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FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded30 August 2009;15 years ago(2009-08-30)
Headquarters
Changchun
,
China
Key people
Alexander Moinov (President)
ProductsTrucks
OwnerFAW Group(50%)
General Motors(50%)

FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle(FAW-GM) is a commercial vehicle manufacturing company headquartered inChangchun,China,and a 50:50 joint venture betweenFAW GroupandGeneral Motors.It was founded in 2009 and its activities include the Harbin Light Vehicle factory and FAW Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd. The plants were named,FAW Harbin Light Duty Vehicle Co.,FAW-GM Hongta Yunnan Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.andChangchun Plant.The company buildsJie Fangpickups and light commercial vehicles, with the possibility of building models for GM to sell under their marques.[1][2]

FAW-GM sold a total of 55,609 vehicles in China in 2012.[3]

In 2019, GM withdrew from the joint venture. The company was then renamed to FAW Light Commercial Vehicle and becomes wholly owned by FAW.[4]

Products

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FAW-GM builds pickups, vans, SUVs, MPVs, 1-ton, 2-ton and 3-ton trucks and exports CKD kits for assembly inRussia,Ukraine,MexicoandVietnam,and exports to more than 20 countries.[5]In 2011, FAW-GM introduced a new pickup, the Kuncheng.[6]

FAW-GM's current products include the following models:

  • Jie FangKunchengPickup
  • Jie Fang 1-ton truck
  • Jie Fang 2-ton truck
  • Jie Fang 3-ton truck

References

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  1. ^"International Cooperation".Faw.com. 2009-07-27.Retrieved2013-01-16.
  2. ^William Spain (2009-08-30)."GM, China FAW set light-truck, van joint venture".MarketWatch. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-16.Retrieved2013-01-16.
  3. ^"GM 2012 global sales rise 2.9 pct on strong Chevy demand".Reuters. 14 January 2013.Retrieved20 January2013.
  4. ^"The Big Read – FAW (2/5) – Trucks, vans and an Austin Maestro".carnewschina.com. 28 November 2021.Retrieved3 June2023.
  5. ^"Nhất khí thông dụng".Fawgm.com.cn. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-25.Retrieved2013-01-16.
  6. ^"FAW-GM Launches Kuncheng Pickup".Media.gm.com. 2011-07-14.Retrieved2013-01-16.
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