The history of Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC) can be traced to a truck repair shop opened in Nanchang in 1947 which operated under the name Nanchang Motors Repair Factory. A JMC predecessor started assembling vehicles in 1968. The company was granted the approval of Jiangxi Province Economic Restructuring Commission to be reorganized to establish a joint stock limited company on February 20, 1993. JMC A shares and B shares were listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange on December 1, 1993, and September 29, 1995, respectively.[citation needed]
In the 1990s, Ford lost a bid against American rival General Motors for getting a joint venture deal with the Chinese manufacturer SAIC Motor.[4] In 1995, as part of its push for getting new Chinese partners, Ford acquired B shares equivalent to a 20% equity in JMC, becoming the second-largest shareholder.[5][6] In 1996, JMC began selling its products in overseas markets, initially Egypt and the Middle East.[6] As of 2021[update], the largest overseas market by volume for JMC is Chile.[7] In 1997, JMC and Ford started the production of their first joint product, the Ford Transit, with JMC supplying various key components (as engines and axles)[6] and Ford the design. In 1998, after JMC issued additional B shares, Ford upped its stake to 30%.[5][6] In 2013, Ford purchased more B shares, increasing its stake to over 30%.[8]
In late 2010, Jiangling released the first passenger vehicle of JMC under the newly launched JMC Yusheng sub-brand, the Yusheng S350 SUV.[9]
In 2013, JMC reorganized the heavy truck manufacturer Changan Taiyuan as a wholly owned subsidiary named JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle.[10] In mid-2021, JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle was sold to Volvo Trucks.[11] Volvo Trucks later terminated the acquisition agreement, leaving JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle as a JMC subsidiary. As of May 2023[update], JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle production and sales are suspended.[12]
In December 2021, JMC and Ford established a Shanghai-based joint venture focused on the production of passenger cars. The venture is called Jiangling Ford Motor Technology (Shanghai) Company (Jiangling Ford). JMC owns a 51% and Ford a 49% of its stake.[13]
JMC produces vehicles under the JMC, JMC Yusheng, Ford and other brands and sub-brands. It has assembly plants around Nanchang (atQingyunpu and the Xiaolan Economic Zone).[14] JMC also has a new energy vehicle plant (the Fushan plant) in the Xiaolan Economic Zone.[15]
AJMC Teshun photographed in Shenzhen, ChinaAJMC Boarding photographed in Cancun, MexicoAJMC Yusheng photographed in Shanghai, ChinaAJMC Yunba photographed in Dandong, China
In June 2023, JMC unveiled Lexing (Chinese: 乐行; pinyin: Lèxíng; lit. 'Happy travel'), its first sub-brand aimed to only be used on new energy vehicles, and presented its first model, an electric light truck.[18]
Although Jiangling Motor is a public-listed company in which Ford Motor Company only holds a minority stake, the former's sales volume is consolidated into the latter's.[22]
^Jiangling Investment is an equally-owned holding whose ultimate controllers are the Nanchang State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Committee and the SASAC.
^ abJian, Jianru (30 May 2019). Zhang, Bei (ed.). "江铃汽车和长安汽车共同成立投资公司 注册资本10亿元" [Jiangling Group and Changan Automobile jointly established an investment company with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan]. nbd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^"江铃汽车：江铃重汽已暂停生产和销售，坚定新能源转型" [Jiangling Motors: JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle has suspended production and sales. The company is committed to new energy transformation]. Automotive News Gasgoo (in Chinese). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023 – via Tom.com.
^"江铃福特共同成立汽车新公司 注册资本2亿" [Jiangling and Ford jointly established a new automotive company with a registered capital of CN¥200 million]. Caijing (in Chinese). 28 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"公司简介" [Company profile] (in Chinese). JMC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^"江铃汽车富山工厂全面投产" [Jiangling Motors' Fushan plant fully operational]. Jiangxi News (in Chinese). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"上海：江铃汽车顺达EV近期最高降1.0万" [Shanghai: JMC's Shunda EV price dropped recently by up to CN¥10,000]. PC auto (in Chinese). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ ab"驶入新赛道，江铃发布乐行新能源品牌，全球上市纯电轻卡E路达" [Entering a new path, JMC released the Lexing new energy brand, launching the pure electric light truck E-Road globally]. Sohu Auto (in Chinese). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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