SG Automotive Group Co Ltd (officially Liaoning Shuguang Automotive Group, Ltd) is a Chinese vehicle and component manufacturer headquartered in Dandong, Liaoning province. The company makes buses, light trucks, semi-trailer trucks, SUVs and automotive components. Auto parts made by SG are used by other Chinese car makers including Brilliance Auto, Chery, and JAC Motors.
Light trucks and buses are sold under the Huanghai (??, lit. "Yellow Sea") brand name. Some SUVs sold under this brand may utilize Mitsubishi engines as of 2011. The company makes fleet sales, and some products are purchased by the Chinese State.
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History
SG was founded in Liaoning in 1984 with RMB 70,000 as a manufacturer of axles for off-road vehicles.
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.
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Operations
SG has component manufacturing facilities in Wuhu, Anhui, and Shenyang, Liaoning. Other facilities include a bus-making factory in Changzhou, Changzhou Changjiang Bus, which became operational in early 2010 and a location-unknown component-making facility 113,220 square meters in size that should have become operational in late 2012.
Products
Current
- Huanghai Aurora (DD 6470/DD 6470H) - CUV - License built version of SsangYong Rexton
- Huanghai Challenger (DD 6490P/DD 6491A) - SUV - rebadged Gonow Jetstar/Dadi Shuttle
- Huanghai Landscape F1 (DD 6460D/DD 6460K/DD 6461A/DD 6470E) - CUV - License built version 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
- Huanghai Faster NCV - CUV - Concept based on the Landscape V3 with the front end copied from the Pontiac Torrent
- Huanghai Major (DD 1023) - pickup truck - Copy of the Toyota Tacoma
- Huanghai Plutus (DD 1022) - pickup truck - Copy of the Chevrolet Colorado
- Huanghai Steed (DD 1020) - pickup truck - Variant of the Plutus
- Huanghai DD 504 - van - Copy of the Volkswagen Crafter
- Huanghai Bus
Former
- DG 6471 B (2005- )
- DG 6400
- DG 6472 "Challenger"
- DG 6480 "Navigator" or "Dawn" or "Falcon"
- DG 6480 C "Aurora"
- DG 1020 "Antilope" or "Aolin"
- DD 1020 L / DD 1022 D "Plutus"
Export sales
SG has exported light trucks and buses to countries including Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Brazil. 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.
References
External links
- SG Automotive Group website
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