Shuanghuan Auto
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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 1988 (Shijiazhuang) |
| Headquarters | Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Subsidiaries | Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company |
| Website |
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| Shuanghuan Auto | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 双环汽车 | ||
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| Literal meaning | Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd. | ||
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Shuanghuan Auto (officially Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. It was established in April 1988 and acquired the state-owned automobile manufacturer Red Star in 2002.
Products
Shuanghuan's current and former products include:
- Shuanghuan Laibao (HBJ 6460; officially manufactured 1988-1998, currently assembled in small series)
- Shuanghuan Jiaolian (HBJ6460 (PickUp) and HBJ5020 (SUV); 1998–2002)
- Shuanghuan Rabo S-RV (1999–2007)
- Shuanghuan SCEO / Shuanghuan CEO (intern: C9; since 2002)
- Shuanghuan Noble / Shuanghuan Bubble (intern: S6; since 2004)
- Shuanghuan S-RV (2007–2010)
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A Shuanghuan Laibao
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A Shuanghuan CEO
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A Red Noble S6
Partnership with Wheego Electric Car
Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars have a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles include:
- Wheego Whip
- Whego LiFe
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A Wheego Whip
Criticism
Shuanghuan has been criticized and threatened with legal action for copying the Smart Fortwo and the BMW X5, along with the Honda CR-V.[1][2] In Germany legal action was taken by BMW which resulted in a ban on sales of the Shuanghuan SCEO.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "China - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".
- ↑ "BMW joins smart in threatening copy-cat Chinese".
- ↑ "SCEO German sales plan slapped down by Judge".
- ↑ “IPR disputes fuelled by auto makers”, China Daily, September 6, 2004, Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
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