Production Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Coming
24 May 2012, 12:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you guys like the MINI hatchback turned cabriolet? Of course not, it’s a big girl’s blouse with a silly boot lid that makes you look like you’re stuffing a duck in an over every...
Youngman Motors Halts Saab Takeover Negotiations
23 May 2012, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The shock of Volvo, a brand whose tradition is deeply European and deeply Scandinavian, being bought and administered by Chinese investors was an inconceivable idea... 10 years ago. Now it’s h...
Infiniti Relocates Headquarters to Hong Kong
23 May 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan’s posh Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters, in Hong Kong, attempting to increase its (currently small) share of the global luxury car market. Being the first company...
Chinese Automaker Brilliance Hire Former Pininfarina Designer
22 May 2012, 12:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Chinese cars being notoriously unsafe and poorly designed, they never really appealed to Europeans. This may all change with the Chinese automaker Brilliance’s recent hiring of ex-Pininfa...
Chery to Build Vietnam Production Facility
22 May 2012, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chery Automobile Co. is a state-owned Chinese car manufacturer, and the country’s biggest exporter of cars, currently having 16 factories outside of their home market, with a 17th factory on t...
BMW Plan 80% Raise in Chinese Production Capacity
22 May 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW have made a formal request to the Chinese government to gain permission for a production increase of 80%. Currently, BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance Automotive Ltd. has two factories i...
Kia and Hyundai Could Challenge Market Leaders in China
22 May 2012, 11:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If predictions hold up, Hyundai and Kia will sell 1.3-million vehicles in China, which is more than Toyota, Nissan or Honda. The two Korean brands have undergone a revival in recent years, matching ...
Mitsubishi Lancer-Based SouEast V5 Coming to China
21 May 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Last month’s Beijing motor show brought many cars we had never heard of, into the spotlight. One such name is Soueast Motor Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Mitsubishi and Chinese “Fuji...
Lincoln Rumored to Start Production in China from 2015
21 May 2012, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to sources in the Chinese media, Lincoln is rumored to start production in China from 2015, using Ford’s (Lincoln's parent company) connection with Chang’an Auto. (Claims ...
Chery-Jaguar-Land Rover Partnership Gets Green Light
21 May 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We had previously mentioned the Chery-Jaguar Land Rover partnership, with uncertainty still in the air regarding its feasibility. However, the rumors have been confirmed and it looks like the d...
World Records – The Longest Sea Bridge in the World
20 May 2012, 10:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is currently the number one car market for many manufacturers out there and it’s no wonder why this is happening. It was one of the few countries that managed to smile in front of the re...
SEAT Planning Rapid Expansion Into China
18 May 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Yes, you’ve read right: SEAT and expanding in the same sentence. The Spanish member of the ‘VAG family’ is planning on expanding its dealer network in China to offset poor European...
Crash:Maserati GranCabrio and Nissan Sunny in China
18 May 2012, 14:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With so many luxury cars being bought in China, by newly-wealthy people, it’s inevitable for incidents to take place involving some of these expensive cars (extremely so in China, where such ...
Cherry to Establish Joint Venture with Jaguar Land Rover
18 May 2012, 12:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Land Rover sales having skyrocketed by 68% last year to 34,993 units and Jaguar sales also going up considerably, by 58% to 3,897 vehicles, all of which were imported, with the number of cars ...
Volvo to Hand Over XC90 Production to Geely
17 May 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to recent Chinese media reports, Volvo has handed the XC90 platform over to their Chinese owners, Geely. This is an odd move, as the platform is extremely old, underpinning such cars as th...
Fiat Viaggio Gets Chinese Name ahead of its September Debut
14 May 2012, 17:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat’s Viaggio, which is largely based on the Dodge Dart, has been given a proper Chinese name ahead of its September debut on the Chinese market. It will be called ''Fei Xiang'...
Meanwhile in China: That’s How you Transport Pickups!
14 May 2012, 09:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This looks wrong in so many ways, from that in which they transport these flatbed pickup trucks in an unsafe manner, to the undoubted damage the front of the vehicles get from sitting like that. ...
Volvo to Add Long Wheelbase S60 to China Line-Up
14 May 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chinese really love their rear legroom and with the rapidly expanding car market there, every manufacturer is keen to capitalize on it. Volvo, now being Chinese-owned, will surely attempt to ben...
Ferrari Does Donuts on Ancient Chinese Wall
11 May 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Ferrari launched the 458 Dragon Edition, meant to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Italian brand in the country, as well as the arrival of the Chinese Dragon ...
Cadillac Considering New RWD Flagship Above XTS
10 May 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Buick’s sales in China are more than three times more substantial than they were in the US last year. GM’s other luxury contender there, Cadillac, seems to be focusing a lot more on what...