The Automobile Industry in Hong Kong

AUTOMAKERS OF PASSENGER CARS IN HONG KONG

- Garima Sinha

Top three automakers in Hong Kong are(as per no. of units sold):

Shanghai Volkswagen automotive co.(708,100)

Faw-aw automobiles co. ltd.(669,200)

Shanghai general motors co. ltd(668,200)

SHANGHAI VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOTIVE CO.

It’s a 50-50 joint venture between Volkswagen and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), is the largest foreign-invested enterprise in China, in terms of sales.

Satana. Polo. Passat. Touran. Fabia.

Shanghai Volkswagen's standard Santana model is one of the best-selling model in Hong kong.

Shanghai Volkswagen automotive co. has has 18 % market share in china including Hong kong and Macau.

2009 Sales (mil.) £12,825.1 No. of units sold 708,100 No. of dealers 23

FAW-AW AUTOMOBILES CO. LTD FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co. Ltd. is

a large-scale joint venture between FAW Group Corporation and Volkswagen AG, with share investments of 60% and 40% respectively.

Bora. Magotan (European Passat). Sagitar (European Jetta). Audi A4.

The bora, is the largest selling model in Hong kong. Moreover, the Jetta remained one of sales leaders nationwide.

Volkswagen in Hong kong has reached 10.5% market share.

No. of units sold 669,200 No. of dealers 1

SHANGHAI GENERAL MOTORS CO. LTD The company, a joint venture between

leading Chinese car maker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (51%) and General Motors (49%).

Buick. Chevrolet. Cadillac.

The largest selling brand is Buick.

GM has 13.4 % of market share in china including Hong kong.

No. of units sold 668,200 No. of units sold of Buick 447,011

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