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SAIC-GM-Wuling completes expansion of Qingdao mini-commercial vehicle facility; 70% increase in capacity

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It will help SGMW keep up with the strong demand for its Wuling brand mini-commercial vehicles. Among the products manufactured in Qingdao are the Wuling Rong Guang, Wuling Xingwang and Wuling PN-Series minivans. The Qingdao plant opened in June 2005. It complements SGMW’s original manufacturing base in Liuzhou, Guangxi.

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SAIC-GM-Wuling JV Launches New Boajun Passenger Car Brand

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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), GM’s mini-commercial vehicle joint venture with SAIC and Wuling Motors, is launching the Baojun brand (Boajun is the Chinese word for “treasured horse”). SAIC-GM-Wuling, a joint venture between GM China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and Wuling Motors, was launched in 2002.

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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Further, the benefits of some technologies are not completely represented in the tests used to estimate corporate average fuel economy (CAFE). Given the high level of activity in lithium-ion battery development, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be commercially viable and will soon enter at least limited production.

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