中共上海汽车工业（集团）总公司是全国现代企业制度和国家大型企业集团试点单位。改革开放以来，上海汽车工业在市委、市政府的领导下，抓住机遇，加快发展，取得了可喜成绩。历史上小型、分散、落后的汽车工业已经建成了上海第一支柱产业和中国重要的轿车工业基地，桑塔纳轿 The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) Corporation is the pilot unit of the national modern enterprise system and the national large enterprise group. Since the reform and opening up, under the leadership of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, the Shanghai automobile industry has seized the opportunity to speed up development and has achieved gratifying results. Historically, the small, scattered and backward auto industry has built Shanghai’s first pillar industry and China’s important car industry base, Santana Sedan.