Recently, foreign media reported that Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra? & amp？ Mahindra) is looking for potential buyers for its subsidiary Ssangyong Motor on a global scale.
Among many potential bidders, Geely and BYD from China are among them. Geely and BYD reacted quickly. Geely said it had no plans to bid for Ssangyong Motor, while BYD declined to comment.
Although the scandal between Ssangyong and China car companies was finally debunked, during the fermentation of the incident, a new car-making force from Dezhou suddenly broke into people's field of vision.
On June 18, Ssangyong Motor and Guo Song Automobile signed a strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, starting from the second half of 2020, Ssangyong Motor will put Tivoli? Parts of SUV are transported to Guo Song Automobile's factory in Dezhou, Shandong Province, assembled and exported to the Middle East and Africa.
It is worth noting that Ssangyong Motor has also encountered difficulties in its operation. From June 5438 to May this year, the cumulative sales volume of Ssangyong Motor in the Korean market was 3 1 10,000 vehicles, down 35% year-on-year; 8097 vehicles were exported, down 2 1% year-on-year. By the end of March, Ssangyong had suffered losses for 13 consecutive quarters, with a cumulative loss of 282 billion won (equivalent to about164 billion yuan) and an asset-liability ratio as high as 75.5%.
Why can a little-known Shandong enterprise become the foundry of Ssangyong? What kind of capital pusher and insider is behind this? Can Ssangyong, which is in danger, turn the corner with domestic products? Why can a mysterious China businesswoman wander repeatedly between Korean enterprises and Shandong local government? Behind the signing of Ssangyong and Guo Song, a series of question marks are waiting for the answer.
From Shandong to North Korea
In fact, Guo Song Auto has established close ties with South Korea as early as before. 2018165438+1On October 28th, Guo Song Automobile signed a cooperation agreement with Samsung SDS. According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly build the Guo Song International Logistics Complex Project in Dezhou, Shandong Province.
It is understood that the total investment of Guo Song International Logistics Park Complex Project is 3 1 100 million yuan, aiming at building a global logistics operation platform based on blockchain and establishing a world-leading efficient logistics system with the top Internet of Things technology of the top 500 companies of Samsung Group.
Jin Hengtai, vice president of Samsung SDS, said that Shandong is one of the important areas for Samsung's development in China, and Samsung Group will take the logistics park project as an opportunity to cooperate with Guo Song New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. for coordinated development.
In addition, Guo Song Automobile Company, headquartered in Texas, has set up a research and development center in South Korea. According to official data, Guo Song Korea 10 Professional R&D Center was granted the qualification of National Research Institute approved by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communication of Korea in May 20 19. 2065438+September 2009, the first batch of TORO new energy vehicles in Guo Song passed the examination of the Korean Traffic Safety Department and were on the road.
Dancing with state-owned capital.
In addition to the close relationship with South Korea, Guo Song Auto also has a complicated relationship with the local government of Shandong Province. According to Tianyancha data, Guo Song Automobile was established by five shareholders, namely Yucheng Qiao Jun Industrial Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yucheng Qiao Jun), Qingdao Yi Ni New Energy Automobile R&D Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Qingdao Yi Ni), Yucheng Bao Guo Enterprise Management Service Center (hereinafter referred to as Yucheng Bao Guo), Yucheng Jiashu Enterprise Management Partnership (hereinafter referred to as Yucheng Jiashu) and Yucheng Wheat Field Enterprise Management.
Intriguingly, four of the five shareholders have the presence of the Dezhou Municipal Government. This ownership structure makes Guo Song Auto look more like a special local state-owned enterprise than an ordinary car-making force.
Guo Song Auto also has several projects listed as provincial key projects. Its material project was listed as the key project of Shandong Province in 20 19, and "Key Technology Development and Industrialization Project of Lightweight and Intelligence of New Energy Vehicles" was listed as the key R&D plan of Shandong Province in 20 19.
By the end of 20 19 and 10, Guo Song has signed 52 distribution partners in the global market, with nearly 800,000 orders of various types, with a cumulative value of 6 billion US dollars. 800,000 sets, what is the concept of $6 billion?
According to public information, BYD sold 229,500 new energy vehicles in 20 19 * * years, with a cumulative revenue of 4,065,438+500 million yuan, which means that the order amount of pine cones is 1.05 times that of BYD in 20 19 years. By the end of 20 19, the cumulative sales of Tesla had just exceeded 800,000 vehicles, which made the unborn Guo Song automobile lock the top spot in the global new energy market.
However, until now, Guo Song Automobile has not obtained the production qualification issued by the state. What we can see is its SKD assembly plants scattered all over the world and small electric vehicles with strange shapes.
A businesswoman behind a pine cone.
Close ties with South Korea and interweaving with local governments make Guo Song Auto look a little different. Behind this unique enterprise stands a very successful mysterious businesswoman. ?
According to Sky Eye, Zhou Haiyan is the legal person, manager and executive director of Guo Song Automobile Company. Through Yucheng Bao Guo, the third largest shareholder of Guo Song, Zhou Haiyan holds 0/0% of the shares of Guo Song Automobile/KLOC.
However, there are few personal reports about Zhou Haiyan on the Internet. On the official website of Guo Song Auto, the resume of the woman in charge is also confidential.
However, through some clues, we sorted out Zhou Haiyan's resume. Zhou Haiyan himself is a legal person of 27 companies, a shareholder of 6 companies, a senior manager of 30 companies, and actually controls 13 companies. Of the 13 companies she actually controls, 1 1 is registered in Shandong Province, of which 1 is registered in Jinan, 1 is registered in Shouguang and 9 are registered in Dezhou.
The car headline App found that before 20 18, Zhou Haiyan mainly developed in Guangzhou and Foshan, and its main business was home building materials, which had nothing to do with the automobile industry. After 20 18, Zhou Haiyan went north to Dezhou, Shandong Province, and began to be densely distributed in the automobile industry, which became a scale in just two years. ?
"Pine cones carry our expectations and dreams for the future. Thanks to Texas for giving pinecone seeds the soil to grow and germinate. Thanks to the leaders and entrepreneurs present here for reading Songguo's initial heart and dreams, Songguo Automobile will live up to expectations and spare no effort to give back to the leaders and the care and love of all walks of life with practical actions. " 20 19 12, Zhou Haiyan, as a representative, said at the Texas Entrepreneur Conference.
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