Corporate Hierarchy

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POST /v1/entity/{entity_id}/hierarchy

MG MOTOR UK LTD

ultimate parent: Shanghai SASAC

completed

Ownership chain

MG Motor UK Ltd owned by SAIC Motor International UK Ltd

SAIC Motor International UK Ltd owned by SAIC Motor International Ltd, China

SAIC Motor International Ltd owned by SAIC Motor Corporation Limited

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited 63.27% held by SAIC Group at 2024-12-31

SAIC Group state owned enterprise supervised by Shanghai SASAC

Summary

MG Motor UK Ltd sits three hops below SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, which SAIC Group holds 63.27% of as at 31 December 2024. SAIC Group is a state owned enterprise supervised by Shanghai SASAC.

POST /v1/entity/{entity_id}/hierarchy

200 OK application/json

{
  "entity_id": "siq_303bOyvScnpCchGvOckDr",
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "target_entity": {
      "name": "MG MOTOR UK LTD"
    },
    "ultimate_parent": {
      "name": "Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Shanghai SASAC)"
    },
    "summary_short": "MG Motor UK Ltd sits three hops below SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, which SAIC Group holds 63.27% of as at 31 December 2024. SAIC Group is a state owned enterprise supervised by Shanghai SASAC.",
    "ownership_chain": [
      {
        "entity_id": "e1",
        "parent_id": "e2",
        "relationship_type": "owns"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "e2",
        "parent_id": "e3",
        "relationship_type": "owns"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "e3",
        "parent_id": "e4",
        "relationship_type": "owns"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "e4",
        "parent_id": "e5",
        "relationship_type": "majority_owns",
        "ownership_percentage": 63.27,
        "as_of": "2024-12-31"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "e5",
        "parent_id": "e6",
        "relationship_type": "government_supervised"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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MG Motor UK → Shanghai SASAC

MG Motor UK Ltd sits three hops below SAIC Motor Corporation Limited through SAIC Motor International UK Ltd (formerly Nanjing Automobile Corporation (UK) Limited); SAIC Group holds 63.27% of it as at 31 December 2024 and is a state owned enterprise supervised by Shanghai SASAC.

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POST /v2/entity-resolution/async

{
  "request_id": "reqa_2ZUKmavJxCx4GHMnpJsc9",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "data": {
    "status": "matched",
    "confidence": 98,
    "type": "business",
    "entity": {
      "id": "siq_2ZUKocPbFCPLClZ5XtHlJ",
      "name": "Apple",
      "primary_legal_entity": {
        "name": "APPLE INC.",
        "jurisdiction": "California"
      },
      "website": "apple.com"
    }
  }
}