1. In 1998, SONGZ AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONING CO., LTD. was founded in Shanghai. SONGZ started from bus air conditioner business, and started from zero.
2. On December 7, 2004, Xiamen SONGZ was established, which focused on the R&D, manufacturing of bus air conditioning units.
3. In 2004, SONGZ passenger car air conditioning division was founded, devoting into the R&D, manufacturing & marketing of the passenger car air conditioning, HVAC and some key spare parts. SONGZ air conditioning business was growing year by year.
4. In 2005, Shanghai SONGZ Second factory was completed, which was designed as a comprehensive base for manufacturing of bus and car air conditioning units.
5. On November 21, 2006, Anhui SONGZ was established, which is a joint venture between SONGZ and JAC.
6. On August 30, 2007, Chongqing SONGZ was established. Chongqing SONGZ was focused on the manufacturing of car air conditioner.
7. During the Beijing Olympics from August 8 to 24, 2008, SONGZ was awarded the title of “Service Champion” by Shouqi Group for the excellent performance and service of support.
8. On December 25, 2008, SONGZ was identified by Shanghai Science and Technology Committee as a new high-tech enterprise of Shanghai.
9. On September 17, 2009, Shanghai SONGZ Railway Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. was established, devoting into the R&D, manufacturing & marketing of the rail transit air conditioner. With more than 10 years development, SONGZ has wide range of AC models for rail vehicles, such as AC for locomotive, train, monorail, metro (subway, underground) tram and so on.
10. On July 20, 2010, SONGZ was listed into Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 002454) and became the first listed company in the Chinese transport vehicle air conditioning industry.
11. On March 4, 2011, Beijing SONGZ was established. Beijing SONGZ was devoted into the manufacturing of air conditioning systems for passenger cars.
12. On June 29, 2011, SuperCool (shanghai) Refrigeration Co., Ltd. was established. SuperCool is a joint venture between SONGZ group and CIMC (China International Marine Containers Co., Ltd, which is the largest marine containers manufacture in the world.) SuperCool is specialized in the R&D, manufacturer and marketing of full range of truck refrigeration units for the cold chain.
13. On June 19, 2012, SONGZ was awarded as 2011 foreign-funded advanced technical enterprise.
14. On March 4, 2014, Liuzhou SONGZ was established, devoting into the manufacturing of air conditioning system for MPV, SUV, car and electric car.
15. On October 6, 2015, Shanghai SONGZ third factory was completed, which is now the HQ of SONGZ group. This is also the advanced intelligent and smart manufacturing base for car air conditioning units, bus air conditioning units, air conditioner compressor and electric compressor, and spare parts.
16. In 2016, Indonesia SONGZ was established. This was SONGZ first overseas factory, which is the first step for SONGZ globalization strategy, followed by Lumikko in Finland.
17. On July 11, 2017, SONGZ acquired and held shares of Suzhou NTC. Suzhou NTC is a famous brand of bus air conditioner in Chinese market. By the acquisition, SONGZ and NTC made a strong union in the market for technology, products, sales, service.
18. On June 21, 2017, SONGZ acquired and held shares of Beijing Shougang Foton.
19. On November 30, 2017, SONGZ made history by produced more than 10,000 (ten thousand) units of bus air conditioner in single month.
20. On June 8, 2018, SONGZ ushered in the 20th anniversary and climate wind tunnel center was established. At the same year, SONGZ supplied in total of 54,049 units of bus air conditioner to the market of China and foreign countries, including 28,737 units of electric bus air conditioner.
21. On June 13, 2018, SONGZ acquired and held shares of Finland Lumikko. Lumikko, a famous brand in Europe and is a high quality manufacturer of temperature control devices for trucks and trailers. It’s maintenance point system with strong focus n Nordic countries.
22. In 2019, Lumikko China local production was realized when the first LT9 unit and L6BHS unit of Lumikko’s Shanghai plant were off the assembly line.
23. On January 1, 2020, SONGZ INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD. was established, which was the further step for SONGZ globalization.
At the same time, SONGZ announced the strategy to set up a global service network by having at least 100 service stations in the world out of China, so as to provide timely service for our international customers.
24. On June 4, 2020, SONGZ acquired a 55% stake in Keihin-Grand Ocean Thermal Technology (Dalian) Co., Ltd. which is a respected and leading Japanese company specialized in the auto air conditioning industry.
Post time: Jan-22-2021