Who owns FAW Jiefang? The ownership chain, FAW Group's stake and the 1956 deal
Facts checked Chinese holding 100%
Jiefang is Chinese and state-owned. It is FAW's truck brand and the oldest continuous vehicle line in the People's Republic: the first Jiefang came off the Changchun line in 1956. It is one of the largest heavy-truck makers in the world by volume.
The Jiefang truck brand is FAW's, and the business is held through FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd., listed in Shenzhen under 000800. FAW Group's exact shareholding in the listed company was not verified for this entry.
The chain, step by step
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council owns FAW Group at 100% since 2003.
FAW has been state-owned since it was founded in 1953; SASAC, created in 2003, is the State Council body that has held the state's shareholding since then.
FAW Group controls FAW Jiefang since 1956.
The Jiefang truck brand is FAW's, and the business is held through FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd., listed in Shenzhen under 000800. FAW Group's exact shareholding in the listed company was not verified for this entry.
| Holder | Holds | Kind | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council | FAW Group | owns | 100% | 2003 |
| FAW Group | FAW Jiefang | controls | controls | 1956 |
FAW Jiefang: questions people ask
- Who owns Jiefang?
- FAW Group. The business is held through FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd., which is listed in Shenzhen, so it also has public minority shareholders.
- What does Jiefang mean?
- 解放 (Jiěfàng) means 'liberation'. The name was given to the first truck built at Changchun in 1956 and refers to the Communist victory of 1949.
- Does Jiefang sell trucks outside China?
- Yes. Its best-documented overseas operation is a plant at Kouga in South Africa, open since 2014, which supplies South Africa and exports into other Southern African countries and the Indian Ocean islands.
- Are Jiefang trucks sold in the US?
- No. The brand has no US presence and the sources consulted show no plan to enter.
Related
Sources for FAW Jiefang
- China FAW Group Co., Ltd., 集团简介 (Group profile). Read . FAW's own account of the 1956 first truck and of Jiefang as a group brand
- Wikipedia, FAW Jiefang. Read . 1956 first truck, product range, position in Chinese heavy trucks
- StockAnalysis, FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000800). Read . 2025 revenue, net income, employee count and the ticker
- China FAW Group Co., Ltd., 一汽解放南非公司库哈工厂第25000辆整车下线 (FAW Jiefang South Africa's Kouga plant builds its 25,000th vehicle). Read . Dated 31 August 2026; plant opening, investment, milestone dates and export scope
- Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read . Jiefang listed as an FAW Group brand.
- Wikipedia, FAW Group. Read . States that FAW is a state-owned enterprise supervised by SASAC