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SAIC Motor

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Chairman / President

Jia Jianxu

CEO / Managing Director

Zhou Langhui

CFO / Finance Director

Wei Yong

Industry

Automobile

Website

saicmotor.com

Headquarters address

Shanghai, No. 400 Caoxi North Road, Xuhui District, China

Stock Code

SSE:600104

Year founded

1958

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