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Shuanghuan Auto

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Industry
  
Automotive

Headquarters
  
Shijiazhuang, China

Products
  
Automobiles

Founded
  
1988

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Subsidiaries
  
Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company

Website
  
www.hbshauto.com (Chinese)

Shuanghuan Auto (officially Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. It was established in April 1988 and acquired the state-owned automobile manufacturer Red Star in 2002.

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Products

Shuanghuan's current and former products include:

  • Shuanghuan Laibao (HBJ 6460; officially manufactured 1988-1998, currently assembled in small series)
  • Shuanghuan Jiaolian (HBJ6460 (PickUp) and HBJ5020 (SUV); 1998–2002)
  • Shuanghuan Rabo S-RV (1999–2007)
  • Shuanghuan SCEO / Shuanghuan CEO (intern: C9; since 2002)
  • Shuanghuan Noble / Shuanghuan Bubble (intern: S6; since 2004)
  • Shuanghuan S-RV (2007–2010)

    • Partnership with Wheego Electric Car

    Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars have a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles include:

  • Wheego Whip
  • Whego LiFe

    • Criticism

    Shuanghuan has been criticized and threatened with legal action for copying the Smart Fortwo and the BMW X5, along with the Honda CR-V. In Germany legal action was taken by BMW which resulted in a ban on sales of the Shuanghuan SCEO.

    References

    Shuanghuan Auto Wikipedia
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