Who owns Wuling? The ownership chain, SAIC-GM-Wuling's stake and the 2002 deal
Facts checked Chinese holding 56%
Wuling is Chinese-controlled but part-American. The brand belongs to SAIC-GM-Wuling, in which General Motors holds 44% and SAIC and Guangxi Auto hold the rest; the joint venture makes China's best-selling small commercial vehicles and the Hongguang Mini EV. Chevrolet sells rebadged Wuling and Baojun models in Latin America and the Middle East.
SAIC-GM-Wuling makes and sells the Wuling passenger and light commercial vehicles. The Wuling name is also used separately by Guangxi Automobile Group on its own commercial range, so the badge appears on products from two related companies.
The short answer
| Controlled by | SAIC-GM-Wuling |
|---|---|
| Stake | not published |
| Since | 18 November 2002 |
| Kind | brand |
| Origin | CN |
| Name in Chinese | 五菱 “WOO-ling” |
| Top of the chain | SAIC-GM-Wuling |
| Is it Chinese? | Yes |
The chain, step by step
SAIC-GM-Wuling controls Wuling since 18 November 2002.
SAIC-GM-Wuling makes and sells the Wuling passenger and light commercial vehicles. The Wuling name is also used separately by Guangxi Automobile Group on its own commercial range, so the badge appears on products from two related companies.
| Holder | Holds | Kind | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAIC-GM-Wuling | Wuling | controls | controls | 18 November 2002 |
Wuling: questions people ask
- Is Wuling Chinese?
- The brand is Chinese and the cars are designed and built in China. The company that makes them, SAIC-GM-Wuling, is Chinese-controlled — SAIC Motor holds 50.1% and the Guangxi provincial group 5.9% — with General Motors holding 44%.
- Who owns Wuling?
- SAIC-GM-Wuling holds the brand for passenger and light commercial vehicles. Its shareholders are SAIC Motor (50.1%), GM China (44%) and Guangxi Automobile Group (5.9%). Guangxi Automobile Group also uses the Wuling name on its own separate commercial-vehicle range.
- What does Wuling mean?
- 五菱 (Wǔlíng) means 'five water caltrops'. 菱 is also the word for a diamond or rhombus shape, and the badge is five diamonds arranged to read as a W.
- Is the Hongguang MINI EV sold outside China?
- Versions of SGMW's small electric cars are sold in Indonesia and some other Asian markets, sometimes under different names. There is no United States or European Union sale of the Hongguang MINI EV.
Related
Sources for Wuling
- SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd., About SGMW. Read . The 1958 Liuzhou lineage, the shareholding, the brands and the Indonesian plant.
- Wikipedia, Wuling Hongguang Mini EV. Read . Year-by-year sales including 424,983 in 2025 and the 1.1 million cumulative figure of February 2023.
- SAIC Motor, Sales Volume (monthly production and sales report). Read . SAIC-GM-Wuling volumes for August 2026 and the year to date.
- Wikipedia, Guangxi Automobile Group. Read . The two companies that use the Wuling name and the 1982 start of Wuling-badged vehicles.
- Wikipedia, General Motors. Read . GM holds 44% of SAIC-GM-Wuling, which produces the Baojun and Wuling brands.
- Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read . Wuling and Baojun listed under SAIC Motor; Guangxi Auto listed separately as a local-government state owner.