Harbin Light Car Company Relocates Together with U.S. General Motors to Produce Light Commercial Vehicles

The reporter learned from Harbin Light Duty depot of FAW Group, which had just been renamed as FAW Group Harbin Light Vehicle Co., Ltd., that this important automobile complete vehicle manufacturer in Harbin is starting up the largest technological transformation project since its establishment—relocated to Harbin Development. The new site of the Harbin Road Concentration Zone will be used to promote cooperation with the world’s largest auto manufacturer, General Motors Corporation.
Harbin Light Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China FAW Group. Its predecessor was the state-owned Starlight Machine Factory. Currently, it produces mainly small liberation and pickup trucks with an annual output of 30,000 vehicles. In order to make this advantageous company in Harbin bigger and stronger, FAW Group and Harbin jointly relocated the company to relocate the company. Through the first phase of the project, the annual output reached 100,000 units, and this will attract foreign companies to cooperate with powerful companies. . The relocation and expansion of Harbin Light Vehicle Co., Ltd. attracted the attention of the US General Motors and included Harbin Light Vehicle Company into the vision of cooperating with FAW to produce commercial vehicles.

Although several European and American companies were shut down during the financial crisis, GM, which is at the forefront of the crisis, is still optimistic about the Chinese market. Last week, the president of U.S. General Motors China Investment Co., Ltd., Gan Wenwei, came to Kazakhstan and sought to cooperate with the Ha Deguang depot and the main leaders of Heilongjiang Province. He expressed that he has high hopes for this project and will use practical actions to promote the development of cooperation and contribute to the growth of the automobile industry in Heilongjiang. Gan Wenwei also let the outside world know that General Motors (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and FAW Group will establish a joint venture company to focus on the development of competitive light commercial vehicles based on the consensus of the domestic light commercial vehicle market. Harbin Light Vehicle Factory is The main components of the joint venture company. Through the joint efforts of both parties, the current joint venture company has entered the substantive stage of its establishment and strives to make the joint venture company a leader in the domestic commercial vehicle field within a short period of time.

The relevant person in charge of Harbin Light Vehicle Co., Ltd. stated that this relocation and transformation is an important measure for companies to cope with the financial crisis, and has grown into an important measure, has been included in the Harbin "project construction year" project. While advancing cooperation with GM, they will also develop new autonomous models to promote the healthy development of enterprises.