In Spite of Poor European Economic Situation, Volvo Stays in Sweden
5 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European automotive sector, and the financial situation generally speaking have definitely seen better days, and the major automakers have had to make production and staff cuts, in order to prev...
Hyundai Elantra Coupe Paten Filing Hints at Chinese Launch
4 Dec 2012, 16:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to Chinese website AutoHome, Hyundai has applied for a paten filing for its 2013 Elantra Coupe in order to protect its design against ‘cloning’ in the local market. Currentl...
Amazing Circle Pedestrian Bridge in China
4 Dec 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / China is no longer the agricultural backwater it used to be. The People’s Republic has a booming economy, and this can be clearly seen in the way its metropolitan areas are developing. This...
Luxgen 5 Coupe Rendering
4 Dec 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Believe it or not, Luxgen is not the name of a lightbulb company, but the name of a carmaker from Taiwan. The company’s name is supposed to be a combination of "Luxury" and "Gen...
House in Middle of Chinese Highway Finally Demolished
3 Dec 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As you may remember, a couple of weeks ago, we brought you the story of a house standing in the middle of a multi-lane highway in China. The owner had refused to accept compensation for the house be...
Audi A4 Gets Ostentatious Pink Chrome Wrap and Bubble-Wrap Rear Lights in China
30 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We here at autoevolution love a good wrap, and this previous-generation (B7) Audi A4 was clearly wrapped by professionals - too bad they chose this rather ostentatious pink, which would have stood o...
More Pictures of Ferrari's 20 Year Celebration in China
27 Nov 2012, 17:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / China has slowly grown as an automotive market, in recent years exponentially so, to the point where it is now the single most important market for many mainstream manufacturers. Same goes for Ferra...
Ford Creates New Sub-Brand in China - Rebadges Old Focus
27 Nov 2012, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / To better capitalize on the Chinese car market’s strong points, Ford has created a sub-brand specifically for the country, called Jia Yue, which roughly translates as ‘Good Leap’. ...
Chinese VW Owner Thinks He Has a Bentley!
27 Nov 2012, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as ‘decorating’ one’s car goes, the Chinese have a style of their own. Not only can you get ‘tuning’ bits at extremely low prices (with matching quality), but mo...
Designers from Established Mainstream Brands Help Chinese Achieve Own Style
27 Nov 2012, 10:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A few years ago, Chinese automakers used to be a laugh - literally, as people actually laughed at how bad their cars were. However, progress is inevitable and it most certainly does not go around Ch...
Kia Sued by Chinese Qoros Brand for Aiming to use Quoris Name
27 Nov 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We never though the day when a Chinese car brand would sue an automaker from another country over trademark-related business would come, but it seems that this is exactly the case with Qoros, which ...
BMW China Three-Year Sales Plan - 1 Million Units
26 Nov 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW is a very highly thought-of brand, in China, where they have managed to sell an impressive 264,884 units of its BMW- and Mini-branded offerings, from January of this year, right through to Octob...
Toyota Announces Two China-Only Brands Coming Next Year
26 Nov 2012, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Honda and Nissan already having their China only brands up and running, Toyota, a manufacturer who has so many sub-brands in Japan that it is highly probable that they themselves don`t know all...
They’ll Put a Lotus Badge on Anything These Days…
24 Nov 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were shocked when we saw this, the Youngman L5 GT which is, according to what it says on the back of the car, ‘Engineered by Lotus’. It is a new car, based on the Proton Gen 2, which ...
Watch: Ferrari Parade at 20th Anniversary in China
23 Nov 2012, 15:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A quarter of a million people attended Ferrari’s 20th anniversary parade of supercars in China. This parade marked the end of 11 months of celebrations for the Maranello firm in fastest growin...
House Stands in the Middle of a Chinese Motorway
23 Nov 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Say what you will about the Chinese government, that they’re communists, that they peg their national currency to help exports and that they allow people to drive only on every other day in so...
Shanghai GM Unveils Sail Spingo EV
23 Nov 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / One of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures has launched their own electric vehicle at the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show yesterday. It’s called the Sail Springo EV, and it’s based on ...
2013 Volkswagen Bora Launched in China
23 Nov 2012, 10:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Did you think this meant they launched the European and American Jetta in China? No, not really, this thing is based on the PQ34, still a compact sedan architecture, but actually belongs to the the ...
Infiniti JX35 Launched in China
22 Nov 2012, 17:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the Guangzhou Auto Show, Japanese luxury automaker introduced the JX35 to the Chinese market. This large crossover offers seating for seven people and arrives in the middle of strong anti-Japanes...
GM Sets New Sales Record in China
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though General Motors is experiencing what seems to be the toughest period in its history in the United States, sales around the world are doing pretty well, as the company announced in a state...