Jiangxi Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd.
TypeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedApril 2013 (as Jiangxi Isuzu)
Headquarters
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Area served
China
ProductsPickup trucks, SUVs, diesel engines
Owners
[1]
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese江西五十铃汽车有限公司
Traditional Chinese江西五十鈴汽車有限公司
Jiangxi Isuzu
Simplified Chinese江西五十铃
Traditional Chinese江西五十鈴
WebsiteJiangxi Isuzu

Jiangxi Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Isuzu and Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG).[2] The venture is headquartered in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. It is focused on the production and sale of Isuzu pickups and their engines for the Chinese market.

History

The first joint venture between Isuzu and Jiangxi Automotive Manufacturing Plant (which would later be renamed JMCG) was established in March 1983.[3] Isuzu N-series trucks were manufactured from 1985 onwards. In 1993, when Jiangling Motors Corporation was spun off from JMCG, Jiangxi Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a JMCG subsidiary), Itochu Trading and Isuzu created the Jiangling Isuzu joint venture to continue producing Isuzu-badged trucks for 20 years. JMCG owned a 75% stake and the rest was evenly distributed between Isuzu and Itochu.[4] JMCG and Isuzu restructured their agreement in 2012, and the equally-owned Jiangxi Isuzu took charge of Isuzu production in April 2013.[4][5]

The first vehicle product of the new Jiangxi Isuzu venture, the Isuzu D-Max was launched on 7 December 2014 by Jiangxi Isuzu.[6] The engine used is the 4JK1 2.5L diesel with 5 Speed Manual/Automatic transmission in 2WD and 4WD models.

Models

D-Max

The Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, offered in many markets, is also manufactured in China.

Lingtuo

The Lingtuo resembles the D-Max, but is cheaper.

Ruimai and Ruimai S

Unlike the two models described above, the Ruimai (or Remax) wears the logo of JIM (Jiangxi Isuzu Motors), not of Isuzu. Besides the ICE versions, an all-electric version is also offered.[7]

A restyled variant known as the Ruimai S was unveiled in 2019.[8][9][10]

MU-X

The Isuzu MU-X was also produced in China by Jiangxi Isuzu.

References

  1. ↑ "Jiangxi Isuzu Co. Ltd. about us". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Jianling Motors Co., Group".
  3. ↑ "Overseas". Isuzu. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 Wang, Liang (29 December 2014). "在深层次合作中起步 江西五十铃发展史" [Starting of a deep cooperation, the development history of Jiangxi Isuzu]. autohome.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "企业简介" [Company info] (in Chinese). Jiangxi Isuzu. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jiangxi Isuzu all new D-max release". Jiangxi Isuzu. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "锐骐6电动上市 国内还有哪些电动皮卡可选-皮卡行情导购-皮卡资讯-皮卡网".
  8. ↑ http://m.chinatrucks.com/news/8664.html
  9. ↑ "Comprehensive understanding of Jiangxi Isuzu products and the strength of domestic joint venture high-quality pickup trucks". 12 February 2021.
  10. ↑ https://inf.news/en/auto/137b603de92833cb142551f534ff3fea.html
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