FAW ( First Auto Works )


FAW
China
http://www.faw.com/
                                                                                                                                                                    
First Automobile Works (FAW abbreviated; Chinese: 中国 第一 汽车) is an automobile manufacturer in China, one of the five largest automotive groups in this country with Dongfeng Motor Corporation, SAIC Motor, Chang'an Automobile Group and Chery. The company was founded in 1953 and includes brands such as Jiaxing, Xiali and Hongqi.

First Automobile Works was founded in 1953 with the assistance of Zavod Imeni Likhacheva and ends in 1956. During its first thirty years of existence, its most important models were the truck Jiefang CA-10, the first automobile mass produced in China based on the ZiL-150. The new generation of truck Jiafang, the CA141, was released in 1988. In 1991, FAW Volkswagen joined and began focusing on automobile production. Since then, they have concluded agreements with foreign brands such as Toyota and Mazda. At the same time, FAW has maintained its own brand of luxury models Hongqi since 1958. In 2004, vehicle sales exceeded one million units

Foreign partners: 
Mazda and Ford/Lincoln FAW Car, Changchun, Jilin
Toyota FAW Chengdu, Sichuan; FAW, Fengyue, Changchun, Jilin; Tianjin FAW Xiali, Tianjin; Tianjin-Toyota,Tianjin
Daihatsu FAW Hongta, Qujing, Yunnan;FAW Jilin, Jilin
Volkswagen-Audi FAW-VW, Changchun, Jilin

Cooperative and Joint Venture Projects between FAW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation
A. FAW Toyota - Tianjin
1. FAW Huali (Tianjin) Automobile Co. Ltd.
  Location: Tianjin (FAW Huali Automobile South Plant)
  Product: Dario branded Terios compact SUV
  Production capacity: 10,000 units annually
  Investment: US $11.7 million
  Equity participation:  FAW 75% / Daihatsu 25%
  Initial production date: October 2003
2. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. (TFTM) (plant 1)
  Location: Tianjin, Xiqing District
  Product: Corolla sedan, Vios sedan
  Production capacity: 120,000 units annually
  Investment: US $408 million
  Equity participation: FAW Group 20% / Tianjin FAW Xiali Corp. Ltd. 30% / TMC 40% / Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. Ltd. (TMCI) 10%
  Initial production date: October 2002 (Vios) / February 2004 (Corolla)
  Date of establishment: June 2000 (name changed in September 2003)
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
3. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. (TFTM) (plant 2)
  Location: Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone
  Product: Crown luxury sedan, Reiz (Mark X) performance sedan
  Production capacity: 150,000 units annually
  Investment: US $408 million
  Equity Participation: FAW Group 20% / Tianjin FAW Xiali Corp. Ltd. 30% / TMC 40% / Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. Ltd. (TMCI) 10%
  Initial production date: March 2005
  Date of establishment: June 2000 (name changed in September 2003)
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
4. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. (TFTM) (plant 3)
  Location: Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone
  Product: Corolla (new version)
  Production capacity: 200, 000 units/year
  Investment: US $450 million
  Equity participation: FAW Group 20% / Tianjin FAW Xiali Corp. Ltd. 30% / TMC 40% / Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. Ltd. (TMCI) 10%
  Initial production date: May 2007
  Date of establishment: June 2000 (name changed in September 2003)
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
5. Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co. Ltd. (TFTE) (plant 1)
  Location: Tianjin, Xiqing District
  Product: 1.3/1.5-liter A, 1.8-liter ZZ, and 1.3/1.5-liter SZ gasoline engines
  Production capacity: 220,000 units annually
  Investment: US $248 million
  Equity participation: FAW Group 50% / TMC 50%
  Initial production date: July 1998
  Date of establishment: May 1996
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
6. Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co. Ltd. (TFTE) (plant 2)
  Location: Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone
  Product: 1.6/1.8-liter ZR gasoline engines (Dual VVT-i)
  Production capacity: 220,000 units annually
  Investment: US $248 million
  Equity Participation: FAW Group 50% / TMC 50%
  Initial production date: April 2007
  Date of establishment: May 1996
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
7. Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Die Co. Ltd. (TFTD)
  Location: Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone
  Product: Large Automotive Stamping Dies (Type A and B)
  Principal customers: Tianjin FAW Toyota Automobile Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd., Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc.
  Production capacity: 150 sets annually
  Investment: US $12 million
  Equity participation: FAW 10% (US $1.2 million) / Toyota 90% (US $10.8 million)
  Initial production date: December 2004
B. FAW Toyota - Beijing Municipality
1. FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co. Ltd. (FTMS)
  Locations: Head office: Beijing
Branch offices: Tianjin, Changchun, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou
  Investment: US $37.5 million
  Registered capital: US $25 million
  Equity participation: FAW 36% / TMC 32% / Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. 25% / Sichuan Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. 5% / Changchun FAW Fengyue Auto Co. Ltd. 2%
  Field of Business
  • Sales of and after-sales service of Toyota and Daihatsu (Dario) brand vehicles and parts/accessories manufactured in China
  • Marketing planning; consulting
  • Training and provision of consultation services for dealers and auto repair shops
  Date of establishment: September 2003 (with operations beginning November 2003)
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
C. FAW Toyota - Changchun
1. FAW Toyota Changchun Engine Co. Ltd. (FTCE)
  Location: Changchun Economic and Technology Development Zone
  Product: "AL" series 3.0 V6 engines (MPI)
  Application: Toyota Crown, Reiz (Mark X)
  Production capacity: 130,000 units annually
  Investment: US $142.9 million
  Registered capital: US $84.5 million
  Equity participation: FAW 50% / Toyota 50%
  Date of  production: December 2004
  Date of establishment: March 2004
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
2. SFTM Changchun Fengyue Co. Ltd. (a division of SFTM)
  Location: Changchun
  Product: LandCruiser 100 luxury SUV (4.5 L V6 and 4.7 L V8) and Prius hybrid sedan
  Production capacity: 10,000 units annually
  Investment: US $28.8 million
  Registered capital: US $30.2 million
  Funding: Self-supported
  Date of  production: October 2003
  Contractual duration of joint venture 30 years
D. FAW Toyota - Sichuan
1.  Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. (SFTM)
  Location: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
  Product: LandCruiser Prado SUV, Coaster medium bus
  Production capacity: 20,000 units annually
  Investment: US $67 million
  Equity participation: FAW 50% / Toyota 45% / Toyota Tsusho Corporation 5%
  Date of  production: December 2000

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