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  BAIC BE701 – a self-developed electric car?

  17 November 2009 / 53 comments

  BAIC (Beijing Automotive) has unveiled in China its first self-developed electric car, the BE701. The BE701 was built by BAIC’s Beijing New Energy Automotive subsidiary. Claimed specifications for the car so far looks pretty decent […]

   

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  Beijing Auto takes up stake in Koenigsegg

  9 September 2009 / 16 comments

  When Koenigsegg announced that it was interested in taking over Saab from GM, other than the usual questions on whether the Swedish supercar company would have the ability and experience to turn the brand around, […]

   

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  China pushes for greener vehicles through subsidies

  21 August 2009 / 29 comments

  Auto components supplier Honeywell (famous for Garrett turbos) have signed an MoU with ChangAn Automotive for the two companies to jointly develop micro-turbochargers. Honeywell’s definition of micro-turbochargers are small turbochargers designed for use with two-cylinder […]

   

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  Nissan Sylphy gets more updates in China!

  2 August 2009 / 38 comments

  The Sylphy has also been facelifted in China and over there it gets more changes compared to the Japanese and Singaporean market. In China, the Sylphy receives similiar treatments to the exterior and interior but […]

   

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  Detroit Electric to supply electric car technology to Dongfeng; potential JV in works?

  20 June 2009 / 11 comments

  Dongfeng has commissioned Detroit Electric to jointly research, develop, market and sell Electric Vehicles in China using Detroit Electric’s electric drive systems. The Chinese company will provide the cars, and Detroit Electric will provide the […]

   

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  Chinese site claims Volvo and Geely purchase deal finalised?

  18 June 2009 / 25 comments

  There are no confirmed reports in the Western media yet, but Chinese website auto.sohu.com claims that Ford and Geely have already struck an agreement for the Swedish car company best known for their safety to […]

   

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  Chevrolet Lova (Aveo) facelift unveiled in China

  12 May 2009 / 19 comments

  Chevrolet has launched the facelifted version of the Chevrolet Aveo Sedan in China. The new notchback sedan Aveo gets the front end and grille from the latest Aveo hatchback. This attempts to bring it closer […]

   

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  Geely GE shamelessly apes the Phantom

  27 April 2009 / 148 comments

  Everytime Chinese automakers begin to show that they’ve moving one step ahead towards being able to produce advanced and most importantly SAFE cars, things like this destroy all that goodwill and return them to rip-off […]

   

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  Buick Business MPV Concept built for China

  26 April 2009 / 23 comments

  The Buick brand is possibly GM’s most successful brand out of the US and it’s quite big in China. The Buick GL8 was the 2nd most highest selling MPV in 2008 in China, selling 36,252 […]

   

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  New 2010 MG6 based on Roewe 550

  26 April 2009 / 18 comments

  The 2010 MG6 was unveiled at the Auto Shanghai 2009 recently and is essentially an MG-badged version of the new Roewe 550. It is a larger car than the Roewe N1 Concept also shown at […]

   

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  Updated Volkswagen Passat Lingyu B5

  24 April 2009 / 18 comments

  The B5 Passat soldiers on in long wheelbase form in China with this latest version called the Volkswagen Passat Lingyu, while the newer B6 model sold here in Malaysia as the Passat is called the […]

   

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  Citroen C-Quatre (C4 notchback sedan) in China

  24 April 2009 / 13 comments

  The C4 facelift has been extended to the notchback sedan model in China and with the facelift comes a namechange – the C-Triomphe is now known as the Citroen C-Quatre. Sedan models or at least […]

   

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  Roewe N1 Concept showcased at Auto Shanghai

  23 April 2009 / 41 comments

  This is the Roewe N1 Concept, one of the first new designs to come out of the now renamed SAIC-owned Rover company. The Roewe N1 is said to be going into production by as early […]

   

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  Geely buys Drivetrain Systems International

  28 March 2009 / 14 comments

  Geely has acquired Australian automatic transmission manufacturer Drivetrain Systems International. Drivetrain Systems International is the company that supplies the 6-speed automatic transmission to Korean car company Ssangyong, which is used in the updated Ssangyong Actyon […]

   

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  BYD M6: Estima inspired Chinese MPV

  23 March 2009 / 86 comments

  BYD cars have always been curiously similiar to Toyotas, for example the BYD F3 is clearly inspired from the previous generation Corolla Altis and it is sometimes referred to as the poor man’s Corolla Hybrid, […]

   

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