Shanghai Volkswagen
Coordinates: 31°17′45″N 121°10′40″E / 31.29583°N 121.17778°E
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| Type | Joint venture |
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| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Anting, Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Area served | People's Republic of China |
| Products | Cars/Automobiles, engines |
| Parent | 50%: Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, 40%: Volkswagen AG, 10%: Volkswagen (China) Invest |
| Website | Shanghai Volkswagen |
Shanghai Volkswagen (officially Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., informally SVW, simplified Chinese: 上海大众汽车; traditional Chinese: 上海大眾汽車) is a joint venture company between Volkswagen Group and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) established in 1984. The company is headquartered in Anting International Auto City, northwest of Shanghai city, in the People's Republic of China.
The joint venture is made up of equity from (as of 2008) - Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), SAIC (50%), with a fixed-term venture for 45 years. It will run until 2030.[1] SVW produces cars under the Volkswagen and Škoda[2] marques.
SVW produced approximately 700,000 cars in 2009.
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[edit] History
SVW was formed in 1984, as a joint venture between Volkswagen and SAIC. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 per cent foreign ownership.[3]
SVW 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. SVW began automobile production in 1985. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, Shanghai-Volkswagen’s (SVW’s) production of its Santana models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993, SVW’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. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SVW achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993.[3]
[edit] Products
SVW's current products include:
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5 hatchback[4]
- Volkswagen Lavida[5]
- Volkswagen Santana B2 (based on Passat B2 saloon and variant)[6]
- Volkswagen Santana Vista (based on Brazilian Volkswagen Santana 2000)[7]
- Volkswagen Passat Lingyu (based on LWB version of original Volkswagen Passat B5)[8]
- Volkswagen Passat NMS
- Volkswagen Touran Phase III[9] (locally revised with a new front look, but the tail keeps the old design)
- Volkswagen Tiguan (locally revised)
- Škoda Octavia Mk2 (sedan and sedan RS version)
- Škoda Fabia Mk2
- Škoda Superb B6
Former products include:
- Volkswagen Gol G3 [10]
- Volkswagen Santana 2000
- Volkswagen Santana 3000
- Volkswagen Passat B5 (LWB) and Lingyu(Version 2005)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk4, including 5-door hatchback, sedan and crossover
- Volkswagen Touran Phase I and II
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen SVW Introduction
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Škoda in China
- ^ a b Harwit, Eric (2001). "The Impact of WTO Membership on the Automobile Industry in China". The China Quarterly: 655–670. http://www.indiana.edu/~hisdcl/h207_2002/autoindustry.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Polo
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Lavida
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Santana
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Santana 3000
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Passat Lingyu
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Touran
- ^ Shanghai Volkswagen Gol
[edit] External links
- Shanghai-Volkswagen in English
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