China's BAIC Still in the Race for Opel
28 May 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Once again Chinese automakers make the headlines but this time not following a shameless clone that perfectly resembles the appearance of an European car. Fortunately, Chinese manufacturers are agai...
Toyota Starts Highlander Production in China
26 May 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just announced it will begin the production of the Highlander in China, after it officially displayed the car for the first time in the country at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. The Highlan...
Nissan to Bring Renault Logan in China by 2010
21 May 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault's Logan is often referred to as one of the models addressed to recession times and the sales figures recoded by the French manufacturer come to support this. Well, Renault knows the Log...
Chinese Chevrolet Spark Due to Reach the US in 2011
20 May 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, General Motors plans to move the production of some US models in China, citing the lower labor costs and the need for cost-cutting measures as the main reasons. At...
Toyota Boosts 1.6-liter Car Production in China
20 May 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all knew small cars with smaller displacements engines more concentrated on fuel economy and CO2 emissions rather than on performance figures represent the most appropriate way to tackle the rece...
Fiat Forms New Joint Venture in China
19 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Seriously now, will Fiat ever come to a stop? After forming the so long discussed alliance with the already-bankrupt automaker Chrysler and now hunting GM Europe for purchasing the German brand Opel...
VW China to Kill Jetta in 2012 As Well
19 May 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not sure this is something you've been expected but it might seem like the German manufacturer Volkswagen has some big plans - still undisclosed for the time being - when talking abo...
VW to Discontinue Santana in 2012
18 May 2009, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese division of Volkswagen announced it will kill the highly-popular Santana in 2012, despite the fact that the company still has high expectations in the last years of production. According...
GM Launches New Ecotec Engines in China
18 May 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors continues its efforts to make its product lineup a bit greener with two new engines with displacements of 1.6 and 1.8 liters that will be produced by its Shanghai GM Dong Yue Automoti...
Sixth-Generation VW Golf 1.4 TSI Ready for Chinese Debut
15 May 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, which was recently crowned the 2009 World Car of the Year, will also be launched in China in the near future but a specific date is yet to be revealed. Accordin...
GM to Produce US Cars in China
12 May 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you a few days ago, General Motors plans to build some of the cars sold in the United States overseas, as part of a broader attempt to cut production costs. However, there was no wor...
Chinese Clone Saga: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Copied
12 May 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The group of Chinese companies who are willing to launch shameless copies of European or North American models is quickly expanding, with a new company called Huatai Group reportedly working on a Be...
Audi Increases Chinese Sales by 21 Percent
8 May 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automakers around the world, especially those based in Europe and North America are becoming more and more interested into their Chinese operations, with this large market tending to play a key role...
GM Sets New Sales Record in China
5 May 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that China is going to become one of the largest car markets for most manufacturers around the world but it seems like General Motors is particularly focusing on this region nowadays...
Brilliant! BMW Brilliance to Build a Second Plant in China
23 Apr 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Probably overwhelmed with enthusiasm by the booming sales, BMW's China partner Brilliance Auto were perhaps too quick to announce that a second plant would be built in the Communist Republic to...
Ferrari Predict Tough Race in Bahrain
23 Apr 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali revealed his team is expecting another struggling weekend in Bahrain, following the disappointing performances in China. The Italian official admitted Ferrari are e...
China Ahead of Germany and US in 2008 Car Production
23 Apr 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / We wouldn't want to point any fingers, ok... maybe just one, but you know we are living in some murky times right now when you look at production figures in the car industry. Chinese commun...
GM Denies Buick Selling Rumors, Expects Stronger China Sales
22 Apr 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' Asia-Pacific chief, Nick Reilly yesterday denied rumors claiming that the American car giant is interested in selling the Buick unit to SAIC, confirming that this particular bra...
Alonso: Title Hopes Still Alive
22 Apr 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso will not count himself out of the title race just yet. Although he is no less than 17 points behind championship leader Jenson Button, Alonso reckoned the improvements brought to the...
BYD Auto Wants to Lead the EV, Hybrid Sectors
22 Apr 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the many Chinese auto manufacturers has found a way of expanding its business and electric vehicle expertise. BYD Auto has foreseen the success of electric vehicles and now plans on becoming ...