Shuanghuan Auto

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. In 2009, Shuanghuan itself was acquired by Liaoning SG Automotive Co,Ltd. Shuanghuan used the Vehicle Identification Number HBJ.

Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Founder	Zhao Zhigang
Defunct	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Headquarters	Shijiazhuang , China
Products	Automobiles
Subsidiaries	Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company
Website	http://www.hbshauto.com/

Shuanghuan Auto
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.
Transcriptions

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]

Products

• Shuanghuan Laifu/Shuanghuan Laiwang (来福/来旺) (HBJ6460) (1998–2003)
• Shuanghuan Laibao (来宝) (1988–1998)/Shuanghuan Rabo S-RV (1999–2010)
• Shuanghuan Jiaolian (1998–2002)
• Shuanghuan SCEO/CEO (2004–2011)
• Shuanghuan Noble/Bubble (2004–2016)
• Shuanghuan SHZJ213 (1994–1997)

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  Shuanghuan Laiwang (HBJ6460)
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  Shuanghuan Laibao S-RV (Rabo S-RV)
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  Shuanghuan CEO
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  Red Noble S6

Shuanghuan and Wheego Electric Cars had a partnership for the production of electric cars. Jointly produced vehicles included:

• Wheego Whip

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  Wheego Whip

Criticism

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]