Anting (Chinese: 安亭; pinyin: Āntíng) is a town in the Jiading District of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Pronounced An'ting, the placename means "The Pavilion of Peace". Anting is located in the Jiading District (嘉定区) of Shanghai, on the border of the neighbouring province of Jiangsu. It has 52,800 inhabitants and an area of 59.75 km².
Anting is one of the centres of the Chinese automotive industry; it is home to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and includes the German/Chinese joint venture: Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive. This enterprise has the largest market share of passenger cars in China.
The Shanghai International Circuit, China's first Formula One race track, is located near the town.
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