50k smart fortwo City Cars Recalled in China
18 Aug 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been barely a month since the Daimler-owned brand announced the third-gen fortwo. However, the outgoing smart fortwo microcar has its fair share of issues in Asia, where roughly 50,000 veh...
Buick Envision Interior Shots Leaked, Full Debut Set for August 28
14 Aug 2014, 19:46 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The all-new Buick Envision was given a soft unveiling last month with the automaker releasing a single image of the mid-size crossover, but as the official introduction date of the Envision draws ne...
Maserati Organizes Amazing "Imperial" Events in China and Japan for Its Centennial
14 Aug 2014, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Maserati might not make James Bond cars like Aston Martin, but their latest models are somehow… better. We can't put that into a straight-laced argument, but the new Ghibli and Quattropo...
Bishop, a New Jaw-Dropping Concept by Bandit9
14 Aug 2014, 09:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / China-based Daryl Villanueva is than am behind the staggering, jaw-dropping, mesmerizing Bandit9 custom bikes, machines built in exclusive, very limited runs, and which pack a huge styling factor th...
BMW Lowers Prices for Spare Parts in China
12 Aug 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following an investigation done by the Chinese authorities, various European and American manufacturers had to take certain measures to make sure they aren’t banned from the market. Apparently...
China Invents Yet Another New Car Brand: Cowin Auto
12 Aug 2014, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As if the Chinese domestic automakers don’t have enough offerings, a new car brand is on the horizon. Dubbed Cowin Auto, this will actually be a sub-brand of Chery, aimed at selling, you guess...
BMW i8 Will Have a Price Tag of at Least $321,000 in China
12 Aug 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s a known fact that most premium manufacturers are selling cars in China at bigger prices than usual. Sure, most markets have their own fluctuations between them but when it comes to the As...
Chinese Police Make High-Beam Offenders Look into Their Own Headlights
12 Aug 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In a move that somehow doesn’t surprise us all that much, the Chinese police has found a rather harsh manner of punishing drivers who inappropriately use their high beams. As you can see a...
Citroen C3-XR to Debut at Guangzhou Auto Show
11 Aug 2014, 11:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the French manufacturer revealed the DS 5LS and DS 6WR, the offensive in China continues with the C3-XR, a model that follows the same boot tree as the Peugeot 2008 and other subcompact crosso...
McLaren 650S Spider Receives PUR Wheels in China
7 Aug 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every time we say the 650S is a replacement for the 12C, McLaren should come and slap us over the wrists. Even though the two look almost the same from the back and are based around the same engine ...
Tesla Trademark Dispute in China Settled Out of Court
6 Aug 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Like many other trademark disputes, the one that made Tesla's China expansion difficult has been solved recently. What was the threat that might've made the automaker's offensive prob...
GM-built Baojun 730 Is a Chinese Minivan with Lotus-tuned Suspension
1 Aug 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may sound like a fisherman's tale, but it is for real - this box-shaped thing had its front McPherson struts and torsion beam rear suspension tuned by Lotus, the same company that makes the ...
Production of New Long Wheelbase Mercedes C-Class (V205) Begins in China
30 Jul 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After the W205 sedan and the S205 T-Model (estate) yet another version of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is entering production. This time, Daimler and their Chinese partners have begun assembly of a...
Chinese Baidu Search Engine Making Its Own Autonomous Google Car
29 Jul 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A lot of people associate Google with “The Internet” simply because some can’t handle the web browser’s address bar and need to search the page that provides their mail for e...
Here's the China-Only Cadillac ATS-L
29 Jul 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As a general rule, the Chinese like plenty of legroom in the rear of their cars. That's why premium manufacturers such as Audi and BMW offer long wheelbase variants of the A4 and 3 Series in th...
China-Spec Tesla Model S Doesn't Have Sat-Nav, Google Maps Not Supported
27 Jul 2014, 18:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you ever imagined that a car worth $121,000 can't do satellite navigation in the Republic of China? Neither did we, but it seems like Tesla didn't thought this through with the Model ...
Buick Envision Unveiled in China
21 Jul 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More than three years after the concept was exhibited at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Buick has finally revealed how the Envision mid-size crossover looks like and a handful of specs. To be offered ...
Tesla Model S Hacked by Qihoo 360 at Security Conference
18 Jul 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A team of Chinese hackers managed to break into the electronic brain of the Tesla Model S and control various core functions of the electric vehicle. This first documented successful hack of the EV ...
New Macan 2.0 Turbo Model Launched in China, Targets Young Buyers
17 Jul 2014, 08:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche's Macan SUV already enjoyed its official debut in China earlier this year. However, a second even recently took place to welcome the arrival of a new Macan 2.0 Turbo, aimed at young cus...
First Tesla Model S Crash in China is Painful to Watch
14 Jul 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The past 30 days or so have been laden with crummy incidents related to the Tesla Model S - at the end of June, a Chinese customer smashed the windscreen of its showroom fresh Model S, a different c...