Seres Group

Chinese vehicle manufacturer
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Seres Group (previously known as Sokon Group or Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co., Ltd,[3] is a technology-driven manufacturing enterprise that was founded in 1986. With over 16,000 employees, SERES is a leading A-share listed company and one of China's top 500 enterprises.

Seres Group Co., Ltd
Native name
赛力斯集团股份有限公司
FormerlySokon Group
Company typePublic
SSE: 601127
Industry
Predecessors
  • Chongqing Baxian Fenghuang Electronic Factory (1986-1996)
  • Chongqing Yu'an Shock Absorber Company (1996-2007)
  • Chongqing Sokon Automobile (2007-2022)
FoundedSeptember 1986; 38 years ago (1986-09)
FoundersZhang Xinghai
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAutomobiles, Motorcycle, commercial vehicles, auto parts
RevenueIncrease US$12,485,977 (2023)
Steady US$72,136
Total assetsDecrease US$11,339,223 (2023)
Owners
  • Chongqing Sokon Holding (founder Zhang's family) (26.53%)
  • Dongfeng Motor Corporation (21.68%)
  • Chongqing Yu'an Automotive Industrial (government of Chongqing) (4.38%)[1]
Number of employees
13,238[2]
SubsidiariesSeres
Seres Hubei
XGJAO Motorcycle
Yu'an Shock Absorber Company
Jinkang New Energy
Ruichi Automobile
Websiteglobal-seres.com

Brands and products

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Seres is a brand of electric vehicle owned by Seres Group. Since 2023, Seres brand has shifted to export brand while AITO became a domestic only brand.[4]

AITO is a brand that collaborates with Huawei for smart electric vehicle. Huawei is leads in the design of AITO models while Seres conducts in production.

The AITO brand was owned by Seres but was acquired by Huawei in June 2023.[5]

Landian

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Landian is Seres brand for budget electric vehicles which unveiled in March 2023. The word Landian literally means blue electricity (蓝电) in Chinese.[6]

Fengon

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Fengon (or DFSK Glory for foreign markets) formerly known as Dongfeng Fengguang (东风风光), is the sub-brand of Seres that produces passenger vehicles. Established in 2008, Fengon brand targets at affordable compact MPVs and SUVs. It used to be a joint-venture brand with Dongfeng Group but was fully acquired by Seres Group in 2022.

DFSK/Dongfeng Xiaokang (东风小康)

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The DFSK is a brand of Seres' that produces light commercial vehicles. It used to be a joint-venture brand with Dongfeng Group but was fully acquired by Seres Group in 2022.

References

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  1. "Profile". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Yahoo Search - Web Search". in.search.yahoo.com.
  3. 重庆小康工业集团股份有限公司董事会 (12 July 2022). 重庆小康工业集团股份有限公司 关于拟变更公司名称、证券简称的公告 [Chongqing Sokon Industrial Group Co., Ltd name change and stock symbol change] (PDF). Shanghai Stock Exchange (in Chinese). 601127 2022-070. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023. (listed under 赛力斯 ( 601127 ) 公告)
    • new name: Chinese: 赛力斯集团股份有限公司 / Seres Group Co., Ltd.
    • current name: Chinese: 重庆小康工业集团股份有限公司 / Chongqing Sokon Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
  4. "公司业务 - 赛力斯集团". www.seres.cn. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. "重磅!"问界"商标已转让给华为-开源基础软件社区-51CTO.COM". ost.51cto.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. Kang/CnEVPost, Lei (30 March 2023). "Seres unveils new NEV brand Landian and 1st model E5 with BYD, Huawei technology". CnEVPost. Retrieved 28 June 2023.