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  Hongqi Guoli (formerly L5) becomes single most expensive Chinese export – RM6.5mil for a used car!

  18 June 2025 / 5 comments

  You may know of Hongqi, the luxury vehicle arm of FAW and the oldest automotive brand in China, with a long history of producing vehicle for state leaders and dignitaries. You may also know about […]

   

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  2021 Hongqi S9 – 1,400 PS production hypercar to be unveiled at the Milan Design Week in early September

  19 August 2021 / 0 comments

  The production version of the Hongqi S9 hypercar is ready to be unveiled, and it will done so at the Milan Design Week that kicks off in early September, Automotive News reports. The Hongqi S9, […]

   

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  Hongqi S9 PHEV hypercar – 1,400 hp, 0-100 in 1.9 secs

  23 April 2021 / 5 comments

  Remember the Silk-FAW tie-up that was announced earlier this year? Well, the fledgling firm has just released the Hongqi S9, an ultra-luxury hypercar designed by the famous Walter De Silva. The S9 is the first […]

   

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  FAW considering acquisition of China’s BMW partner Brilliance Automotive for about US$7.2 billion – report

  4 February 2021 / 0 comments

  Chinese automaker FAW Group is reportedly looking at purchasing Brilliance China Automotive Holdings for about US$7.2 billion (RM29.2 billion), Reuters reports. The potential acquisition of BMW’s main partner in China by FAW comes at a […]

   

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  Audi partners FAW to make e-tron vehicles in China

  20 October 2020 / 2 comments

  Audi and longtime joint-venture partner FAW have just signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint production of Audi’s electric cars in China. The MoU was signed during the Germany-China Automobile Conference that recently […]

   

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  Shanghai 2015: Toyota Corolla Hybrid/Levin HEV debut

  21 April 2015 / 34 comments

  Toyota has revealed both the Corolla Hybrid (pictured above) and Levin HEV at the Auto Shanghai 2015 exhibition. Although there’s a Corolla Hybrid in Japan, that is a different JDM-only model, while these new cars […]

   

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  New Volkswagen Passat (B8) for China leaked!

  30 April 2014 / 17 comments

  Chinese website autohome.com.cn has posted pics of what is allegedly the new-gen (B8) Volkswagen Passat for China. It’s FAW-Volkswagen’s Magotan, a nameplate that started life on the China-assembled European B6 Passat, before becoming a long-wheelbase […]

   

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  Toyota to launch 20 new models in China by 2016 – Etios-based sedan and hatch to lead the way

  27 November 2012 / 14 comments

  Following on the report yesterday that Toyota is set to introduce two brands exclusively for the Chinese market beginning next year, word has it that the automaker is planning to introduce 20 new models in […]

   

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  Toyota to launch two China-only brands next year

  26 November 2012 / 4 comments

  Toyota Motor Corp is planning to introduce two brands exclusively for the Chinese market beginning next year, a senior executive has told Reuters. The brands will be launched through the Japanese company’s two Chinese joint ventures, […]

   

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  VW to probe Chinese FAW ‘copying’ allegations

  3 August 2012 / 28 comments

  Volkswagen AG has confirmed they are looking into a recent report by German daily Handelsblatt which stated allegations that Chinese partner FAW (First Automobile Works) has been imitating VW components in four patents for use in their […]

   

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  FAW Hongqi L7 and H7 – it’s the retro and modern show

  27 April 2012 / 11 comments

  If it’s good enough for the leaders, it’s definitely good enough only for them, in this case. In Beijing, Red Flag – or better known as Hongqi – had its premier L7 limousine as its […]

   

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  FAW Oley – production vehicle makes Beijing debut

  25 April 2012 / 41 comments

  Remember the FAW Oley? The car with the striking name that was announced at the Guangzhou auto show in November last year is set to begin sales in China – it’s one of the group’s […]

   

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  FAW launches new brand called Oley in China

  29 November 2011 / 26 comments

  Chinese automaker FAW Group unveiled a new brand called Oley (or Oulang, in Chinese) last week at the Guangzhou auto show. The small car brand is hoping to attract young consumers with stylish and sporty […]

   

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  Volkswagen’s Chinese JV brand with FAW to be called Kaili

  11 May 2011 / 14 comments

  The name has been chosen, and Kaili is the name of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive’s JV brand for the Chinese market. According to reports, the first Kaili vehicle on the cards is an electric vehicle, this being […]

   

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