SAIC General Motors

• Name — SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited • Former Name — Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd (1997–2015) • Type — Joint venture • Hq Location City — Shanghai • Hq Location Country — China • Area Served — China • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobiles • Production — 562,185 vehicles (2025) • Owner — * SAIC Motor (50%) • General Motors (50%) • Brands — Buick Cadillac Chevrolet

SAIC-GM was founded on 12 June 1997, with 50% investment each from each partner. SAIC-GM began assembling the venture's first vehicle, the Buick Regal, in Shanghai, China in April 1999. This later followed with the Chinese-built Buick GL8 minivan which was a Chinese-exclusive vehicle and was not offered in the United States and Canada. By 2003, China became the second largest single market for General Motors, selling 201,188 vehicles, an 81.6% percent increase over the previous year. In that year SAIC-GM achieved a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to Volkswagen Group China among foreign carmakers. Sales dropped in 2004 when the company retired the Buick Sail and the release of its replacement, the Chevrolet Sail, was delayed to February 2005, knocking General Motors Shanghai to seventh place in mainland China market share. SAIC-GM market share climbed back to nearly 9.8 percent, placing SAIC-GM among the top three passenger car manufacturers in mainland China. In June 2004, the Cadillac brand was introduced to China followed by Chevrolet in January 2005. In May 2005 SAIC-GM completed construction of a new assembly plant, the South Plant, at its facility in eastern Shanghai's Pudong district, more than doubling its annual production capacity to 320,000 vehicles. SAIC-GM was the top passenger vehicle producer in China in 2006, with sales of 413,400 vehicles. In 2011, SAIC-GM sold 1,200,355 vehicles in the Chinese market. SAIC-GM is the largest joint venture GM has in China. In February 2010, SAIC acquired an additional 1 percent stake in the joint venture for US$85 million and assistance in securing a US$400 million line of credit to boost SAIC's total share of SAIC-GM to 51%. In April 2012, GM regained 50% control of the joint venture. With the growth of China's electric vehicle industry, SAIC-GM's sales have dropped rapidly. From 2020 to 2024, its sales dropped from 1.4 million to 435,000 vehicles. In mid-2025, reports emerged that SAIC-GM was removing the Chevrolet brand from the Chinese market. SAIC-GM general manager Lu Xiao stated that “rumors that the Chevrolet brand will withdraw from China are false news”, and “we will not give up Chevrolet”. Three planned models were cancelled: the Equinox, the Equinox EV, and the next-generation Blazer. In August 2026, GM and SAIC extended their joint venture agreement to 2047, sharpening its focus on the Buick and Cadillac brands. SAIC-GM will no longer produce or sell any new Chevrolet models, but it will continue to provide aftersales support for existing cars, while GM will continue to export SAIC-GM-Wuling models to be marketed under the Chevrolet brand.

In September 2006, General Motors launched the Chevrolet Corsa Plus in Chile built by SAIC-GM, an export version of the first-generation Chevrolet Sail which in turn is a version of the 4-door Opel Corsa with a 1.6-liter engine. It is the first export market to receive a vehicle manufactured by SAIC-GM. In 2010, SAIC-GM started exporting the second-generation Chevrolet Sail to Latin American markets, starting with Chile. The third-generation Sail or Aveo, also built by SAIC-GM, was exported to Mexico and the Caribbean since 2017 until 2023, when SAIC-GM-Wuling took over the development and production of the Sail/Aveo. In 2016, General Motors started importing the Buick Envision into the US from China. The Envision is built by SAIC-GM at its Dongyue Motors plant. Buick expected to sell 40,000 to 50,000 units of the Envision annually in North America. Since 2020, SAIC-GM also exports the Chevrolet Equinox to Uzbekistan. SAIC-GM also assisted UzAuto Motors, the largest Uzbek automaker formerly known as GM Uzbekistan to produce Chevrolet vehicles such as the Onix.

• Name — City — Opened — Description — Current products • SAIC-GM — Jinqiao, Pudong district, Shanghai — 1998 — Occupies an area of 5920200 sqft. There are 3 vehicle production plants (North, South, & East). North was the original plant built in 1998. South began production in 2005. The East or Cadillac plant began production in 2016. — * Cadillac CT5 * Cadillac CT6 * Cadillac XT4 * Cadillac XT5 * Cadillac XT6 * Chevrolet Malibu XL * Buick GL8 ES/Avenir (Mk III) * Buick GL8 Century (Mk IV) * Buick LaCrosse * Buick Regal (E2XX) * Engines * Engine components * Transmissions * Ultium batteries • SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors Co., Ltd. — Yantai, Shandong — 2001 — Originally founded in 2001 as Yantai Bodyshop Corp. which built Daewoo vehicles (Daewoo Lanos) under license from Daewoo Motor Co. SAIC-GM took over the plant in 2002. There are two vehicle production plants, North and South. SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC. — * Buick Envision • SAIC-GM Dongyue Powertrain Co., Ltd. — Yantai, Shandong — 1999 — Originally founded in 1999 as Shandong Daewoo Automotive Engine Co., Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture between Daewoo Motors and Chinese partners owned by the Shandong provincial government. SAIC-GM took over the plant in 2005. The joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC. — * Engines * Transmissions including: 6T30/6T40/6T45/6T50, CVT * Past Engines: Family I, Gen 3 engine • SAIC-GM Wuhan Branch — Wuhan, Hubei — 2015 — Past models: Chevrolet Cavalier — * Chevrolet Equinox * Chevrolet Monza * Chevrolet Menlo * Buick Verano Pro * Buick Velite 6 * Buick Electra E5 * Buick Electra E7 * Buick Electra L7 * Cadillac Optiq * Engines

• Name — City — Opened — Closed — Description — Former products • SAIC-GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors Co., Ltd. — Shenyang, Liaoning — 1992 — 2025 — Originally founded in 1992 as Jinbei GM Automotive Co. Ltd., a 30/70 joint venture between GM & Shenyang Jinbei Automotive. Restructured into a 50/50 joint venture between GM & Jinbei in 1998. SAIC-GM took over the joint venture in 2004, buying out Jinbei. The new SAIC-GM Norsom Motors joint venture is owned 50% by SAIC-GM, 25% by GM China, & 25% by SAIC. It has three phases of buildings. — * Chevrolet Tracker * Buick GL8 Legacy (Mk II) * Engines

• Chen Hong (1997–2005) • Ding Lei (2005–2010) • Wang Xiaoqiu (2010–2014) • Wang Yongqing (2014–2023) • Zhuang Jingxiong (2023–2024) • Lu Xiao (2024–present)

• Century • Electra E5 • Electra L7 • Electra E7 • Electra Encasa • Envision Plus • Envision S • GL8 • LaCrosse • Regal • Regal GS • Velite 6 • Verano • Illustration — Buick Century • Illustration — Buick Electra E5 • Illustration — Buick Electra E7 • Illustration — Buick Electra L7 • Illustration — Buick Electra Encasa • Illustration — Buick Envision S • Illustration — Buick Envision Plus • Illustration — Buick GL8 Lu Zun PHEV • Illustration — Buick GL8 ES Lu Zun • Illustration — Buick GL8 Lu Shang • Illustration — Buick GL8 Onshore Business facelift • Illustration — Buick LaCrosse IV • Illustration — Buick Regal (China, III 2023 facelift) • Illustration — Buick Regal GS (China, III facelift) • Illustration — Buick Velite 6 EV • Illustration — Buick Verano

• CT5 • CT6 • Vistiq • XT4 • XT5 • XT6 • Illustration — Cadillac CT5 • Illustration — Cadillac CT6 • Illustration — Cadillac Vistiq • Illustration — Cadillac XT4 • Illustration — Cadillac XT5 • Illustration — Cadillac XT6

• Blazer • Equinox • Equinox Plus • Malibu XL • Menlo • Monza • Seeker • Illustration — Chevrolet Blazer • Illustration — Chevrolet Equinox • Illustration — Chevrolet Equinox Plus • Illustration — Chevrolet Malibu XL • Illustration — Chevrolet Menlo EV • Illustration — Chevrolet Monza • Illustration — Chevrolet Seeker

• Electra E4 • Enclave • Encore • Encore GX • Encore Plus • Envista • Envision • Excelle • Excelle XT • Excelle GT • Excelle GX • GL6 • New Century • Park Avenue • Roadmaster • Royaum • Velite 5 • Velite 7 • Verano Hatch/GS • Illustration — Buick Electra E4 • Illustration — Buick Enclave (facelift) • Illustration — Buick Enclave II • Illustration — Buick Encore I • Illustration — Buick Encore II • Illustration — Buick Encore GX • Illustration — Buick Encore Plus • Illustration — Buick Envista • Illustration — Buick Envision • Illustration — Buick Excelle XT • Illustration — Buick Excelle GT II • Illustration — Buick Excelle GX • Illustration — Buick Excelle • Illustration — Buick GL6 • Illustration — Buick New Century GL • Illustration — Buick Park Avenue • Illustration — Buick Roadmaster • Illustration — Buick Royaum • Illustration — Buick Velite 5 • Illustration — Buick Velite 6 PHEV • Illustration — Buick Velite 7 • Illustration — Buick Verano hatch • Illustration — Buick Verano hatch GS

• ATS • ATS-L • CT4 • CTS • Escalade • Fleetwood Brougham • Fleetwood • GT4 • Lyriq • Optiq • SLS • SRX • XLR • XTS • Illustration — Cadillac ATS • Illustration — Cadillac ATS-L • Illustration — Cadillac CT4 • Illustration — Cadillac CTS I • Illustration — Cadillac CTS III • Illustration — Cadillac Escalade III • Illustration — Cadillac Escalade IV • Illustration — Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham • Illustration — Cadillac Fleetwood • Illustration — Cadillac GT4 • Illustration — Cadillac Lyriq • Illustration — Cadillac Optiq • Illustration — Cadillac SRX I • Illustration — Cadillac SRX II • Illustration — Cadillac SLS • Illustration — Cadillac XLR • Illustration — Cadillac XTS I • Illustration — Cadillac XTS II

• Aveo • Camaro RS • Caprice Classic • Captiva • Cavalier • Corsica • Corvette (C4) • Corvette (C6) • Corvette (C7) • Cruze • Colorado • Epica • Epica II • Lova • Lova RV • Lumina APV • Malibu • Onix • Orlando • Sail • Spark • Silverado • Tracker • Trax • Trailblazer • Illustration — Chevrolet Aveo • Illustration — Chevrolet Camaro VI • Illustration — Chevrolet Caprice • Illustration — Chevrolet Captiva I • Illustration — Chevrolet Captiva II • Illustration — Chevrolet Cavalier • Illustration — Chevrolet Corsica • Illustration — Chevrolet Corvette C4 • Illustration — Chevrolet Corvette C6 • Illustration — Chevrolet Corvette C7 • Illustration — Chevrolet Cruze I • Illustration — Chevrolet Cruze II • Illustration — Chevrolet Epica V200 • Illustration — Chevrolet Epica V250 • Illustration — Chevrolet Lova • Illustration — Chevrolet Lova RV • Illustration — Chevrolet Lumina APV • Illustration — Chevrolet Malibu pre-facelift • Illustration — Chevrolet Malibu first facelift • Illustration — Chevrolet Malibu second facelift • Illustration — Chevrolet Orlando • Illustration — Chevrolet Onix • Illustration — Chevrolet Sail I • Illustration — Chevrolet Sail II • Illustration — Chevrolet Sail III • Illustration — Chevrolet Spark • Illustration — Chevrolet Tracker • Illustration — Chevrolet Trax (facelift) • Illustration — Chevrolet TrailBlazer

• Calendar year — Total sales — Ref. • 1999 — 19,790 • 2000 — 30,543 • 2001 — 58,328 • 2002 — 110,763 • 2003 — 201,188 • 2004 — 252,869 • 2005 — 325,000 • 2006 — 413,367 • 2007 — 500,308 • 2008 — 458,642 • 2009 — 727,631 • 2010 — 1,038,988 • 2011 — 1,231,539 • 2012 — 1,392,658 • 2013 — 1,575,167 • 2014 — 1,760,158 • 2015 — 1,752,015 • 2016 — 1,887,071 • 2017 — 2,000,187 • 2018 — 1,970,117 • 2019 — 1,600,102 • 2020 — 1,467,470 • 2021 — 1,331,567 • 2022 — 1,170,107 • 2023 — 1,001,017 • 2024 — 673,007 • 2025 — 562,185

SAIC and GM also operated other joint ventures, including: • Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd. (PATAC), an engineering services and research and development (R&D) operations centered in China • Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd., the operator of OnStar services in China • SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd., a national sales company. GM China has a 49 percent stake and SAIC a 51 percent stake. • SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (SAIC-GMAC), a financing arm • Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd., a joint venture established by GM China, SAIC-GM and SAIC subsidiary Shanghai Automotive Industry Sales Co. Ltd. • SAIC-GM-Wuling, a separate manufacturing and sales joint venture using Wuling and Baojun brands