Shaolin Automobile, officially known as Henan Shaolin Automobile Co., Ltd., was founded in 1983 and restructured into a joint-stock company in 1997. It is one of China's well-known complete vehicle manufacturing enterprises. The company's headquarters is located in Zhengzhou City. Since its establishment, it has focused on the manufacturing of automotive products and their components. Shaolin Automobile is recognized for its stable product quality and good market performance, with its production and sales volume ranking in the top five in the national industry for many years. Notably, the Shaolin-branded medium and light-duty buses have consistently led the nation in production and sales. In 2009, the Shaolin Automobile graphic trademark was recognized as a famous trademark in China.
Shaolin Automobile excels in technological innovation and product development, boasting a provincial-level bus technology research center. By introducing advanced foreign CAD/CAM/CAE technologies and equipping with high-performance imported computer software and equipment, the company has established industry-leading facilities such as a technology center local area network, a new product pilot workshop, and a computer numerical control fully automatic vehicle testing line. The company's product range has expanded to include large, medium, and light-duty highway buses, city buses, tourism vehicles, rural vehicles, group vehicles, and special-purpose vehicles, with the leading product, the Shaolin-branded medium-duty bus, having an annual production capacity of over 10,000 units.
Shaolin Automobile actively responds to the national new energy vehicle development strategy. In July 2010, it obtained new energy production qualifications and developed a series of new energy bus products and pure electric bus chassis, which were included in the 13th batch of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's recommended models for energy-saving and new energy vehicle demonstration and promotion application projects. Additionally, Shaolin Automobile's products and service networks are spread throughout the country, with offices in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Zhengzhou, and 100 sales and service outlets across the nation.