Baojun 630 Likely to Be Priced at $7000
30 Nov 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that GM's new Baojun brand is going to build affordable cars in China, so now we finally have the first speculation regarding the price the future models will be sold for. Voice...
China to Sell 18 Million Vehicles in 2010
30 Nov 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The momentum gained by the Chinese automotive market last year is expected to have continued in 2010, with the country expected to post total auto sales at the end of the year of about 18 million ve...
Hyundai Starts Construction of Its Third Plant in China
29 Nov 2010, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Hyundai's Chinese joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry (BAIC), Beijing Hyundai, has begun working on its third manufacturing plant in China, on the outskirts of Beijing. The new plant...
Mercedes A-Klasse Launches in China
27 Nov 2010, 13:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new model in the Mercedes-Benz lineup is getting ready to take hold of whatever market share on the Chinese market it can. The A-Klasse, one of the most important models for the German car maker i...
Honda Sets Asian Production Record
26 Nov 2010, 07:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The appetite the Asian continent has developed these past two years for automobiles is still causing a lot of excitement for foreign carmakers. Whereas, overall, the spoiled manufacturers in Asia (a...
Chery to Launch EVs in the US in 2011
25 Nov 2010, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time until Chinese carmakers made the United States a priority in terms of sales and new cars distribution. So, here you are, the wait is over as Chery Automobile, regarded a...
GM to Open 100 Baojun Dealers in 2011
25 Nov 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors and SAIC are planning to open no less than 100 dealerships belonging to the Baojun brand in China in 2011, before the two companies will introduce the Baojun 630. Speaking to Reuters,...
Ford Opens 40 New Dealerships in China
25 Nov 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / As part of Ford's strategy to increase sales in the world's biggest automotive market, China, the company has inaugurated 40 new dealerships on Wednesday. Its goal is to have 100 new deale...
ZAP Signs Agreement With Shanghai Officials
23 Nov 2010, 18:13 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Shanghai officials have contracted Santa-Rosa based EV maker ZAP to provide charging stations, battery swap facilities and maintenance depots for the city's commercial Yangpu district. ZAP w...
Saab Gets Ready for Chinese, Russian Assault
22 Nov 2010, 11:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since Spyker Cars became in charge of Saab's future, the Swedish manufacturer repeatedly tried to expand its business into new, yet unexplored markets and the first positive signs are now ...
Volvo Will Be Even More Volvo Than Ever Before
18 Nov 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This were the exact words of Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive office of Volvo Cars, when talking about the influence that the Chinese ownership might have on the Swedish iconic brand. Ta...
Fisker Ready to Partner with Larger Rivals
17 Nov 2010, 15:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It doesn't happen too often to hear such a thing, but a company involved in the automotive industry is ready to join forced with a more important player. We're talking about Fisker, who al...
Chinese Tire Production Continues to Grow
17 Nov 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you've been thinking that China is currently the fastest growing market only when it comes to the automotive industry, you're damn wrong. Because China continues to grow in almost every...
Volkswagen to Start Chinese EV Production by 2014
17 Nov 2010, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we all know by now, Volkswagen intends to become the world's number one carmaker in a few years so, in order to reach this highly-optimistic goal, it tries to take advantage of each major ma...
Nissan Shelves Plans for Chinese Leaf
17 Nov 2010, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although most carmakers are quickly turning their attention towards China, one of the largest auto markets in the world, Nissan is yet to make a decision on bringing its all-electric Leaf in the cou...
China to Invest in GM's Initial Public Offering
15 Nov 2010, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Among the banks helping General Motors with its initial public stock offering next week are two identified by initials only: ICBC and CICC. This is especially interesting to Americans who disagre...
Car Sales in China Up 27.1% in October
10 Nov 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In October, a total of 1.2 million new cars were shipped to dealers across China. This marks a 27.1 percent rise over the 946,400 units sold in the same month of last year, according to China Associ...
Jaguar Land Rover Planning Factory in Nanchang
9 Nov 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like many other car companies, Jaguar Land Rover is looking into ways to expand its Chinese operations and the first step towards that goal is building a new plant in the country. And CEO Ralf ...
China's Against Hybrids
9 Nov 2010, 09:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt China is one of the largest auto markets even during recession times and carmakers rushed to move their operations there in an effort to take the lion's share in a very cr...
Lamborghini Happy with Chinese Boom
8 Nov 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China was, is and will most likely continue to be a major market for most carmakers out there, and Lamborghini makes no exception. The sports car manufacturer becomes more and more popular in China,...