Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive
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Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SVW) is a joint venture
company between Volkswagen Group
and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) established in 1984. The company is headquartered
in Anting International Auto City
, northwest of Shanghai
city, in the People's Republic of China
.
The joint venture is made up of equity from (as of 2008) - Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), SAIC (50%), with a fixed-term venture for 45 years. It will run until 2030. SVW produces cars under the Volkswagen
and Škoda
marques.
It has an annual production of 500 000 automobiles. In 2009 the production output was nearly 700 000 cars.
between Volkswagen and SAIC. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 per cent foreign ownership.
SVW Shanghai plant was by the far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, Shanghai-Volkswagen’s (SVW’s) production of its Santana
models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993, SVW’s output had reached 100,000 vehicles. Volkswagen was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company’s relatively wealthy home arena. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SVW achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993.
production started in 1985, and the current manufactured range includes:
Former production includes:
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
company between Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) established in 1984. The company is headquartered
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
in Anting International Auto City
Anting
Anting is a town in the Jiading District of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Pronounced An'ting, the placename means "The Pavilion of Peace". Anting is located in the Jiading District of Shanghai, on the border of the neighbouring province of Jiangsu...
, northwest of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
city, in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The joint venture is made up of equity from (as of 2008) - Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), SAIC (50%), with a fixed-term venture for 45 years. It will run until 2030. SVW produces cars under the Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
and Škoda
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...
marques.
It has an annual production of 500 000 automobiles. In 2009 the production output was nearly 700 000 cars.
History
SVW was formed in 1984, as a joint ventureJoint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between Volkswagen and SAIC. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 per cent foreign ownership.
SVW Shanghai plant was by the far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, Shanghai-Volkswagen’s (SVW’s) production of its Santana
Volkswagen Santana
The Volkswagen Santana is a three-box sedan, based on the second generation Volkswagen Passat . It was first introduced in 1981 and is scheduled to remain in production until 2012....
models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993, SVW’s output had reached 100,000 vehicles. Volkswagen was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company’s relatively wealthy home arena. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SVW achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993.
Car production
Automobile/carAutomobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
production started in 1985, and the current manufactured range includes:
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5Volkswagen Polo Mk5The Volkswagen Polo Mk5 is the fifth generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini-class car, launched by Volkswagen in March 2009.The Mark 5 Polo, internally designated Typ 6R, is based on Volkswagen's PQ25 platform, shared with the 2008 SEAT Ibiza and the Audi A1...
hatchback - Volkswagen Lavida
- Volkswagen Santana B2 (based on Passat B2 saloon and variant)
- Volkswagen Santana Vista (based on Brazilian Volkswagen Santana 2000)
- Volkswagen Passat Lingyu (based on LWB version of original Volkswagen PassatVolkswagen PassatThe Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...
B5) - Volkswagen Passat NMS
- Volkswagen TouranVolkswagen TouranThe Volkswagen Touran is a compact MPV based on a vertically-stretched fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5, and sold in Europe and other select markets. It was launched in 2003 to fill a gap in Volkswagen's model lineup, below the Sharan large MPV...
Phase III (locally revised with a new front look, but the tail keeps the old design) - Volkswagen Tiguan (locally revised)
- Škoda Octavia Mk2 (sedan and sedan RS version)
- Škoda Fabia Mk2
- Škoda Superb B6Škoda SuperbThe Škoda Superb is a large family car primarily built by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto as its flagship car. The versions produced from 2001 to 2008 are based on the platform of the Volkswagen Passat, but are elongated by , and shares its major mechanicals and powertrain with the Passat,...
Former production includes:
- Volkswagen GolVolkswagen GolThe Volkswagen Gol is a subcompact car manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil since 1980 as Volkswagen's entry-level car in the South American market—where it succeeded the South American VW Beetle ...
G3 - Volkswagen Santana 2000
- Volkswagen Santana 3000
- Volkswagen Passat B5 (LWB) and Lingyu(Version 2005)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk4, including 5-door hatchback, sedan and crossover
- Volkswagen TouranVolkswagen TouranThe Volkswagen Touran is a compact MPV based on a vertically-stretched fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5, and sold in Europe and other select markets. It was launched in 2003 to fill a gap in Volkswagen's model lineup, below the Sharan large MPV...
Phase I and II
See also
- Volkswagen GroupVolkswagen GroupVolkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
- Volkswagen Group ChinaVolkswagen Group ChinaVolkswagen Group China is division of the German automotive concern Volkswagen Group in the People's Republic of China....
- List of Volkswagen Group factories
- List of Volkswagen Group platforms
- List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
- List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
- List of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines
- List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines
- Volkswagen Group China
- Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
- First Automobile WorksFirst Automobile WorksFAW Group Corporation is a state-owned enterprise with publicly traded subsidiaries: FAW Car Company , Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd , Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd ....
- FAW-VolkswagenFAW-VolkswagenFAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company was founded in 1990, is a Chinese joint venture between the First Automobile Works and Volkswagen Group, creating FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, informally abbreviated to FAW-VW. Equity holdings are split as follows: Volkswagen AG with 20%, Audi AG has 10%,...
- FAW-Volkswagen