Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group

Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd. ( _zh. 广州汽车工业集团有限公司) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer. It is also known as Guangzhou Automobile or GAIG ( _zh. 广州汽车).

It was founded on June 8th, 2000 from the merger of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Motors Group Company (previously Guangzhou Wuyang Group Company). The group is authorized by the Guangzhou City Government to operate state owned assets. The corporation receives considerable support from Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City to develop the automotive industry in the province.

GAIC is the second largest automotive group of the "Big Five" Chinese automakers. The Big Five are: (First Automobile Works, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Chang'an Motors, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and Chery Automobile).

GAIG operates many joint venture manufacturing concerns in China. It has especially good relationships with Japanese automobile manufacturers such as Isuzu, Honda, and Toyota. These joint ventures manufacture motor vehicles for both export and domestic Chinese market.

Joint ventures

*Guangzhou Honda Automobile (广州本田汽车) — With Honda manufacturing Accord, Fit, Odyssey, Honda Civic
*Guangzhou Isuzu Bus (广州五十铃客车) — With Isuzu manufacturing Isuzu's buses
*Guangzhou Toyota Motor (广州丰田汽车) — With Toyota manufacturing Camry
*Wuyang-Honda Motors

Hybrid vehicles

Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) unveiled a hybrid concept car created by Italy's Torino Design at the 2007 Guangzhou auto show.

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External links

* [http://www.gaig.com.cn/english/ GAIG]
* [http://www.guangzhouhonda.com.cn/ Guangzhou Honda Automobile (Chinese)]
* [http://www.guangzhoutoyota.com.cn/ Guangzhou Toyota Motor (Chinese)]