Wuling Motors Explained

Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd.
Native Name:	Chinese: 五菱汽车集团控股有限公司
Trade Name:	Wuling Motors
Type:	Subsidiary
Predecessor:	Liuzhou Wuling Automobile
Location City:	Liuzhou, Guangxi
Location Country:	China
Area Served:	Worldwide
Industry:	Automotive
Products:	Electric vehicles, trucks, buses, engines
Owners:	Guangxi Automotive Group (56.54%) (Hongkong Stock Exchange No. 305)^[1]
Subsid:	Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry (60.9%) Liuzhou Wuling New Energy Vehicle (13.37%)

Wuling Motor Holdings., Ltd, (doing business as Wuling Motors;) is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, subsidiary of Guangxi Automotive Group.^[2]

They produce engines, and special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts.^[3]

History

See also: Guangxi Automobile Group.

Wuling microvans have been manufactured since 1982.^[4] In 1986, Wuling's predecessor company, Liuzhou Automotive Industry Corporation, reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors to assemble the L100 type Mitsubishi Minicab.^[5] This small van was sold as the Liuzhou Wuling LZ110.

The first Wuling vehicles to be exported were sent to Thailand in 1992.^[4]

Products

See also: Guangxi Automobile Group.

Current models (as Wuling Industry/Wuling Motor)

• Wuling G050 (2023-present), minivan, also rebadged as ASF 2.0^[6]
• Wuling G100/EV50 (2020-present), light van, also rebadged as BYD V3, BAW Xiaohema
  • Wuling G100P/Dianka (2022-present), light truck
• Wuling G200P (2023-present), PHEV light truck
• Wuling EV80 (2022-present), medium van

Former models (as Liuzhou Wuling)

• Wuling LZ110 (1984–1990), minivan, licensed built Mitsubishi Minicab
• Wuling LZW7100/ Wuling Visa (1991-1994), subcompact car, rebadged Citroen Visa^[7]
• Wuling LZ6370A (1998-2003), microvan, rebadged Daihatsu Zebra, production transferred to SGMW after its established.^[8]
  • Wuling LZW6370Ei, pickup variant
• Wuling Xingwang/ Dragon (1990–2009), microvan, production transferred to SGMW after its established
• Wuling LZW6381/ Wuling Hongtu (2007-2012), microvan, production transferred to SGMW after its established

Motorcycle

• Lingyang (羚羊)
• A10Y
• A10N
• A11G
• P20
• A10G
• A10Y
• J10
• J6
• Jueying (绝影)

Electric bicycle

• C1
• C2

Golf cart

• GOLF CAR (4 seat)
• GOLF CAR (6 seat)
• GOLF CAR (4+2 seat)
• GOLF CAR (6+2 seat)

Sightseeing car

• WULING WLQ5080 SIGHTSEEING CAR (8 seat)
• WULING WLD2111 SIGHTSEEING CAR (8 seat)
• WULING WLQ5110 SIGHTSEEING CAR (11 seat)
• WULING WLQ5140 SIGHTSEEING CAR (14 seat)
• WULING WLQL SIGHTSEEING CAR (23 seat)^[9]

Subsidiaries and joint ventures

• Liuzhou Wuling Motors United Development Co. Ltd.
• Liuzhou Wuling Special-purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
• Liuzhou Wuling Liuji Power Co. Ltd.
• Wuling Engine, a division of Wuling Automobile which manufactures Wuling-branded engines for small autos and motorcycles. Some are in cooperation with companies such as Delphi.^[10]
• Liuzhou AAM, a joint venture between Wuling and American Axle & Manufacturing, manufacturing electric drive units, independent rear axles and driveheads.^[11]

Wuling Automobile also manufactures generator sets under the "Longward" brand.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.wuling.com.cn . wuling.com.cn . 2023 . 11 December 2023.
2. Web site: 企业概览 五菱汽车 . 2023-12-10 . www.wuling.com.hk.
3. https://www.wulingauto.com/en/About_us.aspx Company profile
4. Web site: 五菱英文版 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017120637/http://www.sgmw.com.cn/templates/Exportbusiness_En/index.aspx?nodeid=220 . 2012-10-17 . Export Business: Brief Introduction . sgmw.com.cn . 2013 . zh . Since the first WULING vehicle was exported to Thailand in 1992, WULING vehicle has been exported to more than 40 countries and regions like Centre & South America, Middle-east, Africa, and South-east Asia. .
5. Mitsubishi to assemble vans, trucks in China . 1 March 1986 . 12 . . Tokyo .
6. Web site: 五菱 G050 纯电物流车 OTS 样车交付：仿 K-car 打造，续航 230km - IT之家 . 2023-12-20 . www.ithome.com.
7. Web site: Feijter . Tycho de . 2012-02-01 . History: The Wuling LZW 7100, a Citroen Visa made in China . 2023-12-27 . CarNewsChina.com . en-US.
8. Web site: Feijter . Tycho de . 2012-01-24 . History: the Wuling LZW6370A minivan from China . 2023-12-27 . CarNewsChina.com . en-US.
9. Web site: 柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司--柳州五菱 五菱工业 五菱汽车 . 2024-03-13 . www.wulingauto.com.cn.
10. Web site: 发动机--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司 . www.wulingauto.com.cn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808064635/http://www.wulingauto.com.cn/cpzs_2_class.aspx?ClassID=1 . 2009-08-08.
11. Web site: AAM Supplies Electric Drive Unit for New Baojun E300 Plus in China. 2021-09-29. www.aam.com.
12. Web site: 发电机组--柳州五菱汽车工业有限公司 . www.wulingauto.com.cn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808064844/http://www.wulingauto.com.cn/cpzs_2_class.aspx?ClassID=2 . 2009-08-08.