China Motor Corporation
Public (TSEC: 2204) | |
Industry | Automobile manufacturer |
Founded | June 13, 1969 |
Headquarters | 11F, No.2 Tun Hwa South Road Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan |
Area served | Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Central America |
Key people |
Vivian Shun-wen Wu (Chairperson) Kenneth Yen (Vice Chairman) Wen-Cheng Huang (President) |
Products | Automobiles, recreational vehicles, light commercial vehicles, trucks |
Revenue | NT$ 55,669.4 million |
NT$ 5,397.8 million | |
Number of employees | 3,407 |
Website | China-Motor.com.tw |
China Motor Corporation (CMC; Chinese: 中華汽車工業; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Qìchē Gōngyè) is an automobile manufacturer based in Taipei, Taiwan.
History
It was founded in June 1969, and signed a technology sharing contract with Mitsubishi Motors the following year. On December 12, 1973 they opened their first manufacturing facility, in Yangmei. Initially vehicle production was at a rate of 300 vehicles per month, but thanks to rapid growth, and the development of an advanced painting facility, the factory produced its 100,000th vehicle in 1983.[1]
Originally they only produced commercial vehicles, but have since expanded operations, producing more than 100,000 vehicles per year. Currently they operate three manufacturing plants, two in Yangmei and one in Hsinchu.[1]
The company has been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since March 1991, and has repeatedly been recognized for its remarkable growth. In 1993 it was awarded the National Quality Award of Taiwan and were ranked first place in J.D. Power Asia-Pacific's Sales Satisfaction Index in 2000 and 2001. They have also been awarded numerous accolades for exemplary working conditions in their manufacturing plants.[1]
Since 1995, CMC has invested heavily in China's South East Motor Corporation, and have poised themselves to take advantage of China's economic growth.
In 2005, the company was given approval from the Chinese government, and signed an agreement with DaimlerChrysler to produce minivans for the mainland market.
13.97 percent of the company is owned by Mitsubishi, and all of their models are revamped Mitsubishi designs, adjusted to appeal for the Taiwanese market except for Freeca and Veryca, which are entirely CMC designs and not based on Mitsubishi models.[2]
Since June 2007, CMC is participated in the Fujian Daimler joint venture.
Products
Current
- CMC Veryca (中華菱利) (1985-present
- CMC Zinger (中華雙贏, 2005–present)
- CMC Leadca (中華新達, 2013–present)
- CMC Zinger
Former
- Mitsubishi Freeca (1998–2008)
- Mitsubishi Grunder (2004–2012)
- Mitsubishi Savrin (2001–2014)
- CMC Towny (中華多利, (1985-2011)
- Soueast Lioncel (2000-2007)
- Soueast Delica (1994-2013)
- Soueast Soveran (2003-2011)
- Chrysler Town & Country (2005-2007)
- Mitsubishi Colt Plus (2007–2012)
- CMC Delica 2.0GL van
- CMC Minicab truck in 1980s
- CMC Varica 1200 van
- CMC Veryca 1.3L truck (1st ver.)
- CMC Veryca 1.3L truck (2nd ver.)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "About CMC" China Motor Co. website Archived January 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "MMC and CMC of Taiwan sign MOU on future joint business in Mainland China", Mitsubishi Motors press release, December 28, 2004
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