Китайская автомобильная корпорация FAW Group: История и бренды

Chinese state owned automobile manufacturer

China FAW Group Corp., Ltd. (First Automobile Works) is a Chinese state owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Changchun, Jilin. Founded on 15 July 1953, it is currently the second largest of the "Big Four" state owned car manufacturers of China, together with SAIC Motor, Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Changan Automobile. The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as Hongqi, Bestune (Benteng) as well as under foreign branded joint ventures such as FAW Toyota and FAW Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Audi, Jetta). Its principal products are automobiles, buses, light, medium and heavy duty trucks, and auto parts. FAW became China's first automobile manufacturer when it unveiled the nation's first domestically produced passenger car, the Hongqi, in 1958. As a state owned enterprise of China, FAW Group is controlled and managed by SASAC, which under Chinese law performs the functions of an investor. The company has three publicly traded subsidiaries: FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd. , Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co., Ltd. and Qiming INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. .

FAW sold products under at least ten different brands including its own, but most of its brands has been discontinued or consolidated into Hongqi, Jiefang and Bestune brand currently.

Hongqi is a Chinese luxury car marque owned by the automaker FAW Group. Hongqi was launched in 1958, making it the oldest Chinese passenger car marque. In Chinese, hongqi means "red flag."

Jiefang is the medium and heavy trucks brand of FAW Group. The first truck rolled off of the lines in 1956, which was the first ever built truck by the People's Republic of China. Jiefang became a subsidiary on 18 January 2003 with two subsidiaries of its own, Qingdao Truck Division and FAW Trading Company, it is one make of Jiefang branded trucks.

Bestune was established on August 18, 2006, It may also be known as Ben Teng. It serves as the passenger car brand in FAW Group.

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 Co Ltd, and the publicly traded FAW Car Co Ltd, Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd, and Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components 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, and engines. It has a production base in western Changchun, Jilin province.

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

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 models. This factory was included in the FAW GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle joint venture. It manufactures compact trucks and buses originally based on Suzukis. More recently, Jilin participated in a five year long joint venture with Daihatsu.

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

Established in 1965, this FAW Group subsidiary made military vehicles until partnering with FAW in the 1990s. FAW Forging Co Ltd Producing die and hand forged auto parts, this subsidiary was established on 31 May 2000. FAW Foundry Co Ltd This wholly owned subsidiary produces cast auto parts including engine blocks. FAW Jiaxin Heat Treatment and Electroplate Technology Co Ltd This wholly owned subsidiary designs and manufactures complete heat treatment and electroplating systems. 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. A vehicle monitoring division of its GPS research & development arm used a system purchased from Avaya to, "monitor over 3,000 vehicles throughout China". FAW Tool and Die Co Ltd Manufacturing automotive dies is the main responsibility of this wholly owned subsidiary. FAW Import and Export Corporation (FAWIE) Established as a subsidiary in 1984, FAWIE is the international sales and marketing division of FAW Group. Overseas joint ventures and technical cooperation with foreign countries are also within its remit. 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. FAW Huali (Tianjin) Automobile Co Ltd A joint venture with Tianjin Automotive Industry (Group) Co Ltd that, since 2003, 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. Changchun Fawer Johnson A joint venture between FAW Sichuan and Johnson Controls, it produces a wide range of interior components including automotive seats and trim. Additionally, FAW has two production bases here—one produces for the FAW Volkswagen joint venture and the other makes self branded autos.

An unfinished production base in the Longquan Economic Development Zone in Chengdu, Sichuan province, replaces an older Sichuan base and will produce passenger cars for a FAW Toyota joint venture, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd, when it is completed in 2010. FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd also has a production base here. and a second VW production base is, as of 2009, scheduled to be built in the city.

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, Liaoning province. Another Dalian base produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery.

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

Located in the sunny, southern vacation spot of Hainan island and built in 1958, Hainan Island Test Grounds is an auto testing site that includes a test track. FAW Hainan Automobile Co Ltd operates FAW's southernmost production facility here.

FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd has a production base in Pudong New Area in Shanghai. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd also has an engine plant in Tianjin.

A FAW Jiefang Truck Co Ltd medium, heavy, and severe duty truck production base is located in Qingdao, Shandong province.

While primarily manufacturing products for sale in its home market, FAW began exports to foreign countries in 1957 with the sale of three commercial trucks to a businessperson in Jordan. Iraq, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Iran, Zimbabwe and Uruguay. NAZ Nakhchivan Automobile Plant has assembled FAW cars in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, since 2020.