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  Volkswagen to start making electric cars in China by 2014

  17 February 2012 / 0 comments

  The juggernaut keeps rolling. Volkswagen’s two joint ventures in China, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co and FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co, will start making electric vehicles in 2014, VW China CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann revealed. Initial EV output from […]

   

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  Jianghuai Automobile Co to unveil Ford F-150 clone

  17 February 2012 / 31 comments

  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said, and with that do we come to the clone of the week segment. According to reports, Chinese state-owned automaker Jianghuai Automobile Co is planning to […]

   

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  Proton and Hawtai expected to ink collaboration deal soon

  30 December 2011 / 32 comments

  Reports indicate that Proton and Chinese carmaker Hawtai Automobile are expected to sign an official collaboration agreement before Chinese New Year at the earliest. According to an unnamed Hawtai executive, discussions have already reached a […]

   

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  BYD-Daimler set to roll out electric concept at Beijing show

  13 December 2011 / 3 comments

  Last year, Daimler and China’s BYD started a 50:50 research and technology joint venture called “Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co Ltd” (BDNT) that will develop an electric vehicle in and for China. BDNT is […]

   

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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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  China to introduce tighter rules for new automakers

  18 November 2011 / 0 comments

  China is set to introduce new standardised rules for companies applying to start a car-making business in the country, in what looks like a bid to limit new entrants as sales begin to slow in […]

   

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  Great Wall Motor forms JVs with Bosch and BorgWarner

  15 November 2011 / 14 comments

  Great Wall Motor, the latest automotive brand from China to enter Malaysia, announced that it has formed joint ventures with America’s BorgWarner and Robert Bosch GmbH of Germany to engineer key components. Both companies already […]

   

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  Youngman SUV spied in China – based on the Lotus APX?

  9 November 2011 / 42 comments

  Over in China, a report says that a Proton SUV – supposedly based on the Lotus APX concept – will see the light of day in that market possibly sometime next year, through the Youngman […]

   

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  Saab sale to Pang Da and Youngman to be reworked, after GM makes objections over the deal

  8 November 2011 / 7 comments

  According to reports, the rescue deal for Saab made by Pang Da and Zhejiang Youngman will have to be redone after General Motors made objections. “We have to go back to the drawing board,” said […]

   

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  BYD begins selling its e6 EV to individuals in China

  28 October 2011 / 11 comments

  Chinese automaker BYD, which is looking to lead the market for alternative-energy vehicles in the country, has begun selling its e6 electric vehicle to individuals in China, according to reports. The five-seater crossover, with a […]

   

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  Geely exports second batch of vehicles to Cuba

  28 October 2011 / 19 comments

  According to reports, Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely has exported a second batch of Geely vehicles to Cuba, shipping 1,560 cars to the country last week. It’s the second time the automaker has done so, having […]

   

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  Bufori debuts in China – first showroom to be in Shanghai

  27 October 2011 / 41 comments

  Bufori Motor Car has launched the brand in China at the Top Marques Shanghai luxury show, where Bufori MD Gerry Khouri and Chinese superstar Liu Xiaoqing jointly unveiled a La Joya in front of the […]

   

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  Saab ends investment deal with Youngman, Pang Da

  25 October 2011 / 4 comments

  Swedish Automobile, the company which owns troubled automaker Saab, has said it has ended a 245 million euro investment deal with Chinese companies Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile and Pang Da Automobile, following their offer to […]

   

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  Chery hits export targets early, Brazil is biggest market

  18 October 2011 / 81 comments

  Other than Proton, who else uses ‘FL’ to mark a facelift? This is the Chery Tiggo FL! There are so many car brands in China that only a visit to a Chinese motor show will […]

   

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  China NCAP to be upgraded, 64 km/h front impact speed

  12 October 2011 / 31 comments

  The China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) will be made more stringent, according to a report by Asia Pulse website. The new standards for C-NCAP, which awards new vehicles one to five stars, will take […]

   

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