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Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd.

Wuling showroom in Zhengzhou, 2021
Trade name	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	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Headquarters	Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Electric vehicles, trucks, buses, engines
Owners	Guangxi Automotive Group (56.54%) (Hongkong Stock Exchange No. 305)
Subsidiaries	Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry (60.9%) Liuzhou Wuling New Energy Vehicle (13.37%)
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. The company produce engines, and special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts. Its eponymous brand, Wuling, is shared with the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture.

History

Liuzhou Wuling Automobile

The Wuling car brand was established in 1982 by Liuzhou Wuling Automobile, with a focus on the growing demand for small delivery vehicles in the domestic Chinese market during the 1980s. After completing a trial production series in 1982, Wuling commenced full-scale production of its first model, the LZ110, in 1984. This vehicle was developed under a licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Motors, making it a twin design to the third-generation Mitsubishi Minicab.

Building on Mitsubishi's technology, Wuling introduced a successor to the LZ110 in 1990, named the Dragon. Presented as a more modern model, the Dragon was a deeply updated version of the LZ110. In 1998, Wuling launched the LZW6370, a model developed under a licensing agreement with another Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu and based on the Daihatsu Zebra.

SAIC-GM-Wuling and Wuling Group

In 2002, Wuling entered into a partnership with SAIC Motor and General Motors to form a joint venture called SAIC-GM-Wuling. This joint venture was headquartered in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China, and became responsible for manufacturing all subsequent Wuling brand models.

In 2007, the Wuling Group gained greater independence and established a new division specializing in trucks and custom-built vehicles. This division operated under the Wuling brand and logo, similar to Wuling's Red Label. In 2015, the Wuling Group underwent a major corporate restructuring, becoming a corporation and rebranding itself as Guangxi Automobile Group.

Products

Current models

• Wuling G050 (2023-present), minivan, also rebadged as ASF 2.0
• 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

• Wuling EV50
• Wuling Dianka

Former models (as Liuzhou Wuling)

• Wuling LZ110 (1984–1990), minivan, licensed built Mitsubishi Minicab
• Wuling LZW7100/ Wuling Visa (1991–1994), subcompact car, rebadged Citroen Visa
• Wuling LZ6370A (1998–2003), microvan, rebadged Daihatsu Zebra, production transferred to SGMW after its established.
  • 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

• Wuling Dragon
• Wuling LZW6370
• Wuling LZ110
• Wuling Hongtu

Motorcycle

• Lingyang (羚羊)
• A10Y
• A10N
• A11G
• P20
• A10G
• A10Y
• J10
• J6
• Jueying (绝影)

Electric bicycle

• C1
• C2

Golf cart

• GOLF CAR (4 seat)
• GOLF CAR (6 seat)
• GOLF CAR (4+2 seat)
• GOLF CAR (6+2 seat)

Sightseeing car

• 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)

Subsidiaries and joint ventures

• 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.
• Liuzhou AAM, a joint venture between Wuling and American Axle & Manufacturing, manufacturing electric drive units, independent rear axles and driveheads.

Wuling Automobile also manufactures generator sets under the "Longward" brand.

References

1. "广西汽车集团有限公司-广西汽车". wuling.com.cn. 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
2. "企业概览 | 五菱汽车". www.wuling.com.hk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
3. Company profile Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine on Wuling Motors website, 21 Sep 2020
4. "Wuling history". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
5. "Wuling history". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
6. "San Francisco Street Sighting - 2003 Wuling LZW 6360Bi1 Dragon". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
7. "History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
8. ^ "SAIC-GM-Wuling". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
9. "About GM China". Retrieved 2021-03-15.
10. "The Big Read: History of Wuling". Retrieved 2024-06-29.
11. "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.
12. Feijter, Tycho de (2012-02-01). "History: The Wuling LZW 7100, a Citroen Visa made in China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
13. Feijter, Tycho de (2012-01-24). "History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
14. "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.
15. "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.
16. "AAM Supplies Electric Drive Unit for New Baojun E300 Plus in China". www.aam.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
17. "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

• Official website

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