中國汽車制造業(yè)在世界舞臺上取得了真正的突破。在二十世紀的最后五十年里，這個亞洲國家?guī)缀跞肭至苏麄€地區(qū)，并開始向歐洲、美洲和澳大利亞大規(guī)模銷售其汽車（許多不同的品牌)。就汽車品牌的總量而言，中國現(xiàn)在僅次于所有歐洲國家的總和。

中國汽車制造業(yè)的歷史不是很長，但卻非常緊張和富有成效。自20世紀90年代初以來，它一直在以非?？斓乃俣劝l(fā)展。自2009年以來，中國一直是世界上最大的汽車市場和世界上最大的汽車制造商，近年來每年生產(chǎn)的汽車數(shù)量超過緊隨其后的兩家汽車制造商的總和，或超過歐盟所有國家的總和。

中國目前有能力生產(chǎn)全系列汽車產(chǎn)品。主要的中國公司是一汽、SAIC和東風(fēng)。比亞迪、長城、力帆、吉利、奇瑞、哈弗和長安是最受歡迎的中國制造商。據(jù)市場專家稱，這些都是對全球汽車行業(yè)貢獻最大的中國汽車品牌。

最暢銷的中國汽車品牌是什么？

中國汽車市場正以令人難以置信的速度增長，每年都在推出新品牌，鞏固老品牌。中國制造商的出口數(shù)字非?？捎^，而且他們在銷售上越來越接近世界領(lǐng)先者，即豐田和通用汽車。如今銷量最高的中國汽車品牌是吉利，每年售出近80萬輛汽車。

中國四大銀行

像美國的"三巨頭"一樣，中國也有自己的頂級制造商，擁有幾個受歡迎和成功的品牌。他們中的一些人不僅在汽車行業(yè)工作。然而，你將在本文中看到的大部分品牌都屬于四大公司之一。

長安

創(chuàng)建時間：1862年創(chuàng)始人：私人工程公司

長安（長安汽車集團)是中國最大的汽車制造商（中國三大汽車制造商之一)。在翻譯中，"長安"的意思是"可靠性，被時間證明。從銷量來看，這個品牌的汽車很受消費者歡迎。因此，在2018年，該汽車制造商售出了1700萬輛汽車。

東風(fēng)

創(chuàng)建時間：1968年創(chuàng)始人：毛澤東

東風(fēng)汽車公司是一家中國國有汽車制造公司，總部設(shè)在武漢。它是中國四大汽車制造商之一。東風(fēng)為工程行業(yè)制造汽車和商用車、客運、汽車零部件、耗材和生產(chǎn)設(shè)備。東風(fēng)卡車的載重量從500公斤到220噸不等。

該公司創(chuàng)造了一個完整的生產(chǎn)周期，獨立生產(chǎn)一切產(chǎn)品——從發(fā)動機和變速器到濾清器和機油?，F(xiàn)在它擁有42家工廠，世界上最大的試驗場，并因擁有最長的生產(chǎn)線而進入吉尼斯世界紀錄。

中國一汽(=FirstAutoWork)

成立時間：1953年創(chuàng)始人：中國政府

一汽集團公司（第一汽車廠的簡稱)也是中國的國有制造商，主要生產(chǎn)汽車零部件、輕型和中型客車以及重型卡車。它甚至與富奧、大眾、豐田、揚子等許多公司建立了合資企業(yè)，并在奧帝、紅旗和奔騰設(shè)有眾多分支機構(gòu)。

愛琴海雙桅縱帆船

成立于：1955年創(chuàng)始人：中國監(jiān)督與資產(chǎn)管理委員會

上汽集團是一家國有汽車制造商，總部位于中國上海。該公司是中國四大汽車制造商之一，即東風(fēng)汽車、一汽和長安汽車。它以生產(chǎn)中國一些最經(jīng)濟、最豪華的汽車而聞名。上汽集團還與通用汽車、大眾汽車和沃爾沃建立了合資企業(yè)。

大型中國汽車制造商

除了四大之外，還有八家公司，它們幾乎占據(jù)了美國所有的汽車制造市場。他們擁有世界上最著名的品牌，并與歐洲和美國制造商密切合作，創(chuàng)造合作項目和創(chuàng)新的汽車和摩托車模型。

廣汽集團

成立時間：1955年

廣州汽車公司是中國六大汽車制造商之一。廣汽的總部設(shè)在廣州，工廠設(shè)在全國的工業(yè)中心。該公司于1997年開始運營。廣汽成為廣州汽車工業(yè)集團的子公司，生產(chǎn)設(shè)施位于其現(xiàn)有的中國廣州汽車廠。

JAC

成立時間：1964年

中國汽車公司JAC成立于1999年。今天，JAC是龐大的技術(shù)集團安徽江淮汽車股份有限公司的一部分。然而，這個品牌的工廠在2002年才開始生產(chǎn)，此前經(jīng)過了長時間的準備生產(chǎn)設(shè)施和購買外國汽車制造商的多項技術(shù)的工作，因為該公司是在1964年利用現(xiàn)有汽車廠的技術(shù)能力建立的，其中大部分已經(jīng)過時106 . JAC品牌的主要專長是生產(chǎn)商用車，包括公共汽車。

長城

創(chuàng)建時間：1984年

長城是中國大型汽車制造公司的名字，它成立于1976年，在進入市場后的短短22年里，已經(jīng)成為亞洲最大的皮卡和商用車制造商。該公司的歷史始于生產(chǎn)小型卡車，以滿足物流公司的需求。然而，政府慷慨的撥款和補貼讓長城得以擴大陣容。

吉利（汽車品牌名)

成立時間：1986年

吉利集團1986年在中國成立，最早的產(chǎn)品是冰箱。然而，當(dāng)共產(chǎn)黨決定利用該國的經(jīng)濟時，該公司獲得了強大的發(fā)展動力。1992年成為吉利汽車生產(chǎn)的起點。該公司開始生產(chǎn)摩托車零件，兩年后掌握了獨立組裝。1996年生產(chǎn)的摩托車數(shù)量已超過20萬輛。

1997年，該公司開始在世界市場上積極推廣其產(chǎn)品，在世界各地的不同國家開設(shè)了許多分支機構(gòu)，并開始為中國公司生產(chǎn)工業(yè)車輛。

北汽集團

成立時間：1988年

BAIC(北汽集團)是一家國有企業(yè)和控股公司，由幾家中國汽車制造公司組成。該集團于1958年與戴姆勒股份公司和現(xiàn)代汽車公司合作成立。2011年，該公司是中國第五大汽車制造商，2012年產(chǎn)量排名第四，生產(chǎn)了310萬輛成品汽車。

光輝

成立時間：1992年

華晨汽車集團是一家控股公司，聯(lián)合了幾家汽車制造商。它在中國最大的汽車制造商排名中占據(jù)第七位。

該公司的汽車部門包括生產(chǎn)轎車和卡車、乘用車、專用汽車、零部件和單元設(shè)計的企業(yè)，以及一個大型工程和研究所。華晨汽車集團是中國第一家汽車公司，長期以來與德國關(guān)注的寶馬公司密切合作，是戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴。

比亞迪股份有限公司

成立時間：1995年

比亞迪汽車是比亞迪股份有限公司的子公司，專門為汽車和其他行業(yè)生產(chǎn)和供應(yīng)各類設(shè)備。最初，該工廠生產(chǎn)電池，員工由30人組成。但隨著2003年決定將公司重新定位于汽車生產(chǎn)，其員工人數(shù)增長至四萬人。新技術(shù)成為比亞迪工廠生產(chǎn)汽車的基礎(chǔ)。

奇瑞

成立時間：1997年

奇瑞是亞洲最大的汽車公司之一，由中國政府于1997年成立。最初，該品牌致力于為其他汽車制造商以及軍事和航空設(shè)備制造動力裝置。然而，2001年，該公司獲得了為豐田(豐田)和三菱(三菱)等汽車品牌的組裝生產(chǎn)成套設(shè)備的許可，并推出了第一款汽車。

該公司的第一款車型名為奇瑞護身符(奇瑞護身符)，是西亞特-托萊多(西亞特托萊多)的翻版，奇瑞品牌管理層計劃在大眾的許可下在中國組裝，但遭到了嚴厲的拒絕。因此，簡單地說，在購買了幾個樣品并對它們進行徹底研究后，該公司的工程師推出了護身符型號，它不僅與西班牙的競爭對手相似，而且還有相同的選項。

豪華汽車品牌

這可能令人驚訝，但在中國也有一個豪華汽車品牌的名單。挺短的，但是這三家公司的車無論是款式還是舒適度都可以和歐美高端車媲美。當(dāng)然，大眾市場的汽車品牌在中國仍然處于領(lǐng)先地位，然而，豪華品牌已經(jīng)變得越來越受歡迎，不僅在中國，而且在全球各地。

紅旗

成立時間：1958年創(chuàng)始人：一汽

紅旗是一汽集團旗下一汽轎車公司旗下的中國豪華車品牌。紅旗是中國生產(chǎn)的第一輛客車。最初生產(chǎn)于1958年，最初的紅旗車型是為高級黨員保留的。它們一直生產(chǎn)到1981年。隨后，陣容明顯擴大，曾經(jīng)的精英品牌開始生產(chǎn)出租車和商務(wù)轎車。

LynkCo

成立時間：2016年創(chuàng)始人：吉利、沃爾沃

LynkCo是2016年由中國吉利和瑞典沃爾沃聯(lián)合創(chuàng)立的一個年輕項目的名字，該項目專門開發(fā)"智能汽車"。

LynkCo專注于年輕觀眾、生態(tài)、時尚和移動技術(shù)。新品牌的創(chuàng)建者表示，他們試圖擺脫傳統(tǒng)的名稱，因此該公司被命名為林克公司?！傲挚恕?，作為"鏈接"的一個醒目版本，反映了我們這個時代的主要價值——連接，以及“Co”——合作。

WEY

成立時間：2016年創(chuàng)始人：長城汽車

中國汽車巨頭長城汽車在2016年底宣布出現(xiàn)韋品牌，并在2017年展示了首批量產(chǎn)車。該公司的產(chǎn)品組合中現(xiàn)在有四種不同的型號。旗艦產(chǎn)品是Wey P8: 340馬力和524牛米的扭矩-這些是混合動力裝置的總和，能夠從主電源充電。電力續(xù)航里程可達50公里。0到100公里/小時的加速時間為6.5秒。

一種說法是，該公司以長城汽車董事長魏建軍的名字命名。另一種說法是，它是以中國古代王國魏的名字命名的。

大眾市場汽車品牌

就國際經(jīng)驗而言，中國的汽車工業(yè)還很年輕。但在很短的時間內(nèi)，中國公司已經(jīng)設(shè)法向前邁出了一大步。在許多方面，他們的工作成果可以被稱為汽車工程領(lǐng)域的一項突破和一場小革命。天朝的車是最實惠的，基本配置配置豐富，外觀積極追求世界領(lǐng)先水平。每年中國都會出現(xiàn)新品牌和新型號的大眾市場汽車——價格實惠、操作簡單、舒適。

南京汽車公司

成立時間：1947年

國有的南京汽車公司是中國歷史最悠久的汽車制造商。它成立于1947年，從那以后一直在亞洲市場占據(jù)領(lǐng)先地位。該品牌的產(chǎn)品組合不僅包括乘用車，還包括公共汽車和卡車。2007年，南汽集團與另一家汽車制造巨頭愛琴海雙桅縱帆船合并，成為其子公司。

長風(fēng)

成立時間：1950年

長豐是中國歷史最悠久的汽車制造公司之一。該公司成立于1950年，在成立的最初幾年里，該公司致力于為特殊目的制造軍用車輛和重型機械。只是在1980年，憑借豐富的越野軍車制造經(jīng)驗，長風(fēng)品牌推出了首款民用越野車型，命名為CJY620 .1993年，與日本三菱公司簽署了一項合作協(xié)議，向中國公司提供了生產(chǎn)一種越野車型的權(quán)利。直到1996年，該公司還是解放軍的一個商業(yè)分支機構(gòu)。

江南

成立時間：1952年

江南是一家中國公司的名字，成立于1952年。它是中國兵器工業(yè)集團的重要成員。1988年，該公司開始生產(chǎn)乘用車，生產(chǎn)微縮模型JHN .自20世紀90年代初以來，它還根據(jù)許可生產(chǎn)了鈴木奧拓車型，這也是一款微型車。其他的都開發(fā)了，但奧拓依然是公司的主要產(chǎn)品之一。

JMC

成立時間：1968年

JMC是一家生產(chǎn)卡車、轎車、乘用車以及運動型多功能車的中國公司的名字。公司成立于1968年，最初名為江西汽車制造廠。在其歷史初期，該公司生產(chǎn)小型卡車，品牌名為成吉思汗106 . JMC公司是在一家汽車修理廠的基礎(chǔ)上成立的，位于南昌市。自八十年代初以來，該公司獲得了為五十鈴卡車設(shè)計的零部件和駕駛室的生產(chǎn)權(quán)。1984年，該公司轉(zhuǎn)而授權(quán)生產(chǎn)五十鈴品牌車型。

哈飛

成立時間：1980年

哈飛是另一家成立于1980年的中國汽車制造商的名字。今天，該公司是哈爾濱公司的一部分。開發(fā)新品牌的一個關(guān)鍵因素是與韓國大宇公司達成協(xié)議，除了技術(shù)之外，大宇公司還投資了一大筆錢來開設(shè)最高級別的裝配車間，起初，哈飛的工廠只雇用從大宇公司借調(diào)的專家。

新凱

成立時間：1984年

新凱是一家汽車制造公司的名字，成立于1984年。它從事轎車和卡車以及特殊設(shè)備的生產(chǎn)。新凱公司成立時，是一家外資參與的合資企業(yè)。1992年，一家來自香港的公司加入了該品牌的所有者。隨著發(fā)展，該公司得到了它的生產(chǎn)設(shè)施，從而成為一個公司。1999年，它的正式名稱是新凱汽車。公司的座右銘是"質(zhì)量就是生命"。

金杯

成立時間：1991年

金杯是汽車制造品牌的名稱，由中國汽車市場最大的公司之一華晨中國汽車于1991年創(chuàng)立。華晨汽車集團與德國寶馬公司一起，專門為中國市場生產(chǎn)寶馬汽車。此外，它還擁有自己的品牌中華汽車（生產(chǎn)嗨-Ace微型客車)和金杯汽車（專門生產(chǎn)輕型卡車和商用車)。該公司生產(chǎn)品牌為金杯和格蘭塞的小型貨車，基于日本豐田汽車的開發(fā)，根據(jù)技術(shù)合作協(xié)議轉(zhuǎn)讓給該公司。

力帆

成立時間：1992年

力帆是中國最著名的汽車制造商之一，成立于1992年。今天，它作為一個經(jīng)濟型汽車品牌而聞名，但它的第一項活動是修理摩托車，它的名字是重慶宏達汽車配件研究中心。過了一段時間，積累了經(jīng)驗，公司冒險開始生產(chǎn)自己的摩托車，而且沒有出錯。由于摩托車的低成本，該公司在中國非常受歡迎，僅僅5年后，它已經(jīng)擁有了10家自己的工廠。1997年，管理層決定更名為我們現(xiàn)在所知的力帆。

海馬汽車

成立時間：1992年

海馬是中國發(fā)展最快的汽車制造品牌之一，由一汽集團控股。這家制造商擁有所有必要的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，因此它設(shè)計、制造和銷售乘用車、跨界車、貨車和電動汽車。海馬汽車的歷史可以追溯到1988年，最初這家公司名為海南汽車，從事老車型的生產(chǎn)。然而，在1992年，該公司與馬自達汽車公司簽訂了合作協(xié)議，并獲得了現(xiàn)在的名稱（由"海南"和"馬自達"的首字母組成)。

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Founded: 1994

Yema is the name of a Chinese vehicle manufacturer, which was established in 1984 and since 2002 has been producing buses and cars under the same brand name. Today Yema has three production bases located in Chengdu and Mianyang: the headquarters in Chengdu, a branch in Chengdu, and a branch in Mianyang. The Chengdu headquarters includes the units of Passenger Vehicle Co. and Chengdu Bus Co., which produce buses, commuter buses, city buses, passenger vehicles, including SUVs and MPVs, and eco-friendly vehicles.

Soueast

Founded: 1995

Soueast is a Chinese car manufacturer, which was established in 1995. The company’s main specialization is the production of Japanese Mitsubishi cars, adapted to the needs of Chinese buyers. Besides, since 2006, the Japanese brand is among the co-owners of the firm, having 25% of the total shares.

In addition to licensed production, Mitsubishi is a global technology partner of Soueast. In 2008 the Iranian company Mehergan became one of the partners of the brand, which launched a full-scale production of Mitsubishi cars for the Iranian market, using the components that are produced in Soueast plants.

ZXAuto

Founded: 1999

ZXAuto is the name of a joint Chinese-Korean project, launched in 1999 as a separate brand for the production of city cars by Hebei Tianye Automobile Group and Taiwan Unite Leading in China. The company began to rapidly gain momentum and in a few years has become a leader of the Chinese automobile industry, choosing to produce pickups and SUVs, bringing their creation to perfection, both technically and in design.

Hawtai

Founded: 2000

Hawtai is the name of a Chinese automaking brand, which is not very recognizable across the globe. Established in 2000, Hawtai is positioned in China as a premium car brand. The technical partners of Hawtai Motor Group are VM Motori, SAIC, and manufacturers from Germany: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Bosch, ZF, Intel, Magna, Pier burg, Honeywell.

Landwind

Founded: 2002

Landwind is the Chinese automobile company owned by Jiangling Motor Holding, a joint venture of Changan Auto and Jiangling Motors Corporation. The brand, which was established in 2002, and released its first car (SUV X6) in 2006, specializes in the development and manufacture of passenger cars and SUVs and considers the local Chinese market to be its key market.

Wuling

Founded: 2002Founder:

The Chinese automaker Wuling has been known in the car market since 2005.l, though the brand was established in 2002. In the range of the company, there are several lines of vans, flatbed vehicles, and mini-cars. Wuling has its own engine plant, which makes the company independent from external supplies. The company pays great attention to new developments, following global trends, and using the latest science to produce quality vehicles.

Gonow

Founded: 2003

Gonow is the name of a young Chinese automaking brand, which was established by Zhejiang Gonow Auto in 2003, and specialized in the production of minivans, pickup trucks, and SUVs, as well as vehicles for the Chinese army, police, and government agencies. The first pickup model was released in 2004 and immediately began deliveries to Africa and Europe, and a year later the company signed a cooperation agreement with the Korean company Daewoo.

Zotye

Founded: 2003

Zotye is a Chinese manufacturer of sedans and city cars, which was established in 2003. Since the foundation, Zotye has released several series of hatchbacks and sedans in different configurations.

Also, the company tried to set up the production of electric cars in 2008, but after a few experimental models have opted for traditional gasoline-powered cars. One of the curious features of Zotye is their affordable budget, achieved by the company due to optimization of production facilities, which are designed for the production of 100 thousand cars a year.

Jonway

Founded: 2003

Honest is the name of a relatively young automaker, which was founded in 2003 in China. Today it produces up to 30 thousand cars and SUVs annually. The Jonway dealer network includes more than 500 dealers in China. Its cars are also exported to Italy. For example, the SUV Jonway UFO, produced in China since 2007, is a licensed copy of the second-generation Toyota RAV4.

Roewe

Founded: 2006

Roewe is the name of a luxury brand of the Chinese automobile concern SIAC, which was established in 2006, taking its name in honor of the British brand Rover, or rather, for greater consonance with it. However, the Roewe vehicles were developed with the participation of engineers from Ford, which had acquired the Rover brand a year earlier from BMW.

Qoros

Founded: 2007

The company Qoros Auto was founded in 2007, and at the end of 2013 began production of the first model – Qoros 3 sedan, a car designed primarily for the European market. The brainchild of one of China’s largest automakers, Chery, Qoros is rapidly developing, applying the latest technology in its cars and expanding its export market.

Everus

Founded: 2008

Everus is a small automaking brand, which was established in China in 2008, as a joint venture between the Japanese Honda Group and the Chinese GAC. The first car of the brand saw the light in 2011 and got pretty good feedback from the world automotive community.

Venucia

Founded: 2010

Venucia is the name of a young and progressive automaking brand, which was established in 2010 as the joint-venture between the Japanese Nissan Group and Chinese Dongfeng. The brand is specialized in the production of stylish and comfortable passenger cars and SUVs and pays attention to details in the design and technical stuffing of its vehicles.

Baojun

Founded: 2010

Baojun is the name of a Chinese car brand, which was established in 2010. The young company specializes in the production of small affordable vehicles. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile’s production has made it possible to establish stable production of Baojun cars.

Maxus

Founded: 2011

Maxus is the name of the car manufacturing brand, which was established in 2011, by Shanghai Automobile Company, one of the largest automakers in China. The giant decided to create a new brand for the production of commercial vehicles, and this is how the Maxus was born. This line of vehicles was designed to replace the outdated rear-wheel-drive LDV Pilot and Convoy. After the purchase of Daewoo by General Motors concern, the LDV Group company retained all intellectual rights to develop Maxus.

Haval

Founded: 2013

The Haval car brand was registered by the Chinese company Great Wall in 2013. Initially, it was planned to produce production SUVs for the domestic market under this name. Since 2014, it has taken control of the production of all vehicles of the passenger class, except for the compact cars.

Commercial Vehicle Brands

Almost 50% of all buses and large commercial vehicles sold in the world are produced in China. The country has several large and reputable brands, which have been on the international market for quite a long time, and proved themselves as reliable and professional brands, which can be developed and implement progressive and innovative technologies in their manufacturing processes. Our list of Commercial Vehicles Brands includes not only busses but also truck manufacturers from China.

Yuejin

Founded: 1947

Chinese truck manufacturer Yuejin Automobile Corp. is controlled by Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC). The company was founded in 1947, and the first truck was produced in 1958. It was a light-duty truck. At present, Yuejin is among the leaders in the production of small trucks in China.

Currently, the brand Yuejin produces agricultural machinery, as well as chassis used for the production of trucks and cars. The model range of the brand includes five sub-series of light-duty trucks and twenty-seven basic modifications.

FAW Jiefang

Founded: 1957Founder: First Automobile Works (FAW)

FAW Jiefang is one of the largest and oldest Chinese manufacturers of trucks, which was established in 1957. With the help of the main plants and operating branches, it manages to produce vehicles of six categories: trucks of different payloads, SUVs, cars, small cars, and buses. FAW is second only to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) in terms of sales. As for the trucks segment, FAW takes leading positions not only in the Chinese market, but in all Asia, and moving to the world’s pedestal.

Zhongtong

Founded: 1958

Zhongtong is the name of the oldest Chinese bus manufacturing company, which was established in 1958. Today, in addition to producing three series of buses, Zhongtong also repairs buses and produces spare parts. Touring, city, and other types of vehicles are sold not only in China but to many countries around the world, including France, the USA, Russia, and others.

The company has experienced reorganization several times, as well as the change of management and name change, before finally in 1998 to get the current name Zhongtong.

Yutong

Founded: 1963

Yutong is another Chinese automaker, which was established in 1963 but got its international popularity only in 2004. The company, located in Henan Province (Zhengzhou), specializes in the production of buses of various types and purposes. In several model lines, Yutong produces dozens of modifications for various climatic and road conditions. It allows the export of buses to more than 30 countries around the world. The range of passenger buses is quite extensive.

Dayun

Founded: 1987

Another Chinese manufacturer of commercial vehicles, Dayun was founded in 1987, and in a short time has achieved a large scale of production, recognition in China, and fame in the world. The factory is located in Shanxi province (central China), in a designated area. It is a special industrial production development zone, investments are actively attracted in the development of advanced technology facilities. There are centers and complexes for the development of innovative solutions, for scientific and test research.

King Long

Founded: 1988

King Long was founded in 1988 and quickly became one of the largest bus and commercial passenger vehicle manufacturers in China and Asia. In the early years of its existence, the King Long brand cooperated closely with several Japanese and Korean companies, gradually building its design team and constantly improving its production capacity. In 1989, production of Toyota commercial vehicles under the brand name King Long began, and in 1991, a similar decision was made for the products of Hyundai.

BeiBen

Founded: 1988Founder: NORINCO Defense Corporation

BeiBen is a truck manufacturer from Baotou. Founded in 1988 under license from Mercedes-Benz, it works mainly for the Asian market. Bei Fang Ben Heavy-Duty Truck Co., Ltd. is deservedly considered a leader among the machine-building companies in China. Advanced and modern equipment, a competent management system, and professional staff allow the plant to provide the domestic market with reliable equipment, as well as export it to many countries of Asia and the Middle East.

Golden Dragon

Founded: 1992Founder: Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus

Xiamen Golden Dragon Van, or simply Golden Dragon, was established in China in 1992. This company, located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, covers a huge area of 300 thousand square meters, and the area of the main production facilities is equal to half of it. The main activities of the brand are the development, production, and sales of urban, suburban, and tourist buses, which are designed to carry from 9 to 120 passengers. The Golden Dragon buses are sold not only in China but exported to many countries.

Foton

Founded: 1996Founder: BAIC Group

Foton is a Chinese truck manufacturer, which was founded in 1996 as a small concern for the production and development of vehicles of different directions. However, in 1997 the concern became a separate subdivision of the Foton brand, which specializes in the production of trucks and special equipment for the domestic market. The first company’s models were copies of famous at that time in the Asian automobile market Japanese and Korean trucks, which originally were to be produced under license at Foton plants.

Higer

Founded: 1998Founder: King Long

Higer is the name of a Chinese bus manufacturer that was founded in 1998. Today, the company specializes not only in the production of buses but also in trucks. Immediately after the founding of the brand, increased interest in the capacity of its plants and a new market showed the Swedish Scania, which has invested in the Chinese production of a solid amount, while purchasing 10% of the firm.

Hualing Xingma

Founded: 1999

Hauling Xingma, a truck manufacturer, founded in China in 1999, is better known in the world as CAMC. Chinese trucks CAMC brand is produced by Anhui Hualing Automobile Group, a large engineering holding in Anhui province. This corporation has three companies – Xingma Automobile, Anhui Hualing Heavy-duty Automobile (also known as Hualing Heavy Auto), and Hunan Xingma Heavy-Duty Truck Co, (briefly – Hunan Xingma). The production capacity of all three plants is about 30 thousand CAMC heavy trucks per year. The company’s main partners are well-known Japanese truck manufacturers — Mitsubishi and Isuzu.

Electric Car Brands

Speaking about the Chinese car industry as a whole, it is, of course, a segment of inexpensive cars with low safety performance, in the creation of which design solutions and technical developments of foreign automakers are widely used. However, recent years have been marked by innovation and new technologies, as evidenced by the emergence in China of a large number of car brands specializing in the production of electric cars.

In China, the electric transport industry is developing faster largely because of the difficult environmental situation: the Celestial Empire leads in the volume of hydrocarbon emissions into the atmosphere. China is investing more in infrastructure development.

Zinoro

Founded: 2013Founder: Brilliance, BMW

Zinoro is a joint venture of BMW Brilliance, which specializes in the production of electric luxury cars. The brand was established in 2013 and released its first model in the same year. The Zinoro pioneer, introduced in 2013, was the Zinoro 1E electric crossover based on the BMW X1 was presented. And in 2016, the Zinoro 60H SUV based on the BMW X1 Long Wheelbase was presented.

Ranz

Founded: 2013Founder: First Automobile Works (FAW), Toyota

A very ambitious and progressive project of the Chinese FAW and Japanese Toyota, Ranz, was established in 2013 with the idea of electric vehicle production. The company didn’t need much time to start actively developing and released its first car in the same year. Translated as the “Bright Light”, Ranz’s main principle is to provide young and active people all over the world with affordable and high-quality electric cars.

Singulato

Founded: 2014Founder: Zhiche Youxing Technology

Singulato Motors is a brand of Zhiche Youxing Technology, which was established at the end of 2014 in Beijing as an Internet company to produce Chinese electric cars, autonomous driving systems, automotive network services with a focus on big data development and cloud computing technology.

The Chinese startup has received 15 billion yuan, or $2.39 billion, in investment to build a factory and produce its first electric crossover model. In 2016, the company showed a spectacular crossover with so-called “gull-wing” doors.

NIO

Founded: 2014Founder: William Li

The NIO car brand is a private industrial company created by William Li in 2014, with the idea of design and developing high-tech electric cars. The brand unites more than 2,000 specialists in design, high-tech, and management in 13 countries. Its headquarters is located in Shanghai, China, and representative offices are opened in the USA, Germany, England, and Hong Kong.

The name NIO is a trademark developed for the American and European markets, the original Chinese brand name is Weilai, which literally means “blue sky.

XPeng

Founded: 2014Founder: He Xiaopeng

XPeng, or Xiaopeng Motors, was established in China in 2014 to launch production of its budget electric cars based on the American company’s developments. Three years later, XPeng released a beta version of its first car, the Identity X electric parkcar. However, in January 2018, the company improved the development and demonstrated the G3 crossover at the CES show in Las Vegas. According to the creators, they got nothing but an “internet electric car,” and the letter G in the car’s name stands for the English word “geek”. The brand is often compared to the American Tesla.

Li Auto

Founded: 2015Founder: Li Xiang

Li Auto is another ambitious Chinesenproject, which was launched in 2015. Like NIO, Li Auto produces only crossovers, the most sought-after body type. Li Auto has only one car model so far – the large six- or seven-seat car LI ONE. Sales of the car began in the spring of 2019, and the company has already produced more than 10,400 vehicles, as of June 30, 2020. In the first quarter of 2020, Li Auto had revenue of $120.3 million and a net loss of $10.9 million. All products are sold in the Chinese market, and the company plans to expand its lineup in the future.

Byton

Founded: 2016Founder: Harmony New Energy Auto, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Tencent Holdings

The Chinese electric car brand Byton debuted in 2016. It is a trademark of the startup Future Mobility Corporation (FMC), which was founded by people from BMW and Nissan. FMC has Chinese funding, so it is headquartered in Nanjing, but there are also RD centers in Munich and California. The company unveiled its first electric crossover concept in 2018, which immediately caught the interest of the global industry.

Arcfox

Founded: 2017Founder: Beijing Automotive Industry Holding

Arcfox is an electric car brand, established in 2017 by the BAIC Group, the fifth-largest company in the Chinese car industry. BAIC cooperates closely with automotive industry leaders such as Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz. The Arcfox electric crossover is the joint brainchild of a separate BAIC division, BJEV (which fully owns the Arcfox brand), and Canadian automotive component manufacturer Magna International.

Geometry

Founded: 2019Founder: Geely

The Chinese company Geely, which owns Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus brands, announced the launch of a global brand Geometry in 2019z geometry was established with the idea of premium electric cars production. The first model of the brand is the sedan Geometry A. The size of the four-door Geometry debutant is close to the Tesla Model 3, though the Chinese version has some interesting modifications and features.

Defunct Car Brands

In comparison to other world leaders in the automaking industry, China’s list of defunct car brands is really short. The country’s car manufacturing segment is growing daily and almost all the brands have an opportunity to survive, as export is developing with truly incredible speed. Though there still were some marques, which didn’t manage to survive.

Zhongyu

Founded: 1965Defunct: 2004

Zhongyu is the name of the Chinese automaking brand, which was one of the first on the local market, created in 1965. The company was known for a very wide portfolio of released cars and specialized literally on everything — from sedans to ambulances until the cease of all operations in 2004.

Shuanghuan

Founded: 1988Defunct: 2016

Shuanghuan is the name of the Chinese car manufacturer, which was established in 1988 and discontinued after a little less than thirty years of activity. The brand was specialized in the production of crossovers and SUVs, but also had cars of other classes in its portfolio.

Baolong

Founded: 1998Defunct: 2005

Baolong is the name of a short-lived Chinese car manufacturer, which was established in 1998 and closed in 2005. The company was specialized in the production of sedans, SUVs, and vans, which were based on the models of world-famous brands, such as Ford and Renault.

Shanghai Maple Guorun

Founded: 2000Defunct: 2010

Shanghai Maple Guorun is the name of a small Chinese car brand, which was established in 2000 and acquired by Geely in 2008. The company produced passenger-class cars, which did not succeed on the international market. In 2020 Geely decided to give Maple the second chance and started the production of electric cars under this brand.

Youngman

Founded: 2001Defunct: 2019

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