In 2009, SAIC – a Fortune 500 company and China's largest automaker, pursued its global vision by taking the initiative to engage in a full takeover of the British MAXUS brand - including its intellectual property and technological platform – to introduce MAXUS to China and christen it as "MAXUS."
MAXUS has undertaken the mission of striving to create the most trustworthy commercial vehicle on the market with first-rate international technical standards. The brand will concentrate SAIC's 30 years of experience in automobile manufacturing, its leading research and development capability and outstanding six main systems to create new waves and technological trends in the development of the international commercial vehicle market, and by means of its acute insights into the Chinese commercial vehicle market comprehensively satisfy the needs of local consumers. SAIC has established a new milestone in the development of Chinese commercial vehicles, and restored the glory of the MAXUS brand.
Source http://www.saicmaxus.com/en/story.html
So does that mean SAIC do own Maxus 100% now then?
Interesting to see what happens in the long term. considering the LDV vans were regarded as the worst van pretty much compared to the competition, but we still saw plenty on the roads. Some people who had them rated them highly, I have never driven a Maxus but I did drive the old convoy and they did the job but were pretty rubbish compared to the opposition vehicles.
Simon
MAXUS has undertaken the mission of striving to create the most trustworthy commercial vehicle on the market with first-rate international technical standards. The brand will concentrate SAIC's 30 years of experience in automobile manufacturing, its leading research and development capability and outstanding six main systems to create new waves and technological trends in the development of the international commercial vehicle market, and by means of its acute insights into the Chinese commercial vehicle market comprehensively satisfy the needs of local consumers. SAIC has established a new milestone in the development of Chinese commercial vehicles, and restored the glory of the MAXUS brand.
Source http://www.saicmaxus.com/en/story.html
So does that mean SAIC do own Maxus 100% now then?
Interesting to see what happens in the long term. considering the LDV vans were regarded as the worst van pretty much compared to the competition, but we still saw plenty on the roads. Some people who had them rated them highly, I have never driven a Maxus but I did drive the old convoy and they did the job but were pretty rubbish compared to the opposition vehicles.
Simon
