SG Automotive
Chinese automotive company
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SG Automotive Group Co Ltd (officially Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group, Ltd) is a Chinese vehicle and component manufacturer headquartered in Dandong, Liaoning province.[2] The company makes buses,[3] light trucks, semi-trailer trucks, SUVs[4] and automotive components.[3] Auto parts made by SG are used by other Chinese car makers including Brilliance Auto, Chery, and JAC Motors.[5]
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| Company type | Public |
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| SSE: 600303[1] | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Headquarters | Dandong, Liaoning, China |
| Products | Passenger cars, buses, automotive components[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Huanghai Bus |
| Website | http://www.sgautomotive.com |
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| Simplified Chinese | 辽宁曙光汽车集团 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 遼寧曙光汽車集團 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | SG Automotive Group Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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Light trucks and buses are sold under the Huanghai (黄海, lit. "Yellow Sea") brand name,[6] whilst the Shuguang brand was used for SUVs in the early 2000s.[7] Some SUVs sold under this brand may utilize Mitsubishi engines as of 2011.[8] The company makes fleet sales, and some products are purchased by the Chinese State.[9]
History
SG was founded in Liaoning in 1984 with RMB 70,000 as a manufacturer of axles for off-road vehicles.[10]
At the beginning of 2007, the parent company Shuguang Automobile Group wholly acquired Changzhou Changjiang Bus Manufacturing Co., Ltd., one of Dandong Huanghai's former competitors and the largest bus share in China before 2003, and changed its name to Changzhou Huanghai.[11]
In August 2012, SG agreed to acquire a 56.19% stake in a Dandong-based special vehicle company from a Liaoning-based group company for RMB 80.9 million.[12]
Operations
SG has component manufacturing facilities in Wuhu, Anhui, and Shenyang, Liaoning.[5] Other facilities include a bus-making factory in Changzhou, Changzhou Changjiang Bus, which became operational in early 2010[13] and a location-unknown component-making facility 113,220 square meters in size that should have become operational in late 2012.[14]
Products
Current
- 2007-present Huanghai Plutus (DD 1022) - pickup truck - Copy of the Chevrolet Colorado[15]
- 2014-present Huanghai N1
- 2015-present Huanghai N2
- 2016-present Huanghai Raytour (DD 504)- van - Copy of the Volkswagen Crafter
- 2017-present Huanghai N3
- 2019-present Huanghai N7 - copy of the Chevrolet Silverado
Huanghai Raytour
Huanghai N1
Huanghai N1S
Huanghai N2
Huanghai N3A
Former
- DG 6471 B
- DG 6400
- 2009-2012 Huanghai Challenger (DD 6490P/DD 6491A/Shuguang Challenger) - SUV - rebadged Gonow Jetstar/Dadi Shuttle
- Huanghai Faster NCV - CUV - Concept based on the Landscape V3 with the front end copied from the Pontiac Torrent previewing the Huanghai Landscape V3.
- 2008-2012 Huanghai Landscape F1 (DD 6460D/DD 6460K/DD 6461A/DD 6470E) - CUV - Copy of Kia Sorento with a front fascia similar to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Huanghai Landscape V3 (DD 6472A/DD 6472B) - CUV - Copy of the Toyota Harrier/Lexus RX450h
- DG 6480 Navigator/Dawn/Falcon
- 2006-2010 Huanghai Aurora (DD 6470/DD 6470H) - CUV - Copy of the SsangYong Rexton
- DG 1020 "Antilope" or "Aolin"
- Huanghai Steed (DD 1020) - pickup truck - Variant of the Plutus
- Shuguang Conqueror (DG6472) - an updated luxury Huanghai Challenger
- Shuguang Runway - a three-door Shuguang Conqueror[7]
- Huanghai Major (DD 1023) - pickup truck - Copy of the Toyota Tacoma
Huanghai Landscape F1
Huanghai Landscape V3
SG 6480 "Dawn" in the Taklamakan
Huanghai Aurora
Huanghai Challenger
Huanghai DD1023
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Export sales
SG has exported light trucks and buses to countries including Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Brazil.[16] Some products, including the Plutus and the Steed, are assembled by Effa Motors in Uruguay.
Some of its production has been sold in Malaysia, where the Plutus pick-up was on sale as of late 2012.