Overseas automakers’ entry status in Wuhan
1992 Jinlong Motor (a joint venture of Dongfeng Motor and France Peugeot Citroen) established
2003 Dongfeng Honda (a joint venture of Dongfeng Motor and Honda) established
2015 Shanghai GM (joint venture of Shanghai Automobile and US GM) Wuhan advance
2016 Dongfeng Renault (joint company of Dongfeng Motor and France Renault) established
2019 Dongfeng Nissan begins construction of new Wuhan plant
2019 Geely Automobile starts construction of Wuhan new plant, manufactures a model of British Lotus
(Source) Created JETRO based on Changjiang Daily News Articles and their websites
Geely Automobile: British Lotus luxury model production at new plant-sales volume, 1st place in Chinese group
Geely Automobile:
2010: Volvo, a major Swedish car maker, is under the umbrella
2017: Takes over Malaysian Proton and British Lotus
In addition, the company plans to produce a high-end model of Lotus (under the control of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group).
Fast growth in car sales:
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group brand in 2018: 2.15 million vehicles sold (double growth in four years)
Geely Automobile’s single brand: Car sales are 1.5 million units.
It ranks first among Chinese local manufacturers.
Wuhan: Largest foreign brand car production city
In Wuhan city,
French Peugeot Citroen and Renault,
Japan’s Honda and Nissan,
GM has established a production base (see table).
-JETRO
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