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  Chery sets up assembly base in Thailand

  17 November 2008 / 24 comments

  Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co Ltd signed an agreement with Thai company Thai Chery Yarnyon last Friday to assemble SKD (semi-knocked down) packs of Chery vehicles in Thailand. An initial planned capacity is 5000 vehicles […]

   

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  Dongfeng Honda to develop its own Civic hatchack

  6 November 2008 / 26 comments

  Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co currently sells the Honda Civic sedan in China (as opposed to Guangzhou Honda which decided to develop a C-segment sedan from the City platform as the rights to the Civic belongs […]

   

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  Once-a-week driving ban in Beijing attempts to reduce congestion and pollution

  2 November 2008 / 17 comments

  Beijing has made a drastic move in trying to reduce pollution and congestion in the city, which reportedly has 3.4 million vehicles on the road, and still increasing! It has banned certain cars from being […]

   

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  Taiwanese carmaker to launch new MPV in 2009

  29 October 2008 / 31 comments

  The new Luxgen MPV will be using the previous generation Renault Espace's platform, with Luxgen's own styling and a 2.2 liter turbocharged engine.

   

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  New Volkswagen Bora designed for the China market

  22 October 2008 / 35 comments

  The Volkswagen Bora for the Chinese Market goes on sale today, priced between 107,800 to 143,00 yuan, which translates to about between RM55,900 to RM74,570.

   

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  Warren Buffet invests in China’s BYD

  30 September 2008 / 16 comments

  MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a unit of investor Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway announced it will be paying US$230 million for a 10% stake in Chinese automaker BYD Auto. BYD Auto (Build Your Dreams Auto) is said […]

   

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  Alfa 166 to underpin new Guangzhou Auto sedan

  29 September 2008 / 6 comments

  Guangzhou Automobile will be developing a new large sedan using the platform of the Alfa Romeo 166, fully licensed and paid for of course. The 166 has just been discontinued in spring last year, and […]

   

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  Guangzhou Honda to develop Honda City-based C-segment sedan

  22 September 2008 / 14 comments

  Guangzhou Honda will be putting a 1.8 liter motor in the new Honda City and will be stretching it to more Civic-like proportions to pitch it against Honda's own Honda Civic.

   

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  Chery Alado launches locally assembled 2.4 liter Chery Eastar 7-seater MPV

  3 September 2008 / 237 comments

  Chery's B240 MPV has been relaunched in Malaysia as a locally assembled car and it is now called the Chery Eastar sold between RM79.8K to RM86.8K.

   

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  Chery A5 Hybrid for Beijing Olympics by Ricardo

  7 August 2008 / 13 comments

  Chinese automaker Chery and automotive components supplier Ricardo developed these hybrid versions of the Chery A5 as part of transportation arrangements for the Beijing Olympics.

   

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  Nice Ze-O is based on the Changhe Ideal II

  21 July 2008 / 10 comments

  Only one photo of the Nice Ze-O has been released by electric car manufacturer Nice (No Internal Combustion Engine) so far, but we are able to have a preview of how it will look like […]

   

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  First batch of Brilliance BS6 en route to Germany

  18 July 2008 / 14 comments

  The first batch of 270 Chinese-made Brilliance BS6 sedans by Brilliance China Automotive Holdings have been shipped to Germany. The BS6 has undergone Euro NCAP crash tests and managed a score of 3 stars. The […]

   

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  Lancia Delta “Richard Gere” TV Commercial

  6 July 2008 / 6 comments

  A television ad that Lancia produced for its new Delta hatchback has angered China as it touched on the sensitive issue on Tibet’s attempts to gain independence from China. The commercial shows actor Richard Gere […]

   

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  China’s Miss Car Saleswoman 2008 Winner

  16 June 2008 / 52 comments

  There is apparently a beauty pagent-like title in China for Miss Car Saleswoman of the year, and this year’s winner is a 21 year old young lady named Vivi, who works in a Dongfeng Citroen […]

   

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  Does the Proton MPV have anything to do with an upcoming Chery MPV?

  29 May 2008 / 39 comments

  See rest of upcoming Chery MPV spyshots Ever since initial sketches of the Proton MPV was revealed by Buletin Utama TV3, there have been readers who have noticed similarities with a disguised next generation Chery […]

   

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