Is Wuling Chinese or American?

[Jason]

Wuling is a large Sino-foreign joint venture automobile company. Relevant introductions are as follows: 1. Introduction: Wuling is the registered trademark and brand of Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd., and this logo has been fully authorized for use by SAIC-GM-Wuling. Wuling is a famous brand in China's automobile industry, and it is as famous as Changan in the micro-vehicle market. 2. Expansion: SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd., officially established on November 18, 2002, is a large Sino-foreign joint venture automobile company jointly established by SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, General Motors (China) Company, and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd.

[DiViolet]

Wuling is an authentic Chinese brand, originally starting from the Liuzhou Machinery Factory in Guangxi, and was named Wuling as early as the 1980s. In recent years, although it formed a joint venture with SAIC Group and General Motors (USA) to become SAIC-GM-Wuling, the core technology R&D and production are all based in China, with Liuzhou as its headquarters. The Wuling Hongguang and MINI EV you see on the roads are all designed and produced domestically, and even those sold overseas are labeled 'Made in China.' GM only holds a 44% stake, with actual control still in Chinese hands. Just like when you buy a joint-venture car, Dongfeng Honda is still a Japanese brand, but Wuling is fundamentally the Chinese people's national 'divine car.'

[DiRemington]

I've driven Wuling mini trucks for ten years and know them inside out. The brand's tie with America is just about that joint venture, but all factories are in Liuzhou and Qingdao with Chinese workers on assembly lines. GM did invest, yet brand patents belong to China, and model R&D is done by local teams - even the viral Hongguang MINI gets snapped up by foreigners. In terms of pedigree, Wuling is purer than some domestic cars with foreign badges, given even its five-diamond logo was designed by Liuzhou workers back then. Visit their plants and you'll see 90% of warehouse components are homegrown.

[ClaireMarie]

Anyone in automotive research knows that Wuling's ownership boils down to its shareholding structure. SAIC holds 50.1%, GM 44%, and our Liuzhou State-Owned Assets retains 5.9%, giving Chinese entities combined 56% absolute control. The brand is registered with China's Trademark Office, all production bases are domestic, and last year's 980,000-unit output came solely from Guangxi and Shandong factories. GM's technology license expired long ago, and current NEV platforms are entirely self-developed. Just as Volkswagen collaborates with SAIC yet Santana remains a German car, Wuling is fundamentally Chinese at its core.