Great Wall Motor’s 2012 exports up 42% so far
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 …
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Chery Malaysia opens new 3S centre, launches Eastar ST – brand to expand country’s role as RHD hub
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 …
ZX Auto Grandtiger pickup being sold in Malaysia
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 …
Chery A3 Sedan sighted on the PLUS highway
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 …
Changan Alsvin YueXiang sighted with trade plates
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 …
BYD electric taxi catches fire, killing three onboard
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 …
China’s Chery to set up assembly plant in Vietnam
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 …
China’s Brilliance hires Pininfarina man Dimitri Vicedomini
China's Brilliance makes decent looking cars compared to its local rivals, and a lot of the good work comes from the famous Italian design house Pininfarina. The former loves Pininfarina's designs so …
Reports: Volvo hands over XC90 platform to owner Geely
Reports from China say that Volvo has handed over the XC90 platform to its Chinese owner, Geely. National Business Daily says that Geely will use the SUV platform to develop a vehicle …
Geely GX7 SUV – the GLEagle has landed
Since we're back on a bit of a roll, here's another one from Beijing. Geely's GLEagle GX7 is the first SUV from the company which owns Volvo, and the seven-seater has just …
Changan Raeton – midsize sedan goes the posh route
More from the sifted pile of Beijing pix. The name sounds like a play on the name of the son of the Greek god Helios, which of course adorns a certain German …
Youngman Lotus L3 sedan given a minor facelift
Found this while sifting through the plethora of photos taken at Auto China, and it's of the Youngman Lotus L3 sedan, which might be of interest to Proton anoraks. The Persona form …
China’s SAIC eyes Thailand as RHD production hub
Chinese auto giant SAIC Motor is looking to set up shop in Thailand, eyeing our northern neighbour as a right-hand drive production hub for export to RHD countries in ASEAN and beyond. …
SPIED: Changan Alsvin sedan spotted in Johor
Another Chinese sedan looks to be ready to enter the local market - reader Caddilac Wong spotted an example of the Chana Alsvin in Johor, and has kindly sent us photos of …
Auto China 2012: the ladies of Beijing share the spotlight
As far as numbers go, the 2012 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition had plenty to go by - 230,000 sq metres of exhibition area at the China International Exhibition Center and a total …
Dongfeng-Honda Ciimo – an 8th-gen Civic for China
Dongfeng-Honda has introduced the Ciimo sedan specifically for the Chinese market - if the shape in the photos look familiar, it is; the Ciimo is pretty much the eight-generation Civic, repackaged for …
BAIC concepts ride on Saab 9-5 and 9-3 legs
Saab Automobile may be well and truly out for the count, but the company's spirit continues on in the form of its platforms, adapted to a host of Chinese offerings. Beijing Automotive …
CH-Auto Lithia – flash goes electric, the Chinese way
Sitting in a quiet corner in Auto China 2012 were two electric vehicles from CH-Auto, one presenting a sports car take on the go-green path. The Lithia, as the prototype two-seater Beijing …
Foton Tunland – a pickup conjuring images of home
Not a Beijing debutant, but definitely worth the mention, if only for the novel take on things it presents. Foton, which came up with the Saga SUV some years back, had a …
FAW Hongqi L7 and H7 – it’s the retro and modern show
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 …
