FAW Group - Subsidiaries and Divisions

Subsidiaries and Divisions

FAW has at least 28 wholly owned subsidiaries and controlling shares in 18 partially owned subsidiaries. These include the wholly owned subsidiaries FAW Jie Fang Truck Co Ltd and FAW Bus and Coach Co Ltd, the foreign joint venture FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd, and the publicly traded FAW Car Co Ltd, Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd, and Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd.

Unit/year production capacity figures may consider engines and whole vehicles as discrete. The following is an incomplete list.

The 9th Industrial Machinery Design and Research Institute

A wholly owned subsidiary since 1958, this institute is responsible for production base design.

Chengdu FAW Automobile Co Ltd

Becoming a partially owned subsidiary in 2002 after the acquisition of the Sichuan Bus Company, FAW was able to retain this company's cooperative effort with Toyota, and, as of 2003, Chengdu FAW Automobile Co Ltd produces Huaxi brand light and medium buses, spare parts, and the Toyota Landcruiser Prado.

Dalian Diesel Engine Co

In 1986, 35 years after its inception, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW. It produces engines for commercial trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery.

FAW Car Co Ltd

Created in 1997 from the merger of Changchun Gear Factory, the FAW No. 2 Engine Factory, the FAW No. 2 Car Factory, and the former FAW No. 1 Car Factory, this publicly listed subsidiary, as of 2003, produces a Hong Qi luxury sedan, other car models, transmissions, and engines. It has a production base in western Changchun, Jilin province.

FAW Forging Co Ltd

Producing die and hand-forged auto parts, this subsidiary was established on 31 May 2000.

FAW Foundry Co Ltd

This wholly owned subsidiary produces cast auto parts including engine blocks.

FAW Hainan Automobile Co Ltd

Operating the southernmost FAW production base, it has manufactured license-built Mazdas since 1990.

FAW Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd

Created in 1997 when FAW purchased a controlling interest in Hongta Yunnan Automobile Co Ltd, this subsidiary company, as of 2003, produces 1/2-3 ton pickups and light trucks as well as license-built Daihatsu models.

FAW Import and Export Corporation (FAWIE)

Established as a subsidiary in 1984, FAWIE is the international sales and marketing division of FAW Group. Overseas joint ventures and technical cooperation with foreign countries are also within its remit. This subsidiary has established overseas production facilities in Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Russia.

FAW Jilin Automobile Co Ltd

Founded in 1980, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group in either 1987 or March 1991. It manufactures compact trucks and buses originally based on Suzukis. More recently, Jilin participated in a five-year-long joint venture with Daihatsu.

FAW Jie Fang Truck Co Ltd

Established as a subsidiary on 18 January 2003, it is a producer of medium and heavy trucks. With two subsidiaries of its own, Qingdao Truck Division and FAW Trading Company, it is one make of Jie Fang branded trucks. As of 2003, FAW Jie Fang Truck utilizes production lines dating from 1956.

FAW Passenger Vehicle Co

As of 2012, this company has two factories and some of the products it produces carry the Oley brand.

FAW Jiaxin Heat Treatment and Electroplate Technology Co Ltd

This wholly owned subsidiary designs and manufactures complete heat treatment and electroplating systems.

FAW Qiming Information Technology Co Ltd

Established in 2000, this subsidiary company is responsible for GPS research and development, business development, sales and marketing, after sales support, and system integration. A vehicle-monitoring division of its GPS research & development arm used a system purchased from Avaya to, "monitor over 3,000 vehicles throughout China".

FAW Sihuan Automotive Co Ltd

Established in 1997, this part-owned subsidiary designs, produces, and markets medium and heavy truck bodies, wheels, and components for both FAW and other manufacturers. Its joint venture with Johnson Controls, Changchun Fawer-Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Co Ltd, produces a wide range of interior components including automotive seats and trim.

FAW Tianjin Xiali Automobile Co Ltd

Founded in 1968, this subsidiary manufactures compact cars and since 2002 has had a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corporation, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co Ltd.

FAW Tool Co Ltd

This wholly owned subsidiary specializes in development and production of non-standard tools for automotive manufacture.

FAW Tool and Die Co Ltd

Manufacturing automotive dies is the main responsibility of this wholly owned subsidiary.

The Harbin Light Vehicle Factory

Established in 1965, this FAW Group subsidiary made military vehicles until partnering with FAW in the 1990s. It has since produced pickups, Jie Fang trucks, and mini-vehicles (small trucks and vans that see commercial use).