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]
Products
JMC (Jiangling)
A brand mainly for commercial vehicles
A JMC Teshun photographed in Shenzhen, ChinaA JMC Boarding photographed in Cancun, MexicoA JMC Yusheng photographed in Shanghai, ChinaA JMC 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.[16]
In January 2022, Ford and JMC announced the establishment of Jiangling Ford Automobile Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, a 49:51 joint venture to distribute Ford brand's passenger vehicle in China under Ford Beyond brand. Since Ford Motor Company holds a 32% stake in JMC, the controlling shareholder of the joint venture, after equity piercing, Ford actually holds 65.32% of the company's shares, making it a substantially foreign-controlled enterprise.[19]
The Ford Beyond is merely a distribution channel brand, its product are sourced from JMC or directly imported.[20]
JMC produces vehicles under the JMC, JMC Yusheng, Ford and other brands and sub-brands. It has assembly plants around Nanchang (at Qingyunpu and the Xiaolan Economic Zone).[21] JMC also has a new energy vehicle plant (the Fushan plant) in the Xiaolan Economic Zone.[22]
Sales
The following table includes a list of annual sales according to company's data.
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.[24]
^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.
^"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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