Warren Buffet invests in China’s BYD
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 …
Alfa 166 to underpin new Guangzhou Auto sedan
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 …
Guangzhou Honda to develop Honda City-based C-segment sedan
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.
Chery Alado launches locally assembled 2.4 liter Chery Eastar 7-seater MPV
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.
Chery A5 Hybrid for Beijing Olympics by Ricardo
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.
Nice Ze-O is based on the Changhe Ideal II
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 …
First batch of Brilliance BS6 en route to Germany
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 …
Lancia Delta “Richard Gere” TV Commercial
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 …
China’s Miss Car Saleswoman 2008 Winner
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 …
Does the Proton MPV have anything to do with an upcoming Chery MPV?
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 …
Europestar RCR CKD assembly to begin in August
According to a report by Automotive World, CKD assembly of the Europestar Lotus RCR at Youngman's plant in Jinan, China is set to begin in August 2008 this year. The Europestar RCR …
Volkswagen Lavida – more details and photos
The Volkswagen Lavida is a Chinese market sedan developed entirely by Shanghai Volkswagen outside of Germany. The interior and exterior does not look very much Volkswagen at all, but the good news …
Honda announces new China-only sub-brand: Li Nian
Honda's joint venture company in China Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. has announced a new car brand called Li Nian, which is positioned much alike to what Toyota is doing with its …
Chery sets up ASEAN assembly base in Malaysia
Chery Alado Holdings Sdn Bhd will assemble 5,000 Chery vehicles at Oriental Assembler Sdn Bhd's assembly plant in Johor in the next 12 months beginning July 2008, with 60% intended for ASEAN …
Volkswagen Lavida for the Chinese domestic market
The car above is the Volkswagen Lavida, a Chinese domestic market model that has been developed and set to be sold only in the China market as it was developed for domestic …
ChangAn CV6 Ben Ben spotted in Putrajaya!
A silver ChangAn CV6 Ben Ben has been sighted at the JPJ Putrajaya building last week, most likely brought in by Changan Berjaya Auto Sdn Bhd. This would be the second ChangAn …
Hafei Minz 1.1 liter 7-seater van
Singapore is a place where both the original Hafei Lobo and the Naza Forza are sold in the same market, but Hafei in Singapore exists with a 2 model line-up. Other than …
Chery A6 Coupe in second half of 2008
Chery's new Chery A6 Coupe will go on sale in the second half of 2008. The front wheel drive coupe was based on the Chery A6CC Concept shown at Shanghai 2006. It …
Brilliance BL18T wins BorgWarner China Heart award
BorgWarner has announced the winners of the 2007 China Heart awards - an annual event which picks China's top 10 engines. The 2007 China Heart awards are selected by an independant evaluation …
Chang’An Jiexun HVE: China’s first hybrid
After 6 years of development, the Chang'An Jiexun HVE hybrid vehicle has rolled off the production lines - China's first locally developed hybrid vehicle. It's your run of the mill hybrid - …
