Jiangxi Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd. is 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
Isuzu and
Jiangling Motors Corporation Group
Jiangling Motors Corporation Group Co., Ltd. (JMCG) is a Chinese state-owned holding mostly operating in the automotive industry. It was established in 1947 and is headquartered in Nanchang, Jiangxi.
JMCG has various production facilities and, ...
(JMCG).
The venture is headquartered in
Nanchang,
Jiangxi province. It is focused on the production and sale of Isuzu pickups and their engines for the Chinese market.
History
The first joint venture between
Isuzu and Jiangxi Automotive Manufacturing Plant (which would later be renamed
JMCG) was established in March 1983.
Isuzu N-series
The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and N ...
trucks were manufactured from 1985 onwards. In 1993, when
Jiangling Motors Corporation
Jiangling Motors Corporation Limited, abbreviated JMC, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer. According to company and press reports, the largest shareholder of JMC is Jiangling Investment, a company controlled equally by the state-owned enterpris ...
was spun off from JMCG, Jiangxi Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a JMCG subsidiary),
Itochu Trading and Isuzu created the Jiangling Isuzu joint venture to continue producing Isuzu-badged trucks for 20 years. JMCG owned a 75% stake and the rest was evenly distributed between Isuzu and Itochu.
[ JMCG and Isuzu restructured their agreement in 2012, and the equally-owned Jiangxi Isuzu took charge of Isuzu production in April 2013.][
The first vehicle product of the new Jiangxi Isuzu venture, the Isuzu D-Max was launched on 7 December 2014 by Jiangxi Isuzu.]
Models
D-Max
The Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, offered in many markets, is also manufactured in China.
Lingtuo
The Lingtuo resembles the D-Max, but is cheaper.
Ruimai and Ruimai S
Unlike the two models described above, the Ruimai (or Remax) wears the logo of JIM (Jiangxi Isuzu Motors), not of Isuzu. Besides the ICE versions, an all-electric version is also offered.
A restyled variant known as the Ruimai S was unveiled in 2019.[https://inf.news/en/auto/137b603de92833cb142551f534ff3fea.html ]
MU-X
The Isuzu MU-X
The Isuzu MU-X is a mid-size SUV produced by Isuzu. It is a body-on-frame SUV based on the D-Max, and the successor to the MU-7.
The name "MU-X" stands for "Multi Utility – eXtreme".
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Predecessor: Isuzu MU-7 (''510''; 2004)
T ...
was also produced in China by Jiangxi Isuzu.
References
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Isuzu
Jiangling Motors Corporation Group