008 a people carrier
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, the Hyundai Santa Fe
The Hyundai Santa Fe ( ko, 현대 싼타페) is a sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000. It is named after the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was introduced for the 2001 model year as Hyundai ...
, and the Hyundai Terracan
The Hyundai Terracan is a mid-size SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company from 2001 to 2007.
Overview
The design of the Hyundai Terracan was originally previewed by the Hyundai Highland concept and featured a chassi ...
.[ The Santa Fe was the fifth most-purchased SUV in China in 2010, and at least some Hawtai versions of the car may differ significantly from those sold in other markets.] Both Hyundai SUVs have experienced continued popularity in China. Hawtai's newest SUV, the B35 Bolgheri (''Baolige'' in Chinese) utilizes Hyundai platform
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* Weapons platform, a system or ...
technology.
;Proposed Proton collaboration:
Between 2011 and 2012, a tie-up between Malaysian Proton
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and Hawtai was touted. This as-yet-incomplete deal may have originated at an ASEAN
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-sponsored business conference.
Products
Hawtai currently produces the following vehicles:
EV:
* Shengdafei 2 XEV360
* Shengdafei 5 XEV260
* Shengdafei 5 XEV480
* Shengdafei 7 XEV520
* Lusheng S1 iEV360
* Lusheng S1 EV160B
*Lusheng S1 EV160R
* Lusheng S5 iEV230
ICE:
* Shengdafei 5
* Shengdafei 7
* Lusheng S5
Discontinued:
* B11 (1.8 and 2.0 litre)
* B21/E70 (2.0L Mitsubishi 4G63 & 4G94D, 1.5L turbocharged)
*Bolgheri
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History
First mentioned in 1075, in a papal bull by ...
(1.8 and 2.0 litre)
* Shengdafei (1.8 and 2.0 litre)
* Terracan (2.4 litre)
Engines
Some Hawtai models use SAIC Motor
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engines, but other powerplants are said to be Hawtai's own using technology purchased from Italian diesel experts VM Motori
VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
VM Motori was founded by two entre ...
.[ The company states that the design of these engines, made at its Inner Mongolia site, has been modified in-house.]
Operations
Hawtai has passenger car production facilities in Ordos Ordos may refer to:
Inner Mongolia
*Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
** Ordos Ejin Horo Airport
* Ordos Loop of the Yellow River, a region of China
**Ordos Plateau or "the Ordos", land enclosed by Ordos Loop
*Ordos Desert, in Inner Mongolia
*Ordos ...
, Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
, and Rongcheng, Shandong
Rongcheng () is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai, at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province, China, looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west.
History
According to historical records, the First Em ...
. The latter site has a 150,000 vehicles per year production capacity.[ The Inner Mongolia site has a production capacity of 300,000 units/year, manufactures modern ]diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...
s, and may have been under construction as of February 2010. Such production capacity figures may consider whole vehicles and engines as discrete. This facility produces transmissions as well as engines.[ Hawtai claims production capacity figures for this location of one million engines, 500,000 whole vehicles, and the same number of transmissions.][
The company claims a bus production facility in ]Yanbian
Yanbian (; Chosŏn'gŭl: , ''Yeonbyeon''), officially known as the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang Province, on the west by ...
was established in 2002.[
A former process technology/engine localization office in ]Beijing
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may be a site for R&D efforts.
Sales
A total of 28,812 Hawtai passenger cars were sold in China in 2013, making it the 50th largest-selling car brand in the country in that year (and the 30th largest-selling Chinese brand).
Exports
The company has exported to Angola
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, southeast Asia, and one or more of the CIS
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** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north
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nations, a grouping of former Soviet Bloc states.[ Hawtai has contacted at least one Russian automotive assembler, Derways, in an attempt to start CKD sales, and it has also explored the possibility of auto assembly at a soon-to-be-operational free trade zone in Valencia, Spain, signing an MoU with a Spanish mayor.]["China's Hawtai May Assemble Cars in Spain." Ward's Auto World (Online Exclusive). Penton Media, Inc. 2013. HighBeam Research. 20 Jul. 2014]
Notes
References
External links
Hawtai Official Site
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