Haima Automobile
Haima Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as Haima, is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company based in Haikou, Hainan. Its principal activity is production of passenger cars for other companies.
Trade name | Haima |
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| Company type | State-owned |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | January 1992 (as Hainan Mazda Motor Co., Ltd.) |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Revenue | 11.21 billion yuan (US$1.77 billion) |
Net income | 590 million yuan (US$93.22 million) |
| Owner | Hainan Automobile Group (49%) Hainan provincial government (51%) |
| Website | haima.com |
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| Simplified Chinese | 海马汽车集团股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 海馬汽車集團股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 海马 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 海馬 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Seahorse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haima was founded in 1992 as a joint venture between the Hainan provincial government and Mazda to produce Mazda models for sale in China. In 2006, FAW acquired one share of the venture, although many Haima models still incorporate Mazda technology.
As of 2012 Haima had an annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 vehicles. A total of 157,242 Haima passenger cars were sold in China in 2013, making it the 28th largest-selling car brand in the country in that year (and the 12th largest-selling Chinese brand).
In July 2021, FAW transferred 49% of the shares of FAW Haima to Hainan Development Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hainan Holdings) at no charge. Haima Automobile holds 51% of the shares in FAW Haima, while Hainan Holdings hold 49% of the shares.