Hawtai

Hawtai Motor Group
FoundedRongcheng, Shandong, China, 2000[1]
HeadquartersBeijing, China[2]
Area served
China
Key people
Richard Zhang (Vice President)[3]
ProductsSUVs, sedans[3]
OwnerZhāng Xiùgēn (张秀根)[3]
WebsiteHawtai Motor
Hawtai
Simplified Chinese华泰
Traditional Chinese華泰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuátài

Hawtai (officially Hawtai Motor Group)[4] is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing,[5] with production facilities in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Rongcheng, Shandong. Selling cars and SUVs under the Hawtai brand, from 2002 to 2010 the company had a joint venture or other form of legal cooperation with Hyundai Motors that manufactured Hyundai-brand passenger cars for the mainland China market; Hawtai continues to use some Hyundai technology today.[6]

As of late 2010, its production capacity was reported to be 350,000 units/year.[citation needed] What distinguishes Hawtai from rival private Chinese automakers is its diesel engine production ability. Billing itself as a clean vehicle brand, Hawtai also is a supplier to the Chinese State.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ China's Hawtai Motor comes to Saab's rescue chinadaily.com, 2011-05-03
  3. ^ a b c Saab rescued by Chinese automaker reuters.com, Tue May 3, 2011 11:41am EDT
  4. ^ "Company Profile". Official website of Hawtai. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference shan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Hawtai to launch B35 SUV at years end". chinacartimes.com. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference pamphlet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).