Tianjin FAW

Its principal activity was the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automobiles sold under the Xiali, Vita and Junpai marques.

Tianjin FAW was founded in 1965 and was originally considered one of the "three smalls" of the Chinese automotive industry, together with Guangzhou Honda and Beijing.

In the 1980s, Tianjin's directors decided to look abroad for a joint venture to enable them to build modern small cars.

They were very popular in China as taxicabs throughout the 1980s and in the 1990s, the Chinese Volkswagen Jetta joined the taxi market followed by the Hyundai Sonata and Elantra in the 2000s.

From 1984 to 2002, Tianjin FAW manufactured Hijet-based Daihatsu mini trucks in China rebranded as Huali Dafa.

During this period, due to two consecutive years of losses in 2013 and 2014, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued a delisting risk warning.

[10] On December 23, 2019, FAW Xiali issued an announcement to disclose the asset restructuring plan with China Railway Materials.

[11] On January 8, 2021, FAW Xiali was renamed China Railway Materials,[12] from then on the reorganized company no longer engaged in automobile production business.