2009 Skoda Superb Launched in China as Hao Rui
18 Aug 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech manufacturer Skoda announced today the introduction on the Chinese market of their flagship Superb, renamed for the local market to Hao Rui. The event takes place almost two months after produ...
GM to Offer China Telecom 3G Services
18 Aug 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors will equip some of its new models with services offered by China Telecom that would allow drivers control their mobile phones and manage calls straight from their cars. The EVDO techn...
Tengzhong Establishes Hummer Division in Shanghai
18 Aug 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. makes another step towards buying General Motors' Hummer brand by establishing a sales division in Shanghai. Furthermore, Tengzhong...
Audi Opens Second Chinese Plant in September
17 Aug 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like many other European and US carmakers, Audi is trying anything that's possible to expand its business in China, a country that ignored the economic chaos and maintained new car sales a...
600,000 Km Li-Ion BYD Batteries for Top Chinese Carmaker
17 Aug 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BYD has just confirmed it has formed a new partnership with a Chinese automaker to supply lithium-ion batteries for a future electric model. However, BYD hasn't mentioned the name of its partne...
VW Group Posts 6.7 Percent Growth in July
17 Aug 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Leaving the deal with Porsche aside, Volkswagen Group is doing quite fine, in spite of the global recession which is still keeping the auto sector under pressure. The Group posted a 6.7 percent grow...
Fiat Models in China Starting in 2011
14 Aug 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you know by now, most carmakers, usually based in Europe or the United States, are thinking of new ways to bring their models in China. Fiat recently signed a deal with China's Guangzhou Aut...
China's Haima Auto to Launch Hybrid and Electric Cars in 2011
13 Aug 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese manufacturer Haima Auto struggles to stay in line with the rest of the automotive world and will launch its very own hybrid and electric cars as soon as 2011. Still unclear whether the c...
GM, 1 Million Cars Sold in China in 2009
12 Aug 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rivers of milk and honey for General Motors in China where things are going pretty well for the former bankrupt automaker... The American manufacturer has just sold the 1 millionth vehicle in China ...
BorgWarner Turbochargers for Chinese FAW
11 Aug 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BorgWarner and Chinese car manufacturer First Automotive Works (FAW) signed a dealer today though which the parts maker will supply turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves for vario...
Geely and BYD Cars in Europe Starting in 2010
11 Aug 2009, 13:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Austrian car dealer Denzel will be the first to sell Chinese cars in Europe as the dealership will begin importing cars built by Geely and BYD Auto from 2010. The three parties signed partnerships ...
Changan Ford Posts 54% Sales Increase
11 Aug 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is one of the manufacturer which are benefiting from the growing market in China, as its local partner, Changan Ford Sales Company (Changan Ford) today reported a sales increase of 54 percent i...
Volvo Sold by December
7 Aug 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Swedish brand Volvo which is currently looking for a new investor to buy the majority stake will be sold by the end of the year, Swedish industry ministry state secretary Joeran Haegglund said. ...
More Chinese Parties Looking at Volvo
7 Aug 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the battle for Opel came down to only two companies, RHJ and Magna International, Volvo turned into the most attractive target for many automakers out there who want to purchase the ailing Swe...
Audi July Sales, Up 2.1 Percent
6 Aug 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Small building blocks towards recovery were set by all manufacturers in recent months and Audi makes no exception. The German manufacturer announced today its sales increased by a small, yet signifi...
Brilliance, Mercedes Joint Venture in China
5 Aug 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes is moving quite fast nowadays and, following the same trend of the auto industry, is directing its efforts towards China, one of the most important sides in this particular sector these day...
Audi Eyes New Chinese Plant for A4, Q5
5 Aug 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China's auto sector grows bigger and there's no doubt about this as global automakers direct their efforts to this side of the market. After Hyundai somehow hinted that it wants to constr...
Hyundai Says Third Chinese Plant Still in Doubt
5 Aug 2009, 07:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following reports that the company is now planning to build a third plant in China to cope with growing demand, Hyundai today denied rumors, saying that no decision has been made until now. However,...
Geely Buys Site for Chinese Volvo Factory
4 Aug 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the Geely - Volvo deal is still in doubt due to a number of reasons, the Chinese buyer seems to be sure that the Swedish brand will step under its very own umbrella. Geely Holdings Group is ...
Hyundai Seeks Third Plant in China
4 Aug 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are going fairly well for Hyundai, the South Korean manufacturer which goes from record to record in several regions of the world. After announcing enthusiastic sales in Canada and in the Uni...