Shanghai Auto Works

Shanghai SH 760

Shanghai SH 7221

Prototype of a convertible

Shanghai Auto Works was a manufacturer of automobiles from the People's Republic of China .

Company history

The company from Shanghai has its origins in a car repair shop founded in 1920. In 1958 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was initially Fenghuang (sometimes called Phoenix ) and from 1964 Shanghai . Around 2000 to 4000 vehicles were built annually, with the maximum of 6010 vehicles in 1984. In that year, production of the model at Shanghai Auto Works also ended, as the production capacity of Shanghai Volkswagen was required. The company is part of SAIC Motor .

vehicles

Brand name Fenghuang

The Fenghuang was similar to Plymouth models . Its four-cylinder engine developed 78 hp . In 1959, a version with double headlights, thick bumpers and a wide grille appeared . A vehicle with the Chinese registration number 3 * 00691 is shown in several photos. The last version was presented in 1960. It was based on the Mercedes-Benz 220 from the 1950s. Of these, 13 vehicles were created as limousines .

Brand name Shanghai

The Shanghai SH 760 was the same vehicle as the last Fenghuang , only renamed. Its six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2232 cc made 90 hp. In 1974 the Shanghai SH 760 A followed with a revised front and rear, which was produced until 1989. The last versions Shanghai SH 7221 and Shanghai SH 7231 were made by Shanghai Shenlian Special Auto Works until 1993 .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Feng-Huang and Shanghai.
• George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 529 (English).
• George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1439-1440 (English).
• Garnet Kasperk: Internationalization of Chinese Automobile Companies , Lulu.com, 2012, ISBN 9781447839545 .

Web links

Commons : Shanghai Auto Works  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• d'Auto to Fenghuang (Dutch)
• d'Auto to Shanghai (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Feng-Huang and Shanghai.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 529 and 1439-1440 (English).