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China's automobile industry is in rapid development since year 2000. In 2006, 7.189 million motor vehicles were manufactured in China, making China passed Germany as the third largest automobile maker.

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History

1928-1949

1949-1980

1980s

After 1990

Historic Data

Domestic Manufactures

In 2005, 5,707,688 motor vehicles were manufactured in China. The following 13 foreign makers have join venture factories, with local partners, in China.

Nissan

Honda

Suzuki

Mazda

Daihatsu

Mitsubishi

FIAT

Isuzu

Ford

General Motors

PSA Peugeot-Citroen

VW

History

1928-1949

1949-1980

★ 1956: The first modern automobile factory First Automobile Works began production.

★ March 10, 1958: The first 2½ tonnes light duty truck (NJ130), which was based on the Russian GAZ (GAZ-51?), was produced in Nanjing. Named 'Guerin' brand by China's First Ministry of Industrial Machinery.

★ June 1958: Nanjing Automobile Work, which previously was a unit in the Third Field Army, was established. The truck production continued until the last truck (NJ134) rolled off the assembly line on July 9, 1987. Cumulative production was 161,988 (Includes versions like: NJ130, 230, 135 and 134).

★ late 1950s to 1960s: Several automobile factories were set up in Nanjing (today is Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation, Shanghai (today is Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), Jinan (evolving into China National Heavy Duty Truck Group), and Beijing (today is Beijing Automotive Industry).

★ 1968: The Second Automobile Works (later Dongfeng Motor Corporation) was founded.

1980s

Three big joint-ventures and three small joint-ventures:

★ Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation - Volkswagen: Santana mid-size/compact car.

★ First Automobile Works - Volkswagen: Volkswagen Jetta compact car.

★ Dongfeng Motor Corporation - Citroën: Citroën Fukang compact car.

★ Beijing Automotive Industry - DaimlerChrysler: Jeep Cherokee.

★ Guangzhou Automobile Group - Peugeot : Peugeot 504 (subsequently defunct).

★ Tianjin Automotive Industry - Daihatsu : Daihatsu Charade (merged with FAW/Toyota joint-venture).

After 1990

Several enterprises entered the automobile industry since 1990. Some of them are originated from defense industry, such as Chang'an Motors, Changhe, and Hafei Motor; some were developed from old state-owned companies, such as Brilliance China Auto, BYD Auto, Chery Automobile, and Changfeng Automobile; others are private-owned companies, such as Geely Automobile, Great Wall Motors.

Historic Data

Automobile production by year

Year	Production (in million units)
1992	1.0
1999	1.2
2000	2.07
2001	2.33
2002	3.25
2003	4.44
2004	5.07
2005	5.71
2006	7.19
2007 (First half year)	4.46

Domestic Manufactures

===Dongfeng Motor Corporation

Great Wall Motors

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation

Chang'an Motors

First Automobile Works

Chery Automobile

Geely Automobile

Brilliance China Auto=

Joint Venture Manufactures==
In 2005, 5,707,688 motor vehicles were manufactured in China. The following 13 foreign makers have join venture factories, with local partners, in China.

Toyota

Toyota (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
150 078	146 943	3 135

Nissan

Nissan (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
179 034	166 938	12 096

Honda

Honda (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
254 820	254 820

Suzuki

Suzuki (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
139 536	139 536

Mazda

Mazda-Autoalliance (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
107 929	107 929

Daihatsu

Daihatsu (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
1 290	1 290

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
18 540	18 540

FIAT

FIAT-Iveco (2005)

	Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
FIAT	32 856	32 856
Iveco	18 235		5 620		12 615

Isuzu

Isuzu (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
23 214			23 214

Ford

Chana&Changan (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Bus and Coaches
145 498	59 827	85 671

General Motors

GM Shanghai&SAIC (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
346 697	308 290	38 407

PSA Peugeot-Citroen

Peugeot-Citroen(2005)

	Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks	Buses
Citroën	101 839	101 839

VW

VW (2005)

Total motor vehicles	Passenger cars	Light commercial vehicles	Heavy trucks
430 592	430 592