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  Kia K3 – China gets K9-style grille and unique rear end, we get first glimpse at the dashboard

  27 August 2012 / 61 comments

  The Kia K3, or the next-generation Kia Forte to us, was officially shown last month sporting an Optima K5-style face and more organic styling. Now, spyshots from China show a K3 with slightly altered styling […]

   

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  Foton Tunland spotted again, this time in KL

  22 August 2012 / 19 comments

  The Foton Tunland has been spotted again, this time in the Klang Valley. Reader Brendan saw the vehicle in Serdang and along Seremban Highway on the weekend, and duly snapped a couple of shots of […]

   

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  Foton Tunland pick-up truck sighted in Penang

  21 August 2012 / 12 comments

  The Foton Tunland is now in Tunland Malaysia! Or at least, someone is exploring the possibility of bringing it in, since a lightly disguised one with trade plates has been spotted in Penang by eagle […]

   

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  23,000 Chinese cars recalled in Australia after asbestos found in engine and exhaust gaskets

  17 August 2012 / 18 comments

  Reports have surfaced that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recalled over 23,000 Chery and Great Wall cars over concerns that their engine and exhaust gaskets contained asbestos. The heat-resistant carcinogen has been […]

   

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  Spyker sues GM for US$3 bil over Saab’s demise

  8 August 2012 / 1 comment

  Spyker NV has filed a complaint in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan against General Motors, on behalf of Saab Automobile, seeking US$3 billion in damages. The Dutch automaker acquired Saab […]

   

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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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  Hyundai developing ‘Sonata-lite’ for China

  3 August 2012 / 9 comments

  Reuters reports that exclusively for the Chinese market, Hyundai is working on a model that will sit between the Sonata (pictured) and the Elantra. The idea is to create a vehicle that’s smaller and cheaper than […]

   

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  Venucia R50 – the first-gen Latio hatch lives on

  31 July 2012 / 5 comments

  Old cars never die, they just get redressed and become a new model. Such is the case with the Dongfeng Nissan Venucia R50, which will begin selling in the Chinese market from September. It’s essentially […]

   

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  Great Wall Motor’s 2012 exports up 42% so far

  26 June 2012 / 12 comments

  Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor said it exported 37,931 vehicles in the first five months of this year, which is a big 42% jump compared to the same period last year. Exports accounted for 17% […]

   

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  Chery Malaysia opens new 3S centre, launches Eastar ST – brand to expand country’s role as RHD hub

  25 June 2012 / 52 comments

  Chery Automobile Malaysia opened its largest 3S (sales, services, spare parts) showroom in Malaysia last Friday. The 110,000 sq ft facility, located in Section 13, Petaling Jaya, has 30 service bays and two car wash […]

   

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  ZX Auto Grandtiger pickup being sold in Malaysia

  4 June 2012 / 41 comments

  Yet do we find another Chinese brand making its way to our shores, in this case Zhongxing Auto, better known as ZX Auto. We came across an ad touting the company’s Grandtiger 4WD pickup, which […]

   

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  Chery A3 Sedan sighted on the PLUS highway

  4 June 2012 / 78 comments

  Yet another Chinese make sighted on test in Malaysia – this time it’s a Chery A3 sedan and it was snapped on the PLUS highway near Perak by Kevin Lee. This car is known with […]

   

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  Changan Alsvin YueXiang sighted with trade plates

  3 June 2012 / 35 comments

  Reader Eddy Liau spotted this Chinese-branded sedan with trade plates near his house. After a brief Facebook conversation and some Googling, we managed to identify it as a Changan Alsvin, also called by its Chinese […]

   

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  BYD electric taxi catches fire, killing three onboard

  29 May 2012 / 24 comments

  Accidents happen, but here’s an unusual one. According to reports from China, a BYD electric taxi was hit by a Nissan GT-R in Shenzhen, China, before catching fire. The cab driver and his two passengers […]

   

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  China’s Chery to set up assembly plant in Vietnam

  23 May 2012 / 20 comments

  Chery has signed an agreement with a Vietnamese company to assemble and sell vehicles in the ASEAN country, the Chinese car company revealed, although no further details were furnished. The Vietnam plant will become Chery’s […]

   

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