Shuanghuan Auto
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Zhao Zhigang |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Subsidiaries | Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company |
| Website | http://www.hbshauto.com/ |
| Shuanghuan Auto | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 石家莊雙環汽車公司 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 石家庄双环汽车公司 | ||
| Literal meaning | Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd. | ||
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Shuanghuan Auto (officially Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) (双环汽车) was a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, founded by Zhao Zhigang. It was established in April 1988 and acquired the state-owned automobile manufacturer Red Star in 2002.
On 29 February 2016, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shut down Shuanghuan and 12 other automobile manufacturers that did not meet mandatory production evaluations for two consecutive years.[1]
The logo suspects to heavily copy the SsangYong badge (1992-2000).
Products
[edit]- Shuanghuan Laifu/Shuanghuan Laiwang (来福/来旺) (HBJ6460) (1998–2003)
- Shuanghuan Laibao (来宝) (1988–1998)/Shuanghuan Rabo S-RV (1999–2010)
- Shuanghuan Jiaolian (1998–2002)
- Shuanghuan SCEO/CEO (2004–2011)
- Shuanghuan Noble/Bubble (2004–2016)
- Shuanghuan SHZJ213 (1994–1997)
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Shuanghuan Laiwang (HBJ6460) -
Shuanghuan Laibao S-RV (Rabo S-RV) -
Shuanghuan CEO -
Red Noble S6
Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars had a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles included:
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Wheego Whip
Criticism
[edit]Shuanghuan was criticized and threatened with legal action for copying the Smart Fortwo and the BMW X5, along with the Honda CR-V.[2][3] In Germany legal action was taken by BMW which resulted in a ban on sales of the Shuanghuan SCEO.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Li, Fusheng (2016-03-07). "New govt sweep clears industry of 'zombies'". China Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "China - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". The Motor Report. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Autoblog Sitemap". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "SCEO German sales plan slapped down by Judge".
- ^ "IPR disputes fuelled by auto makers". China Daily. September 6, 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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