长安汽车9月4日宣布，公司将以1元人民币现金收购日本铃木及铃木中国50%股份。收购完成后，长安汽车持有长安铃木100%股权。长安汽车总裁朱华荣表示，在2020年合资合约尚未解除前，长安铃木暂不会改名，长安汽车将加大投入，持续经营。安铃木成立于1993年5月，由长安汽车、日本铃木株式会社、铃木（中国）投资有限公司三方持股，分别占股50%、40%、10%，公司注册资本为1.9亿美元。长安铃木现有两大工厂，均位于重庆市，具备年产35万辆整车和35万台发动机的生产能力。2009年，得益于新一代奥拓上市，长安铃木全年销量首次突破15万辆。承接2009年良好的发展态势，长安铃木在2010年、2011年实现突飞猛进，全年销量分别突破20万辆和22万辆。不过，从2011年开始，长安铃木未能保持增长的销售势头，随后的几年由于品牌竞争力不足，加之缺乏新品投入，销售持续下滑。去年，公司仅销售8.6万辆车。

 

Changan Auto wholly controls Changan Suzuki with cost of RMB1

Changan Automobile announced on September 4 that it will acquire 50% stake in Changan Suzuki, which was previously owned by Suzuki Motor and Suzuki (China) Investment Co.,Ltd, with RMB 1.

 

After the acquisition completes, Changan Suzuki will be wholly possessed by Changan Automobile and be incorporated into the consolidated statements of the Chinese parent company.

 

Zhu Huarong, president of Changan Automobile, said the joint venture will remain its original name before the joint venture contract with Suzuki Motor is officially dissolved in 2020.

 

Changan Suzuki was founded in May, 1993, with a registered capital of $190 million. Three shareholders, namely, Changan Automobile, Suzuki Motor and Suzuki (China) Investment Co.,Ltd, possessed 50%, 40% and 10% stake respectively in the Sino-Japanese joint venture. It currently has two plants in Chongqing with a total capacity of 350 thousand vehicles and 350 engines on an annual basis.

 

In 2009, Changan Suzuki's annual sales exceeded 150 thousand vehicles for the first time thanks to the roll-out of the new Alto. Then, the automaker saw its annual sales jump to 200 thousand units and to 220 thousand units in 2010 and 2011.

 

However, the joint venture failed to maintain the upward sales momentum after 2011, suffering continuous sales drop year by year due to lack of new blood and competitiveness in product lineup. Last year, the company only delivered around 86,000 vehicles.