Saleen Automotive, commonly known as Saleen /səˈliːn/, is an American manufacturer of specialty high-performance sports cars and high-performance automotive parts. Saleen is headquartered in Corona, California, USA. On June 26, 2013 Saleen Automotive, Inc became public through a reverse merger. It is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board and is controlled and majority owned by Saleen brand founder Steve Saleen.Saleen's flagship car was the Saleen S7, introduced in 2000. The S7 was wholly built by Saleen and features a mid-engine design in a high-performance sports car package. It is also currently the only Saleen production car not based on an existing design or chassis.Saleen currently manufactures the S302, a Ford F-150-based Saleen Sportruck and Saleen S1, a new Saleen sports car, a limited run successor to the S7 sports car, the S7 LM.In 2017, Saleen formed a partnership with the city of Rugao to form a company Jiangsu Saleen Automotive Technology.to produce and distribute Saleen vehicles in China for the Chinese market.In July 2019, in China, Saleen unveiled a new electric city car and a crossover.On June 29, 2020, Chinese authorities of the Chinese communist party forcibly expropriated the Jiangsu-Saleen facility and expelled its non-Chinese executives and employees.