Jinbei () is a Chinese automobile marque owned by Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd., a joint venture between

Brilliance Auto 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 automotiv ...

(51%) and

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(49%) established in December 2017 and based in

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

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, China. Until 2017, the marque was owned by Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automotive, a Brilliance subsidiary also based in Shenyang. There are other sister companies which also used or are related to the Jinbei marque: Brilliance Shineray and listed company Shenyang Jinbei Automotive.

History

The Jinbei marque was launched into the market in 1991, selling products with

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's technology. The Jinbei marque was used and produced by listed company

Shenyang Jinbei Automotive Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

, which formed a joint venture with

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(GM), as well as Shenyang Jinbei Coach Manufacturing with

, which later known as Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei. Shenyang Jinbei Automotive was acquired by

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in 1995, but sold back to the local government of

in 2000. The joint venture, with GM, is no longer in operation. The listed company was acquired by

Brilliance Auto Group 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 ...

, the parent company of the listed company Brilliance Auto, in 2018. Despite retaining the name "Jinbei", Shenyang Jinbei Automotive no longer produces automobile but automobile parts only. The Jinbei marque is mainly produced by Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automotive instead. In December 2017, Brilliance Auto and

announced the latter would be acquiring a 49% of the marque's owner company Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automotive, which was later reincorporated as Renault Brilliance Jinbei. The transaction was completed in January 2018. Jinbei's upmarket sister marque Huasong was launched in 2014.

Products

Brilliance (through its subsidiary Shenyang Automotive) has manufactured and sold all of its minibuses under the Jinbei and Huasong marques in a variety of models based on the structure of the

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vans in China. The Group's principal minibus products are the deluxe minibus and the mid-priced minibus, targeting different market segments in the Chinese commercial and passenger car segments. The deluxe models and mid-priced models include the Granse, the Aurora and the Shuttler etc. Shenyang Jinbei has produced the

Jinbei Haise The Jinbei Haise (金杯海狮) is a 4-door mid-size van produced by Chinese auto maker Jinbei. The Jinbei Haise started out as a licensed rebadged Toyota HiAce The (pronounced "High Ace") is a light commercial vehicle produced by the Jap ...

, also known as the "Haishi" (), the Jinbei's version of the Toyota HiAce, and also produced the Granvia, locally called the "Geruisi" () (

Jinbei Granse The Jinbei Granse (阁瑞斯 Geruisi) is a 4 door mid-size van produced by Chinese auto maker Jinbei. The Jinbei Haise started out as a licensed rebadged Toyota HiAce The (pronounced "High Ace") is a light commercial vehicle produced by the ...

). Chinese-built models are exported to numerous countries. One of their export markets is Chile, which started to receive them in 2008. In 2018, Renault Brilliance Jinbei announced plans to launch up to seven light commercial vehicles and SUVs with Renault technology, under the Jinbei and Renault marques.

Production outside China

Units for the African market are manufactured by the Bavarian Auto Manufacturing Company, an Egyptian subsidiary of BMW, in the

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South west Cairo-Egypt. Available model is the

Jinbei Cargo Van The Jinbei Haise (金杯海狮) is a 4-door mid-size van produced by Chinese auto maker Jinbei. The Jinbei Haise started out as a licensed rebadged Toyota HiAce The (pronounced "High Ace") is a light commercial vehicle produced by the Ja ...

( de) which is available as an ambulance or police car also. It is assembled in the 1999 and 2003 generation versions. Another manufacturer of Jinbei vehicles is IKK Ichigan, Inc. in

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which offers the assembled models

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Jinbei 3 Ton A (alternately or ) is a traditional set of Japanese clothing worn by men, women and children during summer. Consisting of a side-tying, tube-sleeved kimono-style top and a pair of trousers, were originally menswear only, though in recent ...

and

. The Haise and Granse models are imported by the company and are not listed in its official product lineup.

Models

Current

Jinbei Konect The Jinbei Konect or Jinbei Guanjing (观境) is a mid-size three-row crossover produced by Renault Brilliance Jinbei joint venture under the Jinbei A (alternately or ) is a traditional set of Japanese clothing worn by men, women and child ...

(Guanjing) *

Classic *

MK5 *

MK6 *

Jinbei New Haise The Jinbei Grand Haise or Jinbei New Haise (金杯大海狮) is a series of light commercial van produced by the Chinese automobile manufacturer Jinbei based on the same platform as the smaller Jinbei Haise vans. First launched in 2010, the Ji ...

Jinbei Grand Haise The Jinbei Grand Haise or Jinbei New Haise (金杯大海狮) is a series of light commercial van produced by the Chinese automobile manufacturer Jinbei based on the same platform as the smaller Jinbei Haise vans. First launched in 2010, the Ji ...

Jinbei F50 The Jinbei F50 is a compact MPV produced by Jinbei. Overview The Jinbei F50 debuted on the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial internati ...

Jinbei S70 The Jinbei S70 or Jinbei Tjatse (蒂阿兹) is a mid-size three-row crossover produced by Jinbei. Overview The Jinbei S70, or Jinbei Tjatse pronounced as Jinbei Diazi, was unveiled on the 2016 Chengdu Auto Show in China. Engine options of the ...

(Jinbei Tjatse S70) *

Jinbei Haishiwang The Jinbei Haishiwang (海狮王) is a light commercial van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a ...

Discontinued

* Jinbei Blazer (in co-operation with GM) *

Jinbei S30 The Jinbei S30 or Jinbei Zhishang S30 (金杯智尚S30) is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by Jinbei in China. Overview The Jinbei S30 is Jinbei's first entry into the passenger vehicle market with most of its previous products bein ...

- a subcompact crossover * Jinbei S50 - a compact crossover * Jinbei 750 - a compact MPV * Jinbei Haixing X30 - (Jinbei X30) - a micro passenger van. * Jinbei Haixing A7 (A9) - a micro passenger van. * Jinbei Haise X30L * Jinbei Haise S

Gallery

File:Chevrolet S-10 Blazer CN China 2013-03-04.jpg, Jinbei-GM Chevrolet Blazer File:Jinbei Granse LWB facelift 2 China 2015-04-10.jpg, Jinbei Granse File:Jinbei Haishiwang IMG001.jpg, Jinbei Haishiwang File:Jinbei Haise facelift version.jpg, Jinbei Haise File:Jin Bei H2L Minibus 2011 (11792018613).jpg, Jinbei H2L File:Jinbei 750 3 China 2016-04-03.jpg, Jinbei 750 File:Jinbei F50 001.jpg, Jinbei F50 File:Jinbei Haixing A9 001.jpg, Jinbei Haixing A9 File:Jinbei Haixing SY6390.jpg, Jinbei Haixing (rear view) File:Jinbei Haixing X30 China 2014-04-28.jpg, Jinbei Haixing X30 File:Jinbei S30 2 China 2014-04-16.jpg, Jinbei S30 File:Jinbei Tjatse 01 China 2017-03-29.jpg, Jinbei Tjatse S70

References

External links

* {{Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1991 Chinese companies established in 1991 Brilliance Auto Renault Cars of China Chinese brands Companies based in Shenyang