Wuling Motors
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 Wuling showroom in Zhengzhou, 2021 | |
| Wuling Motors | |
Native name | 五菱汽车集团控股有限公司 |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Liuzhou Wuling Automobile |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Electric vehicles, trucks, buses, engines |
| Owners |
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| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | wuling.com |
Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd, (doing business as Wuling Motors; Chinese: 五菱汽车; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qìchē) is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, subsidiary of Guangxi Automotive Group.[2]
They produce engines, and special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts.[3]
History
[edit]Wuling microvans have been manufactured since 1982.[4] In 1986, Wuling's predecessor company, Liuzhou Automotive Industry Corporation, reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors to assemble the L100 type Mitsubishi Minicab.[5] This small van was sold as the Liuzhou Wuling LZ110.
The first Wuling vehicles to be exported were sent to Thailand in 1992.[4]
Products
[edit] | This article is missing information about the models of Wuling Motors (not SGWM). (December 2023) |
Current models (as Wuling Industry/Wuling Motor)
[edit]- Wuling G050 (2023-present), minivan, also rebadged as ASF 2.0[6]
- Wuling G100/EV50 (2020-present), light van, also rebadged as BYD V3, BAW Xiaohema
- Wuling G100P/Dianka (2022-present), light truck
- Wuling G200P (2023-present), PHEV light truck
- Wuling EV80 (2022-present), medium van
Former models (as Liuzhou Wuling)
[edit]- Wuling LZ110 (1984–1990), minivan, licensed built Mitsubishi Minicab
- Wuling LZW7100/ Wuling Visa (1991-1994), subcompact car, rebadged Citroen Visa[7]
- Wuling LZ6370A (1998-2003), microvan, rebadged Daihatsu Zebra, production transferred to SGMW after its established.[8]
- Wuling LZW6370Ei, pickup variant
- Wuling Xingwang/ Dragon (1990–2009), microvan, production transferred to SGMW after its established
- Wuling LZW6381/ Wuling Hongtu (2007-2012), microvan, production transferred to SGMW after its established
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Wuling Dragon -
Wuling LZW6370 -
Wuling LZ110 -
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Motorcycle
[edit]- Lingyang (羚羊)
- A10Y
- A10N
- A11G
- P20
- A10G
- A10Y
- J10
- J6
- Jueying (绝影)
Electric bicycle
[edit]- C1
- C2
Golf cart
[edit]- GOLF CAR (4 seat)
- GOLF CAR (6 seat)
- GOLF CAR (4+2 seat)
- GOLF CAR (6+2 seat)
Sightseeing car
[edit]- WULING WLQ5080 SIGHTSEEING CAR (8 seat)
- WULING WLD2111 SIGHTSEEING CAR (8 seat)
- WULING WLQ5110 SIGHTSEEING CAR (11 seat)
- WULING WLQ5140 SIGHTSEEING CAR (14 seat)
- WULING WLQL SIGHTSEEING CAR (23 seat)[9]
Subsidiaries and joint ventures
[edit]- Liuzhou Wuling Motors United Development Co. Ltd.
- Liuzhou Wuling Special-purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Liuzhou Wuling Liuji Power Co. Ltd.
- Wuling Engine, a division of Wuling Automobile which manufactures Wuling-branded engines for small autos and motorcycles. Some are in cooperation with companies such as Delphi.[10]
- Liuzhou AAM, a joint venture between Wuling and American Axle & Manufacturing, manufacturing electric drive units, independent rear axles and driveheads.[11]
Wuling Automobile also manufactures generator sets under the "Longward" brand.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "广西汽车集团有限公司-广西汽车". wuling.com.cn. 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "企业概览 | 五菱汽车". www.wuling.com.hk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Company profile Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine on Wuling Motors website, 21 Sep 2020
- ^ a b "五菱英文版" [Export Business: Brief Introduction]. sgmw.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
Since the first WULING vehicle was exported to Thailand in 1992, WULING vehicle has been exported to more than 40 countries and regions like Centre & South America, Middle-east, Africa, and South-east Asia.
- ^ "Mitsubishi to assemble vans, trucks in China". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Tokyo: 12. 1 March 1986.
- ^ "五菱 G050 纯电物流车 OTS 样车交付：仿 K-car 打造，续航 230km - IT之家". www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Feijter, Tycho de (2012-02-01). "History: The Wuling LZW 7100, a Citroen Visa made in China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Feijter, Tycho de (2012-01-24). "History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司--柳州五菱 | 五菱工业 | 五菱汽车". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "发动机--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08.
- ^ "AAM Supplies Electric Drive Unit for New Baojun E300 Plus in China". www.aam.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "发电机组--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司". www.wulingauto.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08.
External links
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