According to a report by GoAuto, the Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) has hired Peter Arcadipane to oversee a 130-strong team as its design director. Formerly of Mercedes-Benz, the Australian had a hand in penning the [...]
Chinese automaker Jianghuai Automobile (JAC), together with American company GreenTech Automotive, is set to develop an all-electric sedan for the North American market. The vehicle will be assembled in the United States. The electric car [...]
A final snippet about Shanghai before the sweet desserts come along. The Chery Beta 5 concept that the Chinese carmaker brought to the show is reportedly set to go into production in 2015, sitting on [...]
China’s Geely and Detroit Electric have announced at the Shanghai Motor Show that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership to co-develop electric vehicles and related electric drive systems for the Chinese market. [...]
Sharing the show floor with the new Chinese-market Yaris at this year’s Auto Shanghai is the Toyota Yundong Shuangqing II, a concept equipped with a hybrid powertrain that’s currently being developed at the Japanese firm’s R&D centre in Changshu. Toyota [...]
The wraps have come off the new China-spec Toyota Yaris at the ongoing Auto Shanghai. Measuring 4.113 metres long, 1.7 metres wide and 1.440 metres tall, with a wheelbase of 2.55 metres, the hatchback is a [...]
Nothing like lots of lines and angles to catch the eye, and that’s precisely the approach used for the Changan CS95 concept, which jumped out in Shanghai. The show study supposedly paves the way for [...]
An earlier report mentioned that Jianghuai Automobile, better known as JAC, was due to introduce three new vehicles in Shanghai – the JAC HeYue A20 seen here happens to be one of them. The 4,275 [...]
No, it’s not a Volvo, even though some of the lines may look a tad familiar. It’s the Geely KC Concept, a fastback-based sedan making its debut in Shanghai. Penned by Peter Horbury and Ken [...]
If you don’t already know, Chinese brand Great Wall Motor has a presence in Malaysia, having launched the Haval H5 SUV and the Wingle 5 pick-up truck back in July 2011. Privately-owned Great Wall is [...]
