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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox company SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (commonly known as SAIC-GM; Template:Zh) is a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor. The company was founded in 1997 as Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd or Shanghai GM (Template:Zh). Headquartered in Shanghai, the company manufactures and sells Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac brand automobiles in mainland China, and exports its cars to several overseas markets.

History

SAIC-GM was founded on June 12, 1997, with 50% investment each from each partner. SAIC-GM began assembling the venture's first vehicle, the Buick Regal, in Shanghai, China in April 1999.<ref name="china_0=95">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=globalization>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This later followed with the Chinese-built Buick GL8 minivan which was a Chinese-exclusive vehicle and was not offered in the United States and Canada.

By 2003, China became the second largest single market for General Motors, selling 201,188 vehicles, an 81.6% percent increase over the previous year. In that year SAIC-GM achieved a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to Volkswagen Group China among foreign carmakers. Sales dropped in 2004 when the company retired the Buick Sail and the release of its replacement, the Chevrolet Sail, was delayed to February 2005, knocking General Motors Shanghai to seventh place in mainland China market share. SAIC-GM market share climbed back to nearly 9.8 percent, placing SAIC-GM among the top three passenger car manufacturers in mainland China.

In June 2004, the Cadillac brand was introduced to China followed by Chevrolet in January 2005.

In May 2005 SAIC-GM completed construction of a new assembly plant, the South Plant, at its facility in eastern Shanghai's Pudong district, more than doubling its annual production capacity to 320,000 vehicles.<ref name=star28505>Template:Cite news</ref>

SAIC-GM was the top passenger vehicle producer in China in 2006, with sales of 413,400 vehicles. In 2011, SAIC-GM sold 1,200,355 vehicles in the Chinese market.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> SAIC-GM is the largest joint venture GM has in China.<ref name=Freep201204/>

In February 2010, SAIC acquired an additional 1 percent stake in the joint venture for US$85 million and assistance in securing a US$400 million line of credit to boost SAIC's total share of SAIC-GM to 51%. In April 2012, GM regained 50% control of the joint venture.<ref name="Freep201204">Template:Cite web</ref>

Exports

In September 2006, General Motors launched the Chevrolet Corsa Plus in Chile built by SAIC-GM, an export version of the first-generation Chevrolet Sail which in turn is a version of the 4-door Opel Corsa with a 1.6-liter engine. It is the first export market to receive a vehicle manufactured by SAIC-GM.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, SAIC-GM started exporting the second-generation Chevrolet Sail to Latin American markets, starting with Chile.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The third-generation Sail or Aveo, also built by SAIC-GM, was exported to Mexico and the Caribbean since 2017 until 2023, when SAIC-GM-Wuling took over the development and production of the Sail/Aveo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, General Motors started importing the Buick Envision into the US from China. The Envision is built by SAIC-GM at its Dongyue Motors plant. Buick expected to sell 40,000 to 50,000 units of the Envision annually in North America.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Since 2020, SAIC-GM also exports the Chevrolet Equinox to Uzbekistan. SAIC-GM also assisted UzAuto Motors, the largest Uzbek automaker formerly known as GM Uzbekistan to produce Chevrolet vehicles such as the Onix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Facilities

Name City Opened Description Current products
SAIC-GM Jinqiao, Pudong district, Shanghai 1998 Occupies an area of Template:Convert. There are 3 vehicle production plants (North, South, & East). North was the original plant built in 1998. South began production in 2005. The East or Cadillac plant began production in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors Co., Ltd. Yantai, Shandong 2001 Originally founded in 2001 as Yantai Bodyshop Corp. which built Daewoo vehicles (Daewoo Lanos) under license from Daewoo Motor Co. SAIC-GM took over the plant in 2002. There are two vehicle production plants, North and South. SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
SAIC-GM Dongyue Powertrain Co., Ltd. Yantai, Shandong 1999 Originally founded in 1999 as Shandong Daewoo Automotive Engine Co., Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture between Daewoo Motors and Chinese partners owned by the Shandong provincial government. SAIC-GM took over the plant in 2005. The joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
SAIC-GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors Co., Ltd. Shenyang, Liaoning 1992 Originally founded in 1992 as Jinbei GM Automotive Co. Ltd., a 30/70 joint venture between GM & Shenyang Jinbei Automotive. Restructured into a 50/50 joint venture between GM & Jinbei in 1998. SAIC-GM took over the joint venture in 2004, buying out Jinbei. The new SAIC-GM Norsom Motors joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC. It has three phases of buildings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
SAIC-GM Wuhan Branch Wuhan, Hubei 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Past models: Chevrolet Cavalier<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

SAIC and GM also operated other joint ventures, including:<ref name=":0" />

  • Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd. (PATAC), an engineering services and research and development (R&D) operations centered in China
  • Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd., the operator of OnStar services in China
  • SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd., a national sales company. GM China has a 49 percent stake and SAIC a 51 percent stake.
  • SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (SAIC-GMAC), a financing arm
  • Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd., a joint venture established by GM China, SAIC-GM and SAIC subsidiary Shanghai Automotive Industry Sales Co. Ltd.
  • SAIC-GM-Wuling, a separate manufacturing and sales joint venture using Wuling and Baojun brands

Leadership

Current models

Buick

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  • Buick Electra E5
    Buick Electra E5
  • Buick Enclave II
    Buick Enclave II
  • Buick Envision S
    Buick Envision S
  • Buick Envision Plus
    Buick Envision Plus
  • Buick GL8 Century
    Buick GL8 Century
  • Buick GL8 ES PHEV
    Buick GL8 ES PHEV
  • Buick GL8 ES facelift
    Buick GL8 ES facelift
  • Buick GL8 LS
    Buick GL8 LS
  • Buick GL8 Onshore Business facelift
    Buick GL8 Onshore Business facelift
  • Buick LaCrosse IV
    Buick LaCrosse IV
  • Buick Regal (China, III 2023 facelift)
    Buick Regal (China, III 2023 facelift)
  • Buick Regal GS (China, III facelift)
    Buick Regal GS (China, III facelift)
  • Buick Velite 6 EV
    Buick Velite 6 EV
  • Buick Verano
    Buick Verano

Cadillac

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Chevrolet

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Former models

Buick

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Cadillac

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Chevrolet

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Sales

Calendar year Total sales Ref.
1999 19,790 <ref name="sqjtz">Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 30,543 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2001 58,328 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2002 110,763 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2003 201,188 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2004 252,869 <ref name=star28505/>
2005 325,000 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 413,367 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007 500,308 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2008 458,642 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2009 727,631 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2010 1,038,988 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2011 1,231,539 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2012 1,392,658 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2013 1,575,167 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2014 1,760,158 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2015 1,752,015 <ref name="sqjtz" />
2016 1,887,071 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 2,000,187 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018 1,970,117 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 1,600,102 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 1,467,470 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021 1,331,567 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 1,170,107 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023 1,001,017 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 673,007 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

Notes

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References

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