Chery QQ AMT; assembly by Proton next year?
Alado Bumi Sdn Bhd launched the new fully imported CBU Chery QQ AMT today, powered by an automated manual gearbox similiar to the unit in the Proton Savvy AMT. The 52hp 75.5Nm …
Great Wall Hover enters Italian streets
Great Wall is the latest Chinese car manufacturer making a foray into the European car market, with 500 units of it to hit the streets of Italy this month. Previously, Jiangling was …
FAW Xiali C1
FAW Tianjin Xiali Automobile is Toyota's partner in China. They've recently launched a few compact car called the FAW Xiali C1 back in the first half of 2006, but I did not …
Assorted Proton announcements
Proton has made a few announcements today, let me go through them one by one. They're mostly to do with memorandum of understanding and intent signed with other companies. Proton reports that …
IGC to start Geely assembly in October 2006
Information Gateway Corp Sdn Bhd (IGC) and Geely will start assembling Geely cars in a plant near Kuantan in October 2006, beginning with the Geely CK sedan. This will make Malaysia the …
Miles ZX40 / Qingyuan Xinfu Happy Messenger
This little electric run-about started off as a Daihatsu Move, much like the Perodua Kenari we see on our local shores. Chinese automotive manufacturer FAW took it, and rebadged it for the …
Chery and GM settlement over QQ
UK magazine AutoExpress carried photos of the Chery QQ crash test results yesterday. Clearly European consumers are a little worried about the influx of Chinese cars into their market soon in the …
Geely Beauty Leopard to make European debut
Geely will be introducing it's Geely BL sports car into the European market soon, with a targetted launch date set sometime in 2008. It will be banking on low cost as one …
Chery announces Chery QQ6 (S21)
Chery has released information on their latest compact car, the Chery QQ6 known internally as the S21. The Chery QQ6 is a small notchback said to be inspired by the design of …
Chery QQ for RM39,888
Alado has launched the CBU Chery QQ here in Malaysia, with an on the road price of RM39,888 for the QQ model and RM41,888 for the QQR model. The Chery QQR model …
New Chery QQ Crash Test Photos
QXTX, which looks like some kind of Chery QQ fan club website has posted a different set of Chery QQ crash test result photos on their site last year. In these new …
Chery QQ coming to town this month
Alado Corp Sdn Bhd will be launching 3 new Chery models over the next few months beginning with the Chery QQ, due to be launched this month. The Chery QQ, a little …
Chery V5 Crossover (Chery B14) MPV
The Chery B14 MPV be a nice competitor to the Naza Ria and Toyota Innova if it is priced below RM100,000. It's also known as the Chery V5 Crossover. The MPV is …
Chery Tiggo (Chery T11) coming to Malaysia
[UPDATE: The Chery Tiggo has been launched in Malaysia. Click here for more details.] The Chery T11 or known as the Chery Tiggo is what you would get if you throw a …
Proton signs pact with Chery and Jinhua
Before this, there were rumours about Proton's collaboration with Chery Automobiles Co Ltd and Jinhua Youngman Automobile Group Co Ltd, both Chinese automotive companies. Today, we find out that Proton is actually …
Chery to build small car for Chrysler
Chrysler is looking into using Chery Automobile to assemble a small car for the international non-US market. The car will be sold under the Dodge or Chrysler brand. This could allow Chrysler …
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen recalls vehicles
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Company Ltd, a joint venture company between French company PSA Peugeot Citroen and Chinese automobile company Dongfeng Motor Group is recalling nearly 20,000 cars due to a faulty …
Brilliance Zhonghua Junjie
This is the Zhonghua Junjie, China Brilliance Auto's 2nd passenger car. The name Junjie means Triumphant Horse, or Winning Gold. The sporty mid-sized sedan was designed by the Italian design firm Pininfarina. …
Geely investment plans on hold again
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd is once again rethinking it's RM100 million investment plans in Malaysia. It was not very happy with the new National Automotive Policy which stated that any new foreign …
Proton and Chery discussing two-way partnership
More developments on Malaysia-China automotive industry relations. Previously there were rumours on Proton's involvement with Jinhua Youngman and Chery. Jinhua Youngman was believed to have entered a deal with Proton to assemble …
