2009, Audi's Most Successful Year in China
28 Oct 2009, 10:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German manufacturer Audi announced that 2009 is already the most successful year in the company's 21-year history in China as it has already reached last year's sales figures. Since Januar...
China - Audi's No.1 Market in 2012
28 Oct 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi has quite high expectations from China and expects this growing market to exceed Germany in terms of new car sales and become its number one market in 2012. According to a report by Dow Jones c...
Renault Laguna Coupe and Clio In China Next Month
28 Oct 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to other top players of the industry, Renault is looking to expand its operations into China and will do so with the help of Laguna Coupe and Clio. China Car Times writes that both models wi...
Buick LaCrosse Sales Explode in China
26 Oct 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buick is one of GM's four core brands and it appears like things are going great in China. At least when it comes to the LaCrosse model, a model that almost tripled its sales in the country dur...
Barclays Buys BYD Shares
26 Oct 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third largest UK-based bank and the current sponsor of the British Premier League, Barclays, recently purchased 32.33 million shares of BYD Co. for 78.15 HKD (10 US dollars) per share. As a res...
First Ducati Store Opens in China
26 Oct 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati announced that its first official store in China has just been inaugurated. Gabriele Del Torchio (Ducati Motor Holding President), together with Cristiano Sile...
China: Rolls Royce Ghost Priced at $585,000
26 Oct 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rolls Royce's latest contraption, the Ghost, was shown to Chinese fans at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show as the British luxury car manufacturer sees China as one of the largest markets. The compan...
Changhe Suzuki to Start Production of WagonR
23 Oct 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Suzuki is studying the possibility to start Chinese production of the WagonR and its local joint venture Changhe might be the one chosen to handle local operations. China Car Times writes Changhe wi...
Volkswagen to Build DSG Plant in China
23 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already emphasized that it wants to increase its Chinese operations in the near future and it appears the company is also considering building another DSG plant in Dalian, China. Sour...
Volkswagen Wants More Efficient Cars in China
22 Oct 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already announced enthusiastic plants for China but the company continues to announce new goodies for this particular growing market. This time, the German brand said it wants more fu...
200 Audi Chinese Dealerships by 2013
22 Oct 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi will expand its dealership network in China by adding 54 new stores in the country by 2013, as the company aims to increase its local operations and benefit from the significant growth of the l...
BAIC's First Electric Car Coming This Month
21 Oct 2009, 18:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beijing Automotive will complete the company's first electric vehicle this month, a company official revealed hinting that the Chinese manufacturer is about to start production of a zero-emissi...
Great Wall Starts European Production in Bulgaria
21 Oct 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's no secret that Chinese carmakers are slowly migrating to Europe searching for new customers and looking to challenge local automakers with cheaper models. Great Wall Motor Co. will start p...
Toyota to Design Low Budget Car with Daihatsu
19 Oct 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After several efforts to improve its offering in the green car sector, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is now willing to design a low budget model that would sell below $11,000 in developing markets su...
Volkswagen, Steady Through the Crisis
16 Oct 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German group Volkswagen seems to have gotten the hang of the crisis and, as its sales and marketing vice president, Detlef Wittig says, steers "a steady course through the crisis". The gro...
No Chinese-Built Mitsubishi SUVs at This Point
16 Oct 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi has no plans to start building SUVs in China, as the company is looking to benefit from the impressive growth in the country by making parts and improving import business. Mitsubishi Chin...
Shanghai VW: 25 Years, 5 Million Vehicles
15 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture, Shanghai VW, is celebrating the 25th anniversary and, together with this important milestone, the company also announced that it rolled out the 5 millionth m...
2011 Buick Regal Confirmed
15 Oct 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors announced, during a Buick GMC dealer business meeting, that Buick's next mid-size sport sedan will be called Regal, but hasn't provided more details on the projected launch ...
Chinese-Made VW Golf GTI Coming in 2010
14 Oct 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is really keen on expanding its presence in China and the recent reports on models to be launched in this continuously side of the market do nothing more than to confirm this statement. I...
Dongfeng-Renault JV Comes to a Halt
14 Oct 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault and Dongfeng are still involved in negotiations regarding a possible joint venture but, according to some reports, the talks might be stopped again due to a number of glitches. It appears th...