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  Chery’s Brazilian plant to start production end 2013

  20 August 2013 / 8 comments

  Chery, China’s largest passenger vehicle exporter, says that its new plant in Brazil will start production either at the end of this year or the beginning of 2014. The full-scale plant, as opposed to a […]

   

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  MG3 UK prices announced, range tops out at RM50k

  5 August 2013 / 29 comments

  Carmakers usually announce “from XXX” prices, with the lowest price possible sticker price to attract punters. That sum, as advertised, usually buys you the variant that is on the complete opposite side of the scale […]

   

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  Bison Savanna – the Foton Tunland arrives

  29 July 2013 / 30 comments

  It has been nearly a year since it was spied doing road-evaluation rounds locally, but now the Foton Tunland has been officially introduced in Malaysia. The Chinese pickup won’t be known by its original name, […]

   

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  Honda to build Acura models in Guangzhou by 2016

  22 July 2013 / 3 comments

  Honda is planning to produce Acura cars in Guangzhou, China with its local partner beginning 2016, Reuters has reported. The move is an attempt to tap into the growing demand for luxury vehicles in the […]

   

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  China’s Dongfeng buying into PSA Peugeot Citroen?

  4 July 2013 / 8 comments

  Days ago, we read that PSA Peugeot Citroen’s founding family could hand control of the financialy troubled carmaker over to General Motors in return for a fresh capital injection. Now, an AFP reports says that […]

   

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  Chery Eastar XT – new variant joins lineup, RM94k

  21 June 2013 / 56 comments

  Chery Automobile Malaysia has introduced another Eastar MPV variant, this one being known as the XT. Its arrival brings to three the number of seven-seater Eastar versions in the country, the others being the regular […]

   

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  Honda to launch 12 new models, introduce new tech and assemble hybrid cars in China by 2015

  18 June 2013 / 19 comments

  Honda will be a very busy company in China, as it lines up 12 new models and kickstart production of hybrid vehicles there before the end of 2015, Automotive News China reports. Of the dozen, […]

   

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  SPIED: BMW Zinoro X1 undergoing city testing

  4 June 2013 / 2 comments

  In April, BMW announced the birth of an EV sub-brand for China called Zinoro, and that its first offering, based on the BMW X1, would be built at BMW Brilliance Automotive’s Tiexi, Shenyang plant. What you […]

   

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  Chery RHD hub in Malaysia to start operating next year

  31 May 2013 / 22 comments

  Chery will set up a factory in Malaysia that will begin operations in 2014, according to reports from China. The plant won’t be just making cars for local consumption, but will assemble vehicles in knockdown […]

   

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  Hong Kong’s first EV taxi fleet rides on the BYD e6

  28 May 2013 / 4 comments

  Over in Hong Kong, a small number of BYD e6 electric vehicles have joined the taxi fleet plying the city. According to Reuters, the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association is renting an […]

   

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  Volkswagen Gran Lavida to launch in China in June

  20 May 2013 / 13 comments

  The estate version of the China-only Volkswagen Lavida is set to hit the Chinese car market at the end of June, reports CarNewsChina. The Volkswagen Gran Lavida, as it’s called, made its first official appearance […]

   

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  BAIC hires Mercedes CLS designer Peter Arcadipane

  13 May 2013 / 3 comments

  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 […]

   

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  JAC and GreenTech to build EV sedan in the US

  1 May 2013 / 1 comment

  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 […]

   

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  Chery Beta 5 concept to go into production in 2015

  30 April 2013 / 5 comments

  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 […]

   

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  Geely and Detroit Electric to co-develop EVs for China

  29 April 2013 / 7 comments

  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. […]

   

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