Shuanghuan Auto (officially Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) (双环汽车) was a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, founded by Zhao Zhigang. It was established in April 1988 and acquired the state-owned automobile manufacturer Red Star in 2002.
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Zhao Zhigang |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Subsidiaries | Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company |
| Website | http://www.hbshauto.com/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 石家莊雙環汽車公司 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 石家庄双环汽车公司 | ||
| Literal meaning | Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd. | ||
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On 29 February 2016, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shut down Shuanghuan and 12 other automobile manufacturers that did not meet mandatory production evaluations for two consecutive years.[1]
The logo suspects to heavily copy the SsangYong badge (1992-2000).
Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars had a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles included:
Shuanghuan was criticized and threatened with legal action for copying the Smart Fortwo and the BMW X5, along with the Honda CR-V.[2][3] In Germany legal action was taken by BMW which resulted in a ban on sales of the Shuanghuan SCEO.[4][5]
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