Showing posts with label SAIC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SAIC. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

GM's New China Brand Baojun Launches first Car, the 630 Compact Sedan


SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), GM's mini-commercial vehicle joint venture with China's SAIC and Wuling Motors, today rolled out the first Baojun branded passenger vehicle at its plant in Liuzhou, southern China. The Baojun 630 is a low price, four-door compact sedan developed locally using GM technology that will go on sale in early 2011 through a new network of dedicated Baojun dealers.

The Baojun brand was created to offer even more affordable passenger vehicles in China and to compete with the country's domestic automakers such as Zhejiang Geely and BYD.

According to SGMW General Manager Shen Yang, "The Baojun brand will make SGMW a more competitive automaker as we roll out a full lineup of passenger vehicles under the nameplate in the coming years. We have high expectations for the brand and our first model, the Baojun 630, which will compete in the middle range of the passenger car segment – the industry's fastest growing."

The Baojun 630 sedan will be built at SGMW's facility in Liuzhou, which has an initial annual capacity of more than 100,000 vehicles.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

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GM's New China Brand Baojun Launches first Car, the 630 Compact Sedan


SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), GM's mini-commercial vehicle joint venture with China's SAIC and Wuling Motors, today rolled out the first Baojun branded passenger vehicle at its plant in Liuzhou, southern China. The Baojun 630 is a low price, four-door compact sedan developed locally using GM technology that will go on sale in early 2011 through a new network of dedicated Baojun dealers.

The Baojun brand was created to offer even more affordable passenger vehicles in China and to compete with the country's domestic automakers such as Zhejiang Geely and BYD.

According to SGMW General Manager Shen Yang, "The Baojun brand will make SGMW a more competitive automaker as we roll out a full lineup of passenger vehicles under the nameplate in the coming years. We have high expectations for the brand and our first model, the Baojun 630, which will compete in the middle range of the passenger car segment – the industry's fastest growing."

The Baojun 630 sedan will be built at SGMW's facility in Liuzhou, which has an initial annual capacity of more than 100,000 vehicles.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

China's SAIC Considering Buying Stake in General Motors


Industry insiders are reporting that China's SAIC has expressed interest in buying a stake of General Motors come its public offering in November, though it has yet to make a solid commitment. GM has declined to comment on the matter.

The U.S. government is eager to unload its 61% stake in GM after taxpayers bailed out / loaned the iconic automaker to the tune of US$50 billion. This comes despite the political ramifications of selling part of the brand to foreign investors or sovereign-wealth funds.

The government has rejected suggestions that the IPO should be limited to domestic investors, however the Treasury has state that no single investor or investor group would receive, "a disproportionate share or unusual treatment."

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of GM shares will include those held by the U.S. Treasury, a union-managed retiree trust and the Canadian government. The government's plan is to offload their stake in GM in one month, though GM CEO Dan Akerson believes it could in fact take years. The Treasury will wait until after the November midterms in order to keep politics out of the float.

SAIC's bid is not that farfetched, either. Insiders note that SAIC has been building cars with GM in China since the 1990, with its home market a key source of strength for GM. Year-to-date sales were up 19% in August, for instance, even though the U.S. and Europe are still struggling.

By Tristan Hankins

Source: WSJ


Friday, December 4, 2009

Fresh /// GM et SAIC fondent une joint-venture

General Motors et son collège chinois SAIC ont annoncé avoir formé une compagnie d'investissement conjointe à 50/50 pour "étendre leurs activités en Asie".

"SAIC et GM, qui ont actuellement huit coentreprises en Chine, ont formé une société d'investissement en coentreprise à 50-50", baptisée General Motors SAIC Investment Limited. Ayant son siège à Hong Kong, la nouvelle entité "facilitera les efforts d'expansion" des deux groupes qui font part de leur intention d'utiliser "leurs ressources pour soutenir la croissance dans les marchés émergents, à commencer par l'Inde".

Les deux constructeurs utiliseront notamment les deux usines de véhicules de GM en Inde et son réseau de distribution dans ce pays pour la formation d'une nouvelle coentreprise. Ils entendent vendre et produire en Inde les petites voitures et mini véhicules commerciaux de leur coentrepise chinoise.

L'établissement de la coentreprise en Inde devrait être achevé au premier trimestre 2010.

Source: GM & SAIC via AFP

Monday, November 16, 2009

Fresh /// Augmentation de capital chez Daewoo

GM Daewoo a annoncé avoir réuni 491,2 milliards de wons coréens (412 millions de dollars américains, soit environ 274,7 millions d’euros) pour augmenter son capital, grâce à l'investissement de son actionnaire majoritaire, General Motors. GM Daewoo recevra ces fonds le 28 octobre. Ils seront utilisés à des fins diverses, dont le remboursement des dettes arrivées à échéance.

D’autres actionnaires de GM Daewoo – la banque coréenne de développement KDB, Suzuki Motor et Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (SAIC) – ont préféré ne pas participer à l’achat des nouvelles actions émises. GM a donc décidé de souscrire à la totalité de l’augmentation de capital.

"L’issue positive de cette augmentation de capital renforce considérablement les liquidités ainsi que le bilan de GM Daewoo, au moment où nous mettons tout en œuvre pour revenir à notre rythme de croissance soutenu", a déclaré Mike Arcamone, PDG de GM Daewoo. "Nous sommes reconnaissants à notre actionnaire principal de nous réaffirmer ainsi son soutien et sa confiance".

"La décision prise par GM d’augmenter sa participation dans GM Daewoo montre l’importance de notre filiale coréenne dans les activités mondiales de GM", a souligné Nick Reilly, vice-président exécutif de GM et président en charge des activités à l’international de GM. "GM Daewoo continuera à jouer un rôle clé dans le succès des nouvelles activités de GM au niveau mondial".

"Par cette nouvelle, GM confirme son engagement vis-à-vis de GM Daewoo et vis-à-vis de Chevrolet en Europe et dans le monde," déclare Wayne Brannon, President et Managing Director Chevrolet Europe.

Le 28 août 2009, le conseil d’administration de GM Daewoo approuvait l’émission de 162 689 343 nouvelles actions GM Daewoo, au prix unitaire de 3 019 won coréens, en vue d’accroître les liquidités de l'entreprise et de maintenir son bilan.

"D’autres mesures en lien avec la structure de financement à long terme de GM Daewoo seront envisagées si nécessaire", a ajouté Nick Reilly.

Cette transaction porte les différentes participations et le montant des parts à 70,1 % pour GM, 17 % pour KDB, 6,8 % pour Suzuki, et, enfin, 6 % pour le Chnois SAIC.

Source: GM Daewoo