Maxus

This article is about the commercial and passenger vehicle brand. For the media agency, see Maxus (media agency). For the sounding rocket, see Maxus (rocket).
SAIC Maxus Automotive Co., Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedMarch 2011; 13 years ago (March 2011)
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAutomobiles
Brands
  • Maxus
  • LDV (Australia and New Zealand)
ParentSAIC Motor
Websitesaicmaxus.com
Maxus
Simplified Chinese上汽大通汽车有限公司
Traditional Chinese上汽大通汽車有限公司
Literal meaningShanghai Automotive "Great Transportation" Automobile Co., Ltd.
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShàngqì dàtōng qìchē yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese上汽大通
Traditional Chinese上汽大通
Literal meaningShanghai Automotive "Great Transportation"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShàngqì dàtōng

SAIC Maxus Automotive Co., Ltd. trading as Maxus (LDV in Australia and New Zealand) and sometimes known by the pinyin transcription of its Chinese name, Datong (大通) is a Chinese vehicle brand. Currently, it is a commercial and passenger vehicle manufacturer being a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC Motor,[1][2] which owns other brands such as MG and Roewe.

  1. ^ "SAIC launched new brand Maxus for vans". China Car Times. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "SAIC plans to sell MAXUS van globally in H2". Reuters.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.