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SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in
Anting, Shanghai Anting () is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (), an area of .
, China and 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 ...
between
Volkswagen Group 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 ...
and
SAIC Motor SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manu ...
. It was founded in 1984 and produces cars under the
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 ...
,
Škoda Škoda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to: Czech brands and enterprises * Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav ** Škoda Motorsport, the division of Škoda Auto respons ...
and
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. Th ...
marque A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...
s. It is the second automobile manufacturing joint venture in China after American Motors and the first German car manufacturer to enter China. The joint venture is made up of equity from Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), SAIC Motor (50%), with a fixed-term venture for 45 years. It will run until 2030. SAIC Volkswagen sold a total of 1.16 million vehicles in 2011.


History

The joint venture was formed in October 1984, as Shanghai Volkswagen. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 percent foreign ownership. Shanghai Volkswagen began automobile production in 1985. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, SAIC Volkswagen's production of its
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models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993 SAIC Volkswagen's output had reached 100,000 vehicles. Volkswagen was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company's relatively wealthy home arena. The Shanghai plant was by the far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SAIC Volkswagen achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993.Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
, Lavida, Lamando, and Tiguan to the
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as part of the new ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). The joint venture was also in the process of building an electric-car plant in Anting, near
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
by late 2018; it was expected to make 300,000 e-vehicles per year, starting in 2020.https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies/vw-revamps-production-electric-age-981646 On 12 April 2002, SAIC Motor renewed its contract with Volkswagen and extended the term of cooperation for another 20 years.
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former
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attended the signature ceremony. Shanghai Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd, established on 19 October 2000, as the first joint venture in vehicle sales in China. On 11 April 2005, the Czech automotive brand
Škoda Auto Škoda Auto a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. After 199 ...
was introduced after signing a contract. The first model for the brand was the
Škoda Octavia The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced between 1959 and 1971. Four generations of the modern-era Octavia model have ...
built by Shanghai Volkswagen and commenced production on June 6, 2007. This followed with the
Škoda Fabia The Škoda Fabia is a supermini car produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia was available in hatchback, estate (named Fabia Combi) and saloon ( ...
in December 2008, the
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in August 2009, the Škoda Rapid in April 2013 and the long wheelbase
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seven months later. To complete the model lineup for the Chinese market, the
Škoda Kodiaq The Škoda Kodiaq is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by the Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 2016. The vehicle sits in Škoda's D-SUV, above the Škoda Kamiq and Škoda Karoq. The vehicle is based on the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, shar ...
was officially listed in March 2017, followed by the
Škoda Karoq The Škoda Karoq is a compact crossover SUV (C-segment) designed and built by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto. Introduced in 2017, the vehicle is based on the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, and replaced the Škoda Yeti. The car slots between ...
in January 2018 and the Chinese built
Škoda Kamiq The Škoda Kamiq is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment), launched by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto in the end of June 2019, nearly two years after the larger Škoda Karoq was launched in Europe in September 2017. It is smallest of the ...
five months later. SAIC Volkswagen started vehicle export shipments in January 2018 which targets left-hand drive Southeast Asian markets. Prior to this, the company briefly exported several hundred Volkswagen Polo Sedan to Australia in 2004.


Facilities


Current products (Audi)

File:Audi_A7L_001.jpg, 2021–present
Audi A7L
File:Audi_Q5_e-tron_001.jpg, 2022–present
Audi Q5 e-tron
File:Audi_Q6_001.jpg, 2022–present
Audi Q6 The Audi Q6 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company ...


Current products (Škoda)

File:2018 Skoda Fabia facelift 1.0 Front.jpg, 2015–present
斯柯达晶锐
Skoda Fabia File:Skoda Kamiq 001.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达卡米克
Škoda Kamiq File:Skoda Kamiq GT 001.jpg, 2019–present
斯柯达卡米克 GT
Škoda Kamiq GT File:2018 Skoda Kodiaq Scout TDi SCR 4X4 2.0 Front.jpg
斯柯达科迪亚克
Škoda Kodiaq File:2018 Skoda Karoq SE L TDi S-A 1.6 Front.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达卡罗克
Škoda Karoq File:Škoda Kodiaq 01 China 2019-03-17.jpg, 2016–present
斯柯达柯迪亚克
Škoda Kodiaq File:Skoda Kodiaq GT 001.jpg, 2018–present
斯柯达柯迪亚克 GT
Škoda Kodiaq GT File:Skoda Rapid facelift 001.jpg, 2013–present
斯柯达昕锐
Škoda Rapid File:Škoda Rapid Spaceback facelift 001.jpg, 2014–present
斯柯达昕锐Sportback
Škoda Rapid Spaceback File:Skoda Octavia Mk3 Chinese facelift 001.jpg , 2004–present
斯柯达明锐
Škoda Octavia File:Škoda Octavia III Wagon CN 002 China 2018-03-06.jpg, 2004–present
斯柯达明锐
Škoda Octavia File:Skoda Octavia IV IMG 3120.jpg, 2021–present
斯柯达明锐 Pro
Škoda Octavia Pro File:Škoda Superb III 01 China 2016-04-16.jpg, 2016–present
斯柯达速派
Škoda Superb


Current products (Volkswagen)

File:Cross Santana.jpg, 2016–present
大众桑塔纳CROSS
Volkswagen Cross Santana File:Volkswagen Gran Santana 01 China 2016-04-01.jpg, 2015–present
大众桑塔纳浩纳
Volkswagen Gran Santana File:Volkswagen Lamando facelift IMG001.jpg, 2014–present
大众凌渡
Volkswagen Lamando File:Volkswagen Lavida III 01 China 2019-04-04.jpg, 2018–present
大众朗逸
Volkswagen Lavida File:Volkswagen Passat China 2019 001 (cropped).jpg, 2019–present
大众帕萨特
Volkswagen Passat File:Volkswagen VW Phideon 2016.jpg, 2016–present
大众輝昂
Volkswagen Phideon File:2018 Volkswagen Polo SE 1.0 Front.jpg, 2019–present
大众Polo
Volkswagen Polo File:Volkswagen new Santana facelift 01.jpg, 2012–present
大众桑塔纳
Volkswagen Santana File:Volkswagen T-Cross CN 01 China 2019-03-28.jpg, 2019–present
大众途铠
Volkswagen T-Cross File:2018 SAIC-Volkswagen Teramont.jpg, 2017–present
大众途昂
Volkswagen Teramont File:Volkswagen Teramont X 009.jpg, 2019–present
大众途昂 X
Volkswagen Teramont X File:Volkswagen Tharu 007.jpg, 2018–present
大众途岳
Volkswagen Tharu File:Volkswagen Tiguan L R-Line 01 China 2019-03-20.jpg, 2017–present
大众途观L
Volkswagen Tiguan L File:Volkswagen Tiguan X IMG001.jpg, 2020–present
大众途观X
Volkswagen Tiguan X File:Volkswagen Cross Touran L 02 China 2019-04-04.jpg, 2016–present
大众途安L
Volkswagen Touran L File:Volkswagen Viloran 004 (cropped).jpg, 2020–present
大众威然
Volkswagen Viloran File:2020_Volkswagen_ID.3_1st_Front.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.3
Volkswagen ID.3 File:Volkswagen ID.4 X 002.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.4X
Volkswagen ID.4X File:Volkswagen_ID.6_X_001.jpg, 2021–present
大众ID.6X
Volkswagen ID.6X


Sales


See also

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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 ...
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Volkswagen Group China Volkswagen Group China (VGC; 大众汽车(中国)) is a division of the German automotive concern Volkswagen Group in the People's Republic of China. Volkswagen Group China enjoys sales of about 3.14 million cars (2017) in the Chinese market ...
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SAIC Motor SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manu ...
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SAIC-GM SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (More commonly known as SAIC-GM; ; formerly known as "Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd", "Shanghai GM"; ) is a joint venture between General Motors, General Motors Company and SAIC Motor that manufacture ...


References


External links

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