Shanghai Automobile Main Engine Factory is under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (SAIC), and its main business includes research and development, production and sales of complete vehicles (including passenger cars and commercial vehicles).

The main vehicle companies affiliated to SAIC include Passenger Car Branch, SAIC Datong, Intimate Automobile, Fan Fei Automobile, Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Nanjing Iveco, SAIC Hongyan and Shanghai Shenwo.