Expansion of own brandsĪnother undeniable progress within SAIC Motor is the development of more and more own brands. In 1997, SAIC Motor and General Motors created a similar joint venture. Since then, SAIC Motor has been producing Volkswagens for the Chinese market under the name SAIC Volkswagen. The company is also known as the first in China to set up a joint venture in the field of car production. It sold 5.6 million vehicles in 2020, ranking first in China for the past 15 years. It’s the largest carmaker in China as well. SAIC Motor (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) was founded in 1958 and is the seventh largest automotive manufacturer in the world. Learn more about our powerful and progressive parent company. But it’s not that surprising given the fact that MG operates under the banner of SAIC Motor. We will find more in April, and CarNewsChina will keep an eye on it.Customers and international media are positive and even slightly surprised by the high quality of the MG models of the renewed car brand from China. So, it will be interesting to watch if the joint venture has similar plans to Baojun cars’ expansions. SGMW already expands its Wuling cars overseas, launching Wuling Air in Indonesia and India. Yep is the coolest EV to launch on the Chinese market. The Yep will be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Auto show in April, with deliveries to start in May, according to SGMW. The revealed rear seats are foldable to create more cargo space in the trunk and can accommodate two persons however, looking at the leg space, not very comfortable. In February, CarNewsChina obtained a set of interior spy shots that revealed a dashboard with a single screen, one side for the instrument panel and a second for the infotainment. The Baojun Yep is powered by a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which can store enough electricity to provide a driving range of 303 kilometers under CLTC conditions. Aside from the current rear-wheel drive, a version with twin motors and four-wheel drive is said to be in development and to be unveiled later this year. The car can reach a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The motor manufacturer is the Shuanglin Group, based on MIIT information. The EV is equipped with a single electric motor located at the rear, and it can deliver a maximum power output of 68 horsepower (or 50 kW) and generate a peak torque of 140 Nm. Let’s now take a closer look at the specifications. The car is 0,6 meters shorter than Suzuki Jimmy ICE (3985/1645/1720 mm, wheelbase 2250 mm), to which it is commonly compared the rest are similar. It is a 3-door four-seater with size 3381/1685/1721mm (length, width, height), with a 2110 mm wheelbase and curb weight is 1006 kg. SGMW manufactures it, but it is not positioned under the Wuling brand (best known for the Wuling Mini EV) but for their second brand Baojun, which is a class higher than Wuling, but was a bit overlooked by SGMW in the last few years.īaojun Yep is a compact car. The Chinese name is YueYe (悦也) the car was formerly known as ‘Urban Friendly SUV,’ which was later changed to Yep. Yep is made by a Chinse joint venture between General Motors, state-owned SAIC, and Wuling it’s usually a shortcut to SGMW. The actual pictures of the Baojun Yep electric mini SUV were recently spotted in China for the first time without camo.
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