Qingling Motors (Group) Co., Ltd. traces its origins to Chongqing Automobile Manufacturing Factory, founded in 1969. On May 13, 1985, it established Qingling Motors Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Isuzu Motors (Japan), becoming Chongqing’s first Sino-foreign automotive joint venture and China’s first Sino-Japanese joint venture for complete vehicle manufacturing.
In 1994, Chongqing Automobile Manufacturing Factory was renamed Qingling Motors (Group) Co., Ltd.; in the same year, Qingling Motors Co., Ltd. listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK), making it the first Chinese automaker to go public in Hong Kong. In 1997, it issued convertible bonds in Hong Kong. In 1998, breakthroughs were achieved in state-owned enterprise reform, and Jiang Zemin, then President of China, inspected Qingling.
From 2005 to 2010, Qingling and Isuzu jointly established subsidiaries for engines, axles, etc., building a complete commercial vehicle industry chain and creating China’s first world-class commercial vehicle production base. In 2005, Isuzu Motors increased its stake to 20%, marking a new stage of joint operation.
In 2017, Qingling launched its own brand and released TAGA, its first self-developed fuel pickup truck; it also built an independent innovation system and mastered core technologies for batteries, motors, and electronic controls. In 2020, Qingling partnered with Bosch (Germany) to develop the hydrogen energy industry in Chongqing, and autonomous driving commercial vehicles began demonstration operations. In 2021, it connected the Chengdu-Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor, achieving China’s first trunk-line operation of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. In 2023, it launched the next-generation electric light truck EVM. In 2024, Qingling collaborated with Huawei to develop ultra-fast charging commercial vehicles, launched electric vans and heavy trucks, and entered its first year of globalization.
