Home Part 2: The Last 100 years 8: Car Manufacturers by Country 8.3 China 8.3.4. Nanjing Automobile Group History of Nanjing Automobile Group / Automobiles 8.3.4.  Nanjing Automobile Group The Nanjing Automobile Corporation was originally established in 1947 as a repair facility for the East China Field Army. In 1996 (check exact date) a joint venture called the Nanjing Fiat Company was formed to produce saloon cars. What models, how many, etc? Were these the first cars ever produced by the Nanjing Corporation/Group? In July 2005 Nanjing Automobile acquired the remaining assets of the MG Rover Group.    [ Back ]