Who owns Haima? The ownership chain, Haima Automobile's stake and the 1992 deal
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Haima appears here because the ownership graph records a holding in it by a Chinese entity. The chain below is the whole of what this site claims.
The Haima marque belongs to Haima Automobile Co., Ltd. of Haikou, Hainan.
The short answer
| Controlled by | Haima Automobile |
|---|---|
| Stake | 100% |
| Since | 1992 |
| Kind | brand |
| Origin | CN |
| Name in Chinese | 海马 “HIGH-mah” |
| Top of the chain | Haima Investment Group Co., Ltd. |
The chain, step by step
Haima Investment Group Co., Ltd. controls Haima Automobile.
Privately held Haima-named investment vehicles, associated with the company's chairman, are the largest shareholder group in the Shenzhen-listed Haima Automobile. Public data services list two such holders at roughly 28.8% and 5.66%, but the figures are undated and were not checked against a filing. Note that Wikipedia states the Hainan provincial government holds 51%; that appears to describe a subsidiary rather than the listed company and could not be reconciled.
Haima Automobile owns Haima at 100% since 1992.
The Haima marque belongs to Haima Automobile Co., Ltd. of Haikou, Hainan.
| Holder | Holds | Kind | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haima Investment Group Co., Ltd. | Haima Automobile | controls | controls | not published |
| Haima Automobile | Haima | owns | 100% | 1992 |
Haima: questions people ask
- Is Haima a Mazda?
- Not any more, though it started that way. Haima built Mazdas in Hainan from 1992 and kept using Mazda engineering after Mazda's share went to FAW in 2006, but it lost the right to the Mazda badge. Its own cars have been Haima-badged since 2003.
- What does Haima mean?
- 海马 (Hǎimǎ) is the Chinese word for 'seahorse'. As a company name it contracts 海南 Hainan and 马自达 Mazda.
- Who owns Haima?
- The listed company, Haima Automobile Co., Ltd. (SZSE 000572), is controlled by private Haima-named investment vehicles. Hainan provincial state capital holds 49% of the FAW Haima manufacturing subsidiary.
- Does Haima still make cars?
- Yes, on a small scale from Haikou. The range is the 8S crossover and the 7X people-carrier, including an electric 7X-E, plus a hydrogen fuel-cell programme aimed at Hainan's plan to end fuel-only car sales.
Related
Sources for Haima
- Wikipedia, Haima Automobile. Read . Founding, Mazda and FAW history, models, sales and the July 2021 transfer
- Wikipedia, Haima Family. Read . The 2003 first own-badged car and its Mazda 323 basis
- Investing.com, Haima Automobile Co Ltd share price (SZ 000572). Read . Shenzhen listing and ticker