# Baolong Automotive and Salzgitter Hydroforming form joint venture in China

Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation signed a contract to establish a joint venture with Salzgitter Hydroforming GmbH, called Baolong Salzgitter Hydroforming, based in Hefei, China, for the production of hydroforming components for automotive chassis and body applications.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-08-31
- Where: Hefei, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: hydroforming components for chassis and body
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/25837.md) (acquirer)
- [Salzgitter Hydroforming](https://endata.com/companies/34033.md) (target)

## Sources

- [en.baolong.biz](https://en.baolong.biz/news/info/94), 2018-08-31: "Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation (Baolong), has signed a contract to establish a joint venture with Salzgitter Hydroforming GmbH (SZHF) in Crimmitschau, Germany, a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, for the production of hydroforming components for automotive chassis and body applications."

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