GM targets production of 4.31 million units in China in 2015
GM also expands into Egypt and India with Chinese JV partners
2012/11/12
- Summary
- Vehicle production in China: To boost production capacity from 2.7 million at the end of 2012 to more than 4 million in 2014
- Overseas production: CKD production at GM plants in Egypt/India and a plan to establish a joint venture plant in Latin America
- Engine production in China: GM to build a new plant in Shenyang/Wuhan/Liuzhou/Qingtao to boost production capacity to 3.3 million units at the end of 2014
- (Reference)
Summary
GM considers China to be the major strategic market following North America, currently marketing GM models including the Chevrolet brand and local Wuling brand models. In the January-September period of 2012, it sold 2,119,800 units (on a factory shipment basis including exports), up 12.24% year-on-year, holding the largest share of the market in China.
GM set a moderate vehicle production/sales target (including overseas CKD production/sales) in China for 2012 at 2.747 million units, up slightly more than 8% year-on-year. It also aims to sell 5 million units in 2015, doubling the 2011 sales of 2.54 million units.
GM plans to gradually increase the production capacity of its joint venture plants in China from 2.59 million units as of October 2012, to slightly more than 2.74 million units by the end of 2013, and further to more than 4.4 million units in 2015 or later. It will also boost production through the expansion of the Shanghai plant and the construction of new CKD plants in western China and abroad.
At the same time, it also plans to boost the production capacity for engines from 2.22 million units as of October 2012, to 2.57 million units at the end of 2012, to 3.34 million units at the end of 2014, and further to more than 3.57 million units in 2015 or later.
GM is currently forming an alliance with SAIC Motor Corp. (SAIC) and has jointly expanded into emerging markets such as India and Egypt. In 2012, they will conduct CKD production of Shanghai GM (SGM) and SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) models at their affiliated plants overseas. SAIC-GM-Wuling is also planning to build a joint venture plant in emerging countries in Latin America and other regions.
The following reports GM's latest medium-term business plan in China and its activities on the expansion of production of vehicles and engines in and outside China.
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GM's medium-term business plan in China (Business policy, Production & Sales target and Model plan)
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| Business policy |
Promotion of vehicle electrification and cultivation of new segments | ||
| * Concerning the introduction of new models, to focus on energy-efficient/eco-friendly models * Through collaboration with the Chinese government/local companies/academia, to provide a vehicle electrification solution specialized for the market in China. * To enhance marketing of uncultivated markets such as SUV, Cadillac high-end vehicle/midsize passenger car under Baojun brand/light-duty commercial vehicles in order to grow further. * To strengthen automotive technology/product development at "Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd." (PATAC), which is a joint R&D center with SAIC, integrating it in GM's global R&D network. |
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| To strengthen an alliance with SAIC | |||
| * To share technology in the field of high-performance engine/new energy vehicle * To jointly cultivate emerging markets |
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| Shanghai GM Group: * To improve powertrain including an internal combustion engine * To promote development/introduction/volume-production of new energy vehicles including EVs/HVs Test run of the Volt jointly with China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), to form an alliance on the establishment of standards for electric vehicles, and so on in China * To promote technology for hydrogen energy, eventually aiming to achieve zero emissions * To start CKD licensing production of the Chevrolet Sail at GM's joint plant in India |
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| SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile: * To expand the mini vehicle business, which is currently centered on the eastern part of China, into the mid-western part of China in the future * In addition to mini vehicles an small passenger cars, to enter the low-priced midsize passenger car market beginning with the launch of the Baojun 630 * To focus on the overseas business as well. Planning CKD production in India and other countries and to build a joint venture KD plant in Columbia (candidate country) |
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| Alliance with FAW (China FAW Group), to jointly enter the light-duty vehicle market | |||
| * Aim to be the top OEM in the body-on-frame light commercial vehicle market in China and worldwide. Joint development, production, and sales cover SUVs/MPVs/light trucks/pickups/small buses and their related parts * To market products under two brands - Jiefang and GM |
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| FAW-GM (FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle) * Aim to move into the black in 2013 (ending in December) * Concerning light van/light-duty bus, to introduce only high-end models * To introduce light-duty vehicles and the technology of GMC/GM * To utilize GM's global sales network, aggressively enter the light-duty vehicle market in the world |
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| Production target (in China) |
* 2015: 4.31million Breakdown: 2 million for Shanghai GM group, 2 million for SAIC-GM-Wuling, 310K for FAW-GM |
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| Sales target (including import/ sales and export) |
* 2015: 5 million Breakdown: 2 million for Shanghai GM group, 2 million for SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, 310K for FAW-GM, and 690K imported cars |
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| Model plan | ▽GM China total (centered on Shanghai GM group): * During the next five years from April 2011, GM and its joint venture companies in China will newly introduce or remodel 60 models. GM will further enhance the introduction of SUVs |
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| <Buick brand> about 12 models (to enhance its image of high-end models in China) <Chevrolet brand> To expand a lineup by introducing 15 models to cover economy small cars and middle-class passenger cars (2/3box) completely. Among the 15 models, the Volt, a range-extender EV, and the Malibu, a global strategic car, have already been introduced in 2012 <Cadillac brand> To produce the Cadillac XTS at the Jinqiao plant of Shanghai GM starting at the end of 2012. To begin importing and selling the 2013MY ATS starting in 2013. Also planning to build a plant exclusively for Cadillac models in Shanghai. |
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| ▽SAIC-GM-Wuling: * In addition to the current Baojun 630 (1.5/1.8-liter), to build a lineup of eight Baojun models in the future - GP50 platform･･･sedan/hatchback/SUV/MPV - GP30 platform･･･sedan/hatchback (to be launched in 2013)/SUV - Gamma II platform･･･Baojun Lechi (launched) * Planning overseas production of Baojun models |
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Source: GM (China)/GM press release, and various media reports
Vehicle production in China: To boost production capacity from 2.7 million at the end of 2012 to more than 4 million in 2014
GM's production capacity for vehicles is expected to amount to slightly less than 2.72 million units in China at the end of 2012. GM is currently accelerating preparation of production facilities in order to achieve its 2015 sales target of 5 million units which includes 690,000 imported cars in China, including CKD production/sales abroad.
Under the joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp., GM is expanding its existing production facilities in Yantai, Shandong province/Shenyang, Liaoning province/Liuzhou, Guangxi, and also started the construction of a new plant in Wuhan, Hubei province. GM also plans to expand its production facility in Shanghai (production of a plant exclusively for Cadillac brand car) and to build a new plant in Western China in order to boost its annual production capacity.
Through joint venture with FAW Group, GM will expand its production facilities in Harbin, Heilongjiang province/Changchun, Jilin province and will also make its affiliated plant in Qujing, Yunnan province into its subsidiary, where it will build a new plant.
GM: actual vehicle production volume and production capacity plan by each joint venture plant in China
| Model | Production volume (unit) | Annual production capacity (1,000 units) | |||||
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| 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2012 | As of Oct. 2012 | After expansion (Planned year) | |||
| Shanghai GM | Jinqiao main plant | Buick/Cadillac brand model | 453,232 | 341,994 | 353,077 | 320 | 320 |
| Cadillac brand car plant | (Cadillac brand model) | (Construction is currently being planned at Shanghai plant (Jinqiao, Shanghai)) | - | Over 100 (by 2015) | |||
| Total (Shanghai plant) | 453,232 | 341,994 | 353,077 | 320 | Over 420 (by 2015) | ||
| Shanghai GM Dong Yue | Yantai existing plant | Chevrolet brand model, Buick Excelle XT/GT | 461,377 | 335,581 | 397,855 | 240 | 240 |
| Yantai northern plant (the third-stage construction) | (The third-stage construction began in June 2010 and was completed in May 2012) | 240 | 360 (by 2014) | ||||
| Total (Yantai plant) | 461,377 | 335,581 | 389,059 | 480 | 600 (by 2014) | ||
| Shanghai GM Norsom | Shenyang (Norsom existing plant) | BuickGL8 series | 70,962 | 55,676 | 44,918 | 50 | 50 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 221,874 | 158,133 | 174,827 | 150 | 150 | ||
| Chevrolet Captiva | - | - | 8,796 | ||||
| Shenyang new plant(the third-stage construction) | n.a. | (Construction began in September 2011, and is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2014) | - | 300 (in the first half of 2014) | |||
| Total (Shenyang plant) | 292,836 | 213,809 | 228,541 | 200 | 500 (in the first half of 2014) | ||
| Shanghai GM Wuhan | Wuhan (new) plant | (Chevrolet/Buick model) | (The first-stage construction began in June 2012, which will be completed and production will start in 2014. The second-stage construction is scheduled to begin in 2015) | - | 300 (in 2014) → 600 (the second-stage construction) | ||
| Total (Wuhan plant) | - | - | - | - | 300 (in 2014) → 600 (the second-stage construction) | ||
| Total(Shanghai GM Group) | 1,207,445 | 891,384 | 970,677 | 1,000 | Over 1,300 (in the first half of 2014)→ Over 1,720 (as of the end of 2014)→ Over 1,820 (as of the end of 2015)→ Over 2,120 (in 2015 or later) | ||
| SAIC-GM-Wuling | Liudong new district new plant, Liuzhou(Baojun plant) | Baojun brand model (630, Lechi, etc.) | (The first-stage construction began in February 2011, which is scheduled to be completed in November 2012) | - | 400 (as of November 2012)→ Over 500 (in 2014 or later) | ||
| Liuzhou main plant (Liuzhou Hexi plant) | mini-van (Wuling Sunshine, Hongguang), mini-truck (Wuling brand), car (Baojun 630/Lechi) | 1,281,118 | 903,767 | 1,084,679 | 800 | 800 | |
| Qingdao existing plant | Mini truck (Wuling brand PN series) | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Qingdao new plant (the second-stage construction) | Mini-van(Wuling Rongguang, etc.), mini-truck | (Construction was completed in October 2011) | 215 | 215 | |||
| New plant in western China (under contemplation) | (passenger car, mini-van and -truck, planning production) | (Chongqing/Chengdu, Sichuan province, are considered to be likely candidates) | - | n.a. (in 2014 or later) | |||
| Total | 1,281,118 | 903,767 | 1,084,679 | 1,315 | 1,715 (as of the end of 2012) → over 1,815 (in 2014 or later) | ||
| FAW-GM | FAW Harbin Light Duty Vehicle's existing plant | 1 to 3-ton class light duty trucks | (Transferred to the new plant in February 2011, the former plant was closed) | (In February 2011, production was transferred to a new plant in Harbin and the former plant was closed) | |||
| FAW Harbin Light Duty Vehicle's new plant | n.a. | (Operation started in May 2011) | 100 | 200 | |||
| Changchun (new) plant | Pickup, Light-duty buses (To additionally introduce SUVs/MPVs) | n.a. | (Operation started in Dec. 2010) | 80 | 100 (by the end of 2013) →200 (future) | ||
| FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan's existing plant (Qujing city and Sanbao town) | 1 to 3-ton class light duty trucks | n.a. | (To transfer to a new plant planned to be constructed in the suburbs of Qujing, Yunnan province) | 100 | to be closed | ||
| FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan's new plant (Qujing economic & Technology Development Zone) | Light duty trucks, etc. | - | (Currently planning construction) | - | 200 (in 2013 or later) | ||
| Total * Note | (the volume of factory shipment 56,132) | (the volume of factory shipment 41,835) | (the volume of factory shipment 41,249) | 280 | Over 310 (by the end of 2013) →Over 410 (in 2013 or later) →Over 510 | ||
| Grand total (GM's joint venture plants in China) | 2,544,695 | 1,836,986 | 2,096,605 | 2,595 | Over 2,715 (as of the end of 2012)→ Over 2,745 (by the end of 2013)→ Over 3,945 (in 2014 or later)→ Over 4,145 (as of the end of 2015)→ Over 4,445 (in 2015 or later) | ||
* Note: FAW-GM's total is the wholesale volume (factory shipment) announced by GM (China).
Shanghai GM group: To build a production structure in order to achieve production/sales of 2 million units in 2015
Shenyang (Norsom) plant: To boost vehicle production capacity in Shenyang to 500,000 units in 2014 in a third-stage construction
| The Shenyang plant (Shanghai GM (Shenyang) Norsom) is currently building a new factory that is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles. This new factory will be completed in the first half of 2014. Combined with the existing plant, the Shenyang plant will boost its production capacity to 500,000 units a year. |
| The new plant has an area of about 2.2 million square meters. The total investment is worth 7 billion RMB. It has stamping/body/painting/assembly facilities and a production line for powertrain including engine and supporting facilities. |
| Concerning the above move, as part of preparation of a supplier structure for the new plant, a 3-million-square-meter industrial park for auto-parts and related logistics will be built in Industrial Parks of Shenyang Auto city. |
Yantai (Dong Yue) plant: Completed the construction of its north plant, the Yantai plant boosted production capacity to 480,000 units a year in May 2012
| The Yantai passenger car plant in Shandong (Shanghai GM Dong Yue) completed the third-stage expansion work of its north plant in May 2012. The new plant started production of models such as Buick Excelle (Yinglang) XT/GT. The plant is capable of producing 240,000 vehicles (2 shifts) a year, which will be increased to 360,000 units (2 shifts) by 2014. The total investment in the north plant is worth 2.53 billion RMB. The automation rate of body welding amounts to 63.3%. |
A new plant for Buick/Chevrolet will be built in Wuhan, to prepare production capacity for 300,000 vehicles a year in 2014
| The Wuhan branch plant (Shanghai General Motors Manufacturing Base), which also has a powertrain plant, started the first-stage construction in June 2012, which is scheduled to be completed in 2014. The plant will produce Buick/Chevrolet brand models. Its production capacity in the first-stage construction is 300,000 passenger cars a year. The second-stage construction will begin as early as in 2015. The combined production capacity will be boosted to 600,000 units a year. |
| The total investment in the construction of the new plant is worth 7 billion RMB. The new plant is located in Jiangxia District, Wuhan (site area: 2.32 million square meters), Hubei province. The plant includes stamping/body/painting/assembly facilities and supporting facilities. It produces small and mid-size cars, SUVs, and new-energy vehicles (2/3box), which are said to be mainly for the mid-western area of China. A 3.5-million-square-meter supplier park will also be built. |
GM plans to build a special plant for Cadillac in Shanghai, building production capacity for more than 100,000 units a year
| In April 2014, GM announced that it would enhance its efforts to produce Cadillac models in China and would expand the Shanghai Jinqiao plant in order to make it into a special plant for Cadillac cars. Its production capacity is said to increase to 100,000 units a year by 2015. After the completion of the new special plant, GM will raise Shanghai GM's share of production of Cadillac models from the current less than 2% to about 20%. In line with this move, it will introduce one new Cadillac model per year from 2012 to 2016. The 2011 sales of Cadillac models in China amounted to about 30,000 units including sales of imported cars. |
| Before the construction of the plant for Cadillac cars, Shanghai GM will begin production of the XTS, in addition to the SLS (a Cadillac model currently being produced in China), at the existing Shanghai Jinqiao plant at the end of 2012. |
SAIC-GM-Wuling: To enhance production in China in order to achieve the 2015 sales target of 2 million units
Liuzhou main plant: boosted its production capacity by 100,000 to 800,000 units in 2012 through the expansion work of its passenger car plant
| The Liuzhou main plant (Liuzhou Hexi plant, which mainly produces mini-vans (Wuling Sunshine) and mini-trucks, completed the expansion work of its east-side plant in 2012, which boosted its production capacity by 100,000 units a year. Combined with the existing plant, the Liuzhou main plant increased its production capacity from 700,000 to 800,000 units a year. |
Liuzhou Liudong new plant (Baojun plant): To complete the first-stage construction to newly prepare production capacity of 400,000 vehicles a year in November 2012
| SAIC-GM-Wuling will complete the first-stage construction (total investment: 8 billion RMB) of the Liuzhou Liudong new plant (Baojun plant), which also has an engine plant, to start production on November 18, 2012. SAIC-GM-Wuling will newly prepare production capacity of 400,000 vehicles (350,000 engines) a year. The Liuzhou Liudong new plant plans to boost its production capacity to more than 500,000 units a year in the second-stage construction in the future. |
| The new plant mainly produces models under its original "Baojun" brand. Production of the Baojun 630/Lechi will be transferred from the Liuzhou main plant to the Liuzhou Liudong new plant. |
Qingdao branch plant: To complete the second-stage construction of a (new) plant to boost production capacity from 300,000 to 515,000 units a year
| The second-stage construction of the Qingdao branch passenger car plant was completed to start production in October 2012. The plant newly prepared production capacity of 215,000 units a year. Combined with the existing plant (300,000 units), the Qingdao plant's production capacity is boosted to 515,000 units passenger cars a year. |
| The Qingdao branch plant is considered to be mainly for the northern market in China; it partially produces CKD kits for overseas vehicle plant including GM's plant in Egypt. |
As Chongqing/Chengdu/Xi'an are likely candidates, SAIC-GM-Wuling is currently planning to build a new plant in Western China
| SAIC-GM-Wuling is currently planning to build a new plant in western-China excluding Qingdao/Liuzhou, Guangxi. It is said that the construction of a new plant will begin as early as at the end of 2012. Chongqing (Yufu Industrial Park, Liangjiang new-district) is the most likely candidate. It is reported by some media that Chongqing, Sichuan (Longquan Economic & Technology Development Area), Xi'an, Shanxi province, Changsha, Hunan province and Wuhan, Hubei Province are likely candidates. The new plant plans to produce Baojun passenger cars and Wuling mini vehicles. |
FAW-GM: prepares production in order to achieve the 2015 production/sales target of 310,000 units
Harbin plant: with former plant closed, the new plant is to boost production capacity from 100,000 to 200,000 units a year in the future second-stage construction
| The Harbin plant (FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan), which moved to a new plant (Hanan Industrial New City), completed the first-stage construction in May 2011 and prepared production capacity of 100,000 light vehicles including light trucks (with 2,000 employees). The plant plans to boost the production capacity to 200,000 a year in the second-stage construction in the future. The new plant (site area of 500,000 square meters, building area of 125,000 square meters) also has stamping/welding/painting/assembly facilities and a frame/axle production line. |
Changchun plant: currently boosting production capacity to 100,000 a year by 2013
| The Changchun plant (Changchun Economic & Technological Development Zone), which started operations in December 2010, will increase production capacity from the current 80,000 to 100,000 units by 2013, which it plans further to boost to 200,000 units in the future. The Changchun plant began production of the Kuncheng, Jiefang pickup in 2011. It plans to add production of a body-on-frame SUVs and MPVs/small buses in the future. |
Yunnan plant: plans to build a new light-truck plant in the suburbs of Qujing, Yunnan province.
| The Yunnan (Qujing) plant plans to build a new plant for light trucks with Qujing Economic & Technological Development Zone in the suburbs of Qujing as a candidate location. FAW-GM plans to close the two existing plans in Qujing (a plant in Qujing and the Sanbao plant) and to transfer production to the new plant. |
| The total investment in the new plant is worth about 2 billion RMB. The site area is 2 million square meters. FAW-GM will build a new plant that produces relatively larger light trucks and a new plant that produces light trucks with a wheelbase of 3360mm or less within the same site. The production capacity of each new plant will be 100,000 units (2 shifts). The new plant also has carburetor wedding/painting/assembly/inspection and measurement line. It will also have an R&D center, and a production line that is capable of producing 70,000 sets of truck beds for light trucks a year. |
| In May 2012, FAW-GM was said to have started its additional investment plan including raising its share of the Yunnan (FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan) from the current 34.97% (* Note) to about 70% by the end of 2012. |
* Note: FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan is 31.22% owned by China Great Wall Asset Management (Kunming), 31.2% by Yunnan Hongta Group, and 2.61% by Yunnan Light-duty Vehicle and Dongfang Asset China Orient Asset Management Corporation.
Overseas production: CKD production at GM plants in Egypt/India and a plan to establish a joint venture plant in Latin America
(Reference) Production by GM plants in Egypt and India, which produce models designed for China
| Model | Annual production capacity of vehicle (1,000 units) | |||
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| As of Oct. 2012 | After expansion of capacity | |||
| GM Egypt S. A. E. | October city plant (Giza) | Passenger car, light commercial vehicle * Note: including the Chevrolet Move, which is based on SAIC-GM-Wuling's own model, the N300, (Chinese name "Wuling Rongguang" mini-van) | 37.6 | n.a. |
| GM India Pvt. Ltd. | Halol plant (Panchmahals, Gujarat) | Chevrolet Optra, Tavera, Aveo, Cruze * Note: CKD production will begin at the end of 2012 of a Chevrolet micro van, which is based on SAIC-GM-Wuling's own model, the CN100 (Chinese name: "Wuling Hongguang" mini-van) | 110 | 240 |
| Talegaon plant (Pune, Maharashtra) | Chevrolet Spark, Beat, Sail * Note: Production of Shanghai GM's new Chevrolet Sail, which was developed in China, began in September 2012 (Sales are scheduled to begin in November 2012) | 160 | n.a. | |
| Total | 270 | Over 400 | ||
Appendix: Production of a joint venture engine plant in India, of which GM holds a 91% share and SAIC Motor Corp. 9%
| Model | Annual production capacity of engines(1,000 units) | |||
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| As of Oct. 2012 | After expansion of capacity | |||
| GM India Pvt. Ltd. | Talegaon engine plant (Pune, Maharashtra) | Smart-Tech engines; Gasoline & diesel engines | 160 | 300 |
Shanghai GM: to start CKD production of the Chevrolet Sail at a joint venture plant in India between GM and SAIC Motor Corp.
| In September 2012, Shanghai GM started production of the new Chevrolet Sail at the Talegaon plant (Pune, Maharashtra) of GM India Pvt. Ltd., which is a joint venture in India between GM and SAIC Motor Corp. GM India Pvt. plans to start marketing of the model including a diesel version that is not sold in China, in India in November 2012. The Chevrolet Sail is jointly developed by GM and SAIC Motor Corp. |
SAIC-GM-Wuling: In order to sell 10% of its products overseas, planning overseas production in Egypt/India and Latin America
| SAIC-GM-Wuling intends to cultivate the emerging market in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in order for its overseas business to account for 10% of its total sales (equivalent to overseas sales of 200,000 units) by the end of 2015. It plans to start CKD production in Egypt in July 2012 and to CKD licensing production in India at the end of 2012. |
| SAIC-GM-Wuling is also pressing ahead with overseas CKD production projects in Uzbekistan and Columbia. It is reported that operation will begin at an overseas joint venture company as early as in October 2014. |
Production began at GM plant in Egypt of the Chevrolet Move mini-van, which is based on the N300 (Wuling Rongguang)
| In July 2012, GM's plant in Egypt, GM Egypt S. A. E. (October city, Giza), started CKD production and marketing of the Chevrolet Move mini-van, which is based on SAIC-GM-Wuling's N300 (Chinese name "Wuling Rongguang"). SAIC-GM-Wuling supplies CKD kits from its Tsingtao branch plant. The immediate production/sales target of the Chevrolet Move is 5,000 units a year. GM Egypt will expand sales into Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA/PAFTA) in the future. |
CKD production of the Chevrolet CN100 (Wuling Hongguang) is to begin in India by the end of 2012
| Unlike Shanghai GM's Chevrolet Sail, GM's Halol plant (Panchmahals, Gujarat) will begin CKD production of the CN100 mini-van (Wuling Hongguang) as Chevrolet micro-van as early as at the end of 2012. The model will be marketed in India including a diesel version that is not available in China. SAIC-GM-Wuling's Liuzhou plant is said to supply CKD kits except for engine. |
Preliminary preparation for the establishment of an overseas joint venture is completed with Latin America a strong candidate location; details to be announced in 2012
| SAIC-GM-Wuling is currently promoting overseas CKD production projects in Uzbekistan and Latin America (Columbia/Brazil/Chile). In Latin America, the overseas joint production is said to begin as early as in October 2014. |
| The joint venture plant in Latin America will produce products mainly for the local market. In October 2012, the vice president of SAIC-GM-Wuling, Shi Guoyong, said that the preliminary preparation (research) for the establishment of the project has been completed and the details will be announced by the end of 2012, which will then be carried out. He said that the brand to be locally marketed overseas in the future is Chevrolet and that Wuling is also a candidate. |
FAW-GM: conducts overseas operations in Southeast Asia, Russia, Middle East, and Latin America including local KD production
| FAW GM (FAW-GM-Hongta Yunnan), which has production facilities in Habrin, Heilongjiang province/ Changchun, Jilin province /Qujing, Yunnan, exports vehicles to slightly more than 20 countries and regions including Southeast Asia/Latin America/Middle East. It also has local vehicle plants in Russia/Ukraine/Mexico/Vietnam as of October 2012, where it conducts CKD or SKD production. |
Engine production in China: GM to build a new plant in Shenyang/Wuhan/Liuzhou/Qingtao to boost production capacity to 3.3 million units at the end of 2014
GM produced slightly more than 2 million engines (up 15.3% year-on-year) at its engine production facilities in China in 2011. According to the production plan that had been announced by October 2012, it plans to have production capacity of 2.57 million units in 2012, which will be increased to 3.3 million units at the end of 2014 and further to 3.57 million in 2015 or later. It will further enhance local engine production in China in the future through the construction of a new plant in western China and the second-stage construction of the Wuhan, Hubei province/Liuzhou, Guangxi plant.
Concerning the joint venture plant with SAIC Motor, a new plant will be built in Liuzhou (Liudong Xinqu), Shenyang and Wuhan. In order to boost annual production capacity, GM will also build a new engine plant in western China, for which Chongqing/Chengdu is said to be strong candidate locations; it will also expand the existing Qingtao plant.
GM: Actual production and production capacity plan by its joint venture engine plant in China
| Actual production volume of engine (unit) | Annual production capacity of engines (1,000 units) | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | As of Oct. 2012 | After expansion capacity (planned year) | ||
| Shanghai GM | Jinqiao engine plant | 541,280 | 667,115 | 213,644 | 250,173 | 510 | 510 |
| Shanghai GM Dong Yue Powertrain | Yantai engine plant | 658,898 | 794,236 | 660 | 660 | ||
| Shanghai GM (Shenyang) Norsom | Shenyang engine plant | (Construction began in September 2011) | - | 300 (in the first half of 2014) →450 | |||
| Shanghai GM Wuhan | Wuhan (new) engine plant | (first-stage construction began in September 2012, scheduled to be completed in 2014) | - | Approx. 300 (as of the end of 2014)→ 300 +α (after the second-stage construction) | |||
| Total(Shanghai GM Group) | 541,280 | 667,115 | 872,542 | 1,044,409 | 1,170 | 1,470 (in the first half of 2014)→ over 1,770 (as of the end of 2014)→ 1,920 (in 2015 or later) | |
| SAIC-GM-Wuling | Liuzhou Liudong engine plant | Construction began in July 2011, Operation is scheduled to start in November 2012 | - | 350 (as of Nov. 2012)→ 350+α (after the second-stage construction) | |||
| Engine plant at Liuzhou main plant (second-stage construction completed) | 179,386 | 555,622 | 862,965 | 955,888 | 700 | 700 | |
| Qingdao engine plant (under the second-stage construction) | 350 | 525 (as of the end of 2014)→ 600 (in 2015 or later) | |||||
| Western-China engine plant | (Currently being planned. Chongqing/ Chengdu is likely candidate locations) | - | n.a. | ||||
| Total | 179,386 | 555,622 | 862,965 | 955,888 | 1,050 | 1,400 (as of Nov. 2012)→ Over 1,575 (as of the end of 2014)→ over 1,650 (in 2015 or later) | |
| Grand total (GM's joint engine plant in China) | 720,666 | 1,222,737 | 1,735,507 | 2,000,297 | 2220 | 2,570 (as of Nov. 2012)→ over 2,870 (in the first half of 2014)→ 3,345 (as of the end of 2014)→ over 3,570 (in 2015 or later) | |
Shanghai GM: currently newly preparing production capacity of up to 450,000 engines in Shenyang and more than 300,000 engines in Wuhan
In June 2011, Shanghai GM boosted the production capacity of its powertrain plant (Shanghai GM Dong Yue Powertrain) in Yantai, Shandong province to 660,000 units a year. Currently, it is building an engine plant that is on the same site of the passenger car plant each at the Shenyang (Norsom) plant in Liaoning province and the Wuhan plant in Hubei province.
In the third-stage construction of the Shenyang (Norsom) plant, Shanghai GM builds an additional engine plant to boost production capacity to 300,000 units when combined with an existing plant
| At the same time as the construction of the Shenyang (Norsom) vehicle plant that began in September 2011, Shanghai GM started building a new powertrain plant including engines, which is to be constructed on the same site. The engine plant will have production capacity of 300,000 units a year by the first half of 2014, which will further be increased to 450,000 units a year. |
On the same site as the Wuhan plant, the construction of a powertrain plant begins, which will start operations in 2014
| In September 2012, Shanghai GM also started the first-stage construction of a powertrain plant that is on the same site of the new Wuhan passenger car plant. The construction will be completed in 2014; production of powertrain including conventional engines will begin. |
| The production capacity of the engine plant is said to be about 300,000 units, which is in line with the production volume of passenger cars. Since the Wuhan plant will also start the second-stage construction of the passenger car plant as early as in 2015, it is assumed that the engine plant on the same site will be expanded at the same time. |
SAIC-GM-Wuling: with the construction of the Liudong engine plant in Liuzhou and the second-stage construction of the Qingtao engine plant, to boost production capacity to 1.6 million units at the end of 2014
The second-stage construction of the Liuzhou main engine plant was completed to boost production capacity to 700,000 units a year
| The second-stage construction of the Liuzhou engine plant on the same site as the Liuzhou main plant was completed in 2012. As a result, the production capacity of engines was increased by 175,000 units. Combined with the existing plant, the Liuzhou main engine plant boosted production capacity from 525,000 to 700,000 units a year. |
The Liudong engine plant in Liuzhou is to be completed in November 2012 to newly prepare production capacity of 350,000 units
| On November 18, 2012, at the same time as a Liudong passenger car plant (Baojun plant) in Liuzhou is completed, the new engine plant on the same site will start operations to begin production of engines to be used in Baojun vehicles and others. The new plant is capable of producing 350,000 units a year. The engine plant of the Liuzhou main plant produces 1.5-liter/1.8-liter engines to be used in the existing Baojun 630 and compact engines to be used in the Baojun Lechi. |
The Tsingtao engine plant is expanded to boost production capacity to 525,000 units in 2014; production of the Wuling B series begin
| In October 2012, the second-stage construction of the Qingdao engine plant of Qingdao Branch in Shandong province (total investment: 978 million RMB). The construction will be completed at the end of 2014. The plant will start production of gasoline engines for mini vehicles, which will be used in the Wuling (SGMW) B series that employs GM's engine technology. |
| The production capacity will be increased by 175,000 units at the end of 2014. Combined with the existing plant that has a production line for cylinder blocks/heads and crankshafts (including Wuling B/C series, 350,000 units of small-displacement high-performance engine), the Tsingtao engine plant will boost its production capacity to 525,000 units a year. SAIC-GM-Wuling: plans to boost the capacity further to 600,000 units in 2015 or later. |
(Reference)
GM: Actual wholesale volume (on a factory shipment basis) by model from each plant in China |
| (unit) |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total (shipment of locally manufactured models including exports) | 1,048,193 | 1,095,264 | 1,807,916 | 2,334,789 | 2,540,620 | 1,888,700 | 2,119,834 | |
| Breakdown by model | Passenger car (GM/Baojun/Wuling brand) | 992,033 | 1,030,792 | 1,685,164 | 2,147,661 | 2,403,466 | 1,787,094 | 1,984,683 |
| Commercial vehicle (Wuling/Jiefang/Hongta brand) | 56,160 | 64,472 | 122,752 | 187,128 | 137,154 | 101,606 | 135,151 | |
| Breakdown by brand | Buick brand | 331,780 | 279,243 | 440,092 | 543,512 | 639,728 | 489,710 | 513,950 |
| Chevrolet brand | 191,751 | 203,674 | 325,206 | 541,141 | 609,106 | 453,404 | 505,820 | |
| Cadillac brand | 4,384 | 2,636 | 3,058 | 5,204 | 7,008 | 5,454 | 4,432 | |
| Total (GM's brand, Passenger car only) | 527,915 | 485,553 | 768,356 | 1,089,857 | 1,255,842 | 948,568 | 1,024,202 | |
| Baojun brand | - | - | - | - | 21,854 | 2,814 | 54,142 | |
| Wuling brand (including chassis) | 520,278 | 609,711 | 1,005,050 | 1,156,708 | 1,206,792 | 895,483 | 1,000,241 | |
| Jiefang/Hongta brand (FAW's own brand only) | - | - | 34,510 | 88,224 | 56,132 | 41,835 | 41,249 | |
| Plant | Model | Brand (base model) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2011 | Jan.-Sep. 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai GM | Total | 293,648 | 245,593 | 403,047 | 496,561 | 444,988 | 339,108 | 371,034 | ||
| Regal 2.0/2.5/3.0L | Buick (Regal) | 15,253 | 3,800 | 19 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||
| New Regal 1.6T | Buick (Opel Insignia) | - | - | 2,682 | 4,138 | 1,668 | 1,082 | 507 | ||
| New Regal 2.0L | 0 | 3,819 | 48,029 | 43,605 | 54,836 | 41,083 | 50,138 | |||
| New Regal 2.0T | - | - | 4,443 | 7,267 | 5,099 | 2,566 | 4,163 | |||
| New Regal 2.4L | 0 | 2,297 | 24,828 | 24,376 | 17,283 | 13,598 | 5,210 | |||
| Park Avenue 2.8L | Buick (Park Avenue) | 4,438 | 3,942 | 2,140 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Park Avenue 3.0L | - | - | 1,846 | 3,372 | 2,204 | 1,616 | 425 | |||
| Park Avenue 3.6L | 1,262 | 882 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Royaum 2.8/3.6L | Buick (Royaum) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| Excelle sedan 1.6L | Buick (Excelle) | 121,417 | 133,302 | 229,168 | 222,485 | 253,516 | 191,497 | 214,445 | ||
| Excelle sedan 1.8L | 34,622 | 18,329 | 5,695 | 6 | - | |||||
| Excelle Hatchback 1.6L | Buick (Excelle RV) | 26,769 | 15,657 | 3,393 | 5 | - | ||||
| Excelle Hatchback 1.8L | 12,194 | 6,853 | 2,679 | 3 | - | |||||
| ExcelleVan 1.6L | Buick (Excelle HRV) | 1,783 | 1,329 | 218 | 1 | - | ||||
| LaCrosse 2.4L | Buick (LaCrosse) | 68,453 | 51,890 | 30,170 | 27 | 1 | - | - | ||
| LaCrosse 3.0L | 3,059 | 856 | 994 | 1 | ||||||
| New LaCrosse 2.0T | Buick (New LaCrosse) | - | - | - | 11,974 | 9,147 | 6,988 | 3,459 | ||
| New LaCrosse 2.4L | - | - | 34,299 | 84,190 | 90,297 | 71,917 | 57,573 | |||
| New LaCrosse eAssist 2.4L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 182 | |||
| New LaCrosse 3.0L | - | - | 9,154 | 8,213 | 3,925 | 3,305 | 1,514 | |||
| Malibu 1.6T | Chevrolet (Malibu) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 493 | ||
| Malibu 2.0L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22,224 | |||
| Malibu 2.4L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,269 | |||
| Cadillac CTS, SRX | Cadillac (CTS, SRX) | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Cadillac SLS | Cadillac (SLS) | 4,384 | 2,633 | 3,057 | 5,204 | 7,008 | 5,454 | 4,432 | ||
| Shanghai GM Dong Yue | Total | 159,241 | 162,877 | 173,010 | 275,589 | 452,452 | 337,803 | 396,503 | ||
| Sail sedan 1.6L | Chevrolet (Sail： 2nd generation Corsa) | 15,786 | 23 | 7 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sail Hatchback 1.6L | Chevrolet (Sail SRV) | 4,685 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| New Sailsedan 1.2L | Chevrolet (Opel Corsa 3box) | - | - | - | 53,828 | 88,736 | 65,789 | 76,511 | ||
| New Sailsedan 1.4L | - | - | - | 55,606 | 87,985 | 52,580 | 119,426 | |||
| New Sail Hatchback 1.2L | Chevrolet (Opel Corsa 2box) | - | - | - | 15,267 | 12,568 | 10,464 | 5,928 | ||
| New Sail Hatchback 1.4L | - | - | - | 6,680 | 8,599 | 6,721 | 8,937 | |||
| Epica 1.8L | Chevrolet (Epica) | 41,718 | 43,173 | 20,533 | 53,778 | 31,694 | 26,528 | 14,526 | ||
| Epica 2.0L | 23,964 | 24 | - | |||||||
| Aveo 1.2L | Chevrolet (Aveo：Kalos) | 11,490 | 12,297 | 2,087 | 416 | - | 0 | 1 | ||
| Aveo 1.4L | 6,456 | 4,525 | - | |||||||
| Aveo 1.6L | 996 | 100 | - | |||||||
| Lova 1.2L | Chevrolet (Lova) | 85,562 | 107,367 | 1,117 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lova 1.4L | 110,986 | 77,702 | 54,754 | 54,752 | 1 | |||||
| Lova 1.6L | 6,864 | 7,663 | 3,381 | 3,381 | 0 | |||||
| new Aveo Hatchback 1.4L | Chevrolet (Sonic： new Aveo) | - | - | - | - | 2,933 | 1,794 | 2,015 | ||
| new Aveo Hatchback 1.6L | - | - | - | - | 5,123 | 4,673 | 1,059 | |||
| new Aveo sedan 1.4L | - | - | - | - | 16,557 | 6,414 | 36,847 | |||
| new Aveo sedan 1.6L | - | - | - | - | 5,285 | 3,383 | 2,858 | |||
| Excelle XT 1.6L | Buick (new Opel Astra) | - | - | - | 15,451 | 22,926 | 16,479 | 30,051 | ||
| Excelle XT 1.6T | - | - | - | 11,228 | 7,668 | 6,568 | 3,445 | |||
| Excelle XT 1.8L | - | - | - | 11,687 | 7,501 | 5,679 | 220 | |||
| Excelle GT 1.6L | Buick (Opel Astra GTC 3door) | - | - | - | 21,073 | 66,983 | 48,997 | 81,989 | ||
| Excelle GT 1.6T | - | - | - | 8,195 | 8,707 | 7,166 | 2,364 | |||
| Excelle GT 1.8L | - | - | - | 14,053 | 21,051 | 16,434 | 10,325 | |||
| Shanghai GM Norsom | Total | 42,516 | 36,286 | 132,299 | 239,907 | 288,144 | 216,824 | 230,866 | ||
| GL8 Luzun 3.0L | Buick (Montana) | 42,516 | 36,286 | 40,103 | 52,155 | 21,890 | 17,486 | 20,681 | ||
| New GL8 | Buick (Business concept) | - | - | - | - | 45,022 | 37,247 | 27,259 | ||
| Cruze 2.4L | Chevrolet (new Captiva) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9,259 | ||
| Cruze 1.6L | Chevrolet (Cruze) | - | - | 69,503 | 134,974 | 174,669 | 127,734 | 144,016 | ||
| Cruze 1.6T | - | - | - | 1,878 | 2,146 | 1,798 | 881 | |||
| Cruze 1.8L | - | - | 22,693 | 50,900 | 44,417 | 32,559 | 28,770 | |||
| Total(Shanghai GM Group) | 495,405 | 444,756 | 708,356 | 1,012,057 | 1,185,584 | 893,735 | 998,403 | |||
| SAIC-GM-Wuling | Total | 552,788 | 650,508 | 1,065,050 | 1,234,508 | 1,298,904 | 953,130 | 1,080,182 | ||
| Baojun 630 1.5/1.8L | Baojun (old-type Buick Excelle) | Launch in Aug. 2011 (production started in Jun. 2011) | - | 21,854 | 2,814 | 49,252 | ||||
| Baojun Lechi | Chevrolet (first-generation Spark: Matiz) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,890 | ||
| Chevrolet Lechi 0.8L | 30,564 | 27,210 | 5,958 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Chevrolet Lechi 1.0L | 1,946 | 13,350 | 19,824 | 34,038 | 36,056 | 28,170 | 14,424 | |||
| Chevrolet Lechi 1.2L | 0 | 237 | 34,218 | 43,759 | 34,200 | 26,663 | 11,375 | |||
| Wuling Xingwang | (independent development) | 464,118 | 545,239 | 916,808 | 1,057,804 | 1,125,770 | 13,687 | 98 | ||
| Wuling Sunshine | 437,753 | 398,145 | ||||||||
| Wuling Hongtu | 4,797 | 2 | ||||||||
| Wuling Hongguang | 136,659 | 224,458 | ||||||||
| Wuling Rongguang | 242,816 | 283,636 | ||||||||
| Wuling brand's Mini-truck | 39,852 | 48,929 | 67,879 | 73,614 | 75,281 | 52,142 | 92,402 | |||
| Chassis of Wuling brand mini-truck | 16,308 | 15,543 | 20,363 | 25,290 | 5,741 | 7,629 | 1,500 | |||
| FAW-GM | Total (vehicle of FAW's Jiefang/Hongta etc. brand) | - | - | 34,510 | 88,224 | 56,132 | 41,835 | 41,249 | ||
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