Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile
Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile, also known as Shanghai Maple Automobile (SMA), was established in 2000.[1] It is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shanghai and is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Geely originally held a strategic holding from 2002, and in 2008 was fully consolidated into Geely Auto.[2]
The first Shanghai Maple vehicle was produced in the summer of 2003 with a range of cars based on the 1990s Citroen ZX.[3]
The Maple Marindo was one of the vehicles displayed at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show by Geely.[4]
Cars have been sold in Egypt since 2007 where they are known as the C51 (saloon), C52 (saloon with Audi style grille).[5] A sportier R80 hatchback[6] and R81 saloon is exported to some markets including Russia and Chile.
[edit] Vehicles
- 2003–2005 Maple Huapu — 5-door hatchback
- 2003– Maple Hisoon 205 — 5-door hatchback
- 2004– Maple Marindo — 1.8 L sedan
- 2005– Maple Hysoul — 5-door hatchback
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- SMA Official Site (Chinese)
- Shanghai Maple Egypt
