中国最早的轿车合资企业,当属北京吉普公司。1983年5月5日,北京汽车制造厂与当时美国第四大汽车厂美国汽车公司(AMC)在人民大会堂签署合资协议。中方以生产212越野车而著称,AMC则是“二战”期间推出风靡欧洲战场的军用吉普的专业越野车公司。北京吉普总投资5000万美元,北汽以厂房、设备及部分资金入股,持有合资公司68.65%的股份; China’s earliest car joint venture, when the Beijing Jeep company. On May 5, 1983, Beijing Automotive Plant signed a joint venture agreement with AMC, the fourth largest automobile factory in the United States, in the Great Hall of the People. The Chinese side is known for producing 212 SUVs and the AMC is a military jeep company that launched the popular European battlefield “World War II”. Beijing Jeep total investment of 50 million US dollars, Beijing Automotive plant to plant, equipment and part of the funds into shares, a joint-stock company holds 68.65% of the shares;