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Car Ploughs in Bike Ridden by 5 Chinese Guys
Car Ploughs in Bike Ridden by 5 Chinese Guys

8 Oct 2012, 12:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Asia is the place where you just expect to see 3 or sometimes as much as 5 people riding the same bike, and China is probably the best ground for spotting such things. Now, in case of a crash, th...

 
BMW’s China Sales Get 59% Boost in September
BMW’s China Sales Get 59% Boost in September

5 Oct 2012, 14:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMWs are really appreciated on the Chinese market, and most people if given the choice (and money) would buy one. This shows in their very good sales records so far, and September makes no exception...

 
Volvo May Miss Ambitious China Sales Goal for 2015
Volvo May Miss Ambitious China Sales Goal for 2015

3 Oct 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite being Chinese-owned nowadays, Volvo is apparently not doing so well in China. Having set a sales goal for 2015 of 200,000 per year, officials may have to reconsider the figure, as sales are ...

 
Citroen C4L Sedan Spotted Uncovered in China
Citroen C4L Sedan Spotted Uncovered in China

3 Oct 2012, 14:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Citroen C4 is only sold in hatchback form in Europe, yet for the Chinese market, where rear legroom is placed above most other aspects when buying a car, the French manufacturer has decided that...

 
Ford Mondeo Gets Turned into Low Rider in China
Ford Mondeo Gets Turned into Low Rider in China

1 Oct 2012, 07:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The cars which usually look big and imposing without any sort of modifications are those cars who will look even better once their suspension is dropped way down. Take this Ford Mondeo, which is qui...

 
The Chinese Show Us the Proper Way to Transport a Giraffe
The Chinese Show Us the Proper Way to Transport a Giraffe

26 Sep 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Of all the weird things / animals we have seen transported in various ways around the world, we had never seen a giraffe being transported at all. Well, in China, they go about it the old fashioned ...

 
Matte Lime Green Audi A4L Will Make Your Eyes Sore
Matte Lime Green Audi A4L Will Make Your Eyes Sore

26 Sep 2012, 15:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is probably the greenest car we have ever seen. It’s so green, it will make your eyes sore if you ever catch a glimpse of it on the road. Granted, it is a spectacular matte wrap, but we s...

 
Chinese City Guangzhou Embraces and Celebrates ‘Car Free Day’
Chinese City Guangzhou Embraces and Celebrates ‘Car Free Day’

24 Sep 2012, 11:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Most cities’ congestion problems could be solved, with relative ease, by banning people from using their cars all the time, and offering advanced mass transit solutions. However, since limitin...

 
Chery - Jaguar Joint Venture Gains Official Acceptance by Chines Government
Chery - Jaguar Joint Venture Gains Official Acceptance by Chines Government

24 Sep 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar - Land Rover’s joint venture with Chinese automaker, Chery, has just gained official acceptance by the local government. The $1.58-billion deal was officially recognized by the National...

 
Armored Range Rover Gets Stretched in China
Armored Range Rover Gets Stretched in China

24 Sep 2012, 11:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Range Rover is renowned for the amount of interior space it offers, courtesy of its bluff-sided design, which aside from giving it ample interior space for five, also maintains its characteristi...

 
Toyota Restarts Production in China
Toyota Restarts Production in China

24 Sep 2012, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese automakers operating in China have been hurt by negative sentiment over territorial dispute. Retails stores and auto dealers belonging to Japanese brands have been vandalized across China. ...

 
Highly-Tuned 1000 Hp Nissan GT-R Burns in Beijing
Highly-Tuned 1000 Hp Nissan GT-R Burns in Beijing

24 Sep 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Nissan GT-R may not be ‘a real supercar’, because not enough of them have burst into flames since its launch, perhaps the balance is beginning to fail, as one GT-R was recently...

 
Honda Five-Year Plan - Double Car Sales to 6-Million
Honda Five-Year Plan - Double Car Sales to 6-Million

21 Sep 2012, 09:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Officials from Honda Motor Co. have just announced plans to double the number of cars they sell within the next five years, raising the number of cars sold from their last fiscal years from 3.1-mill...

 
BMW M3 Gets Crazy Gold Wrap and Wide
BMW M3 Gets Crazy Gold Wrap and Wide

21 Sep 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as car tuning goes, China is really trying to catch up to the rest of the world, trying to compensate for the long period of time in which it didn’t even have a ‘car culture&rsquo...

 
Mercedes Bearish on 2012 Profits Due to Europe and China
Mercedes Bearish on 2012 Profits Due to Europe and China

20 Sep 2012, 14:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Daimler today announced that earnings for its most important division, Mercedes Benz, will be below last year’s levels due to weak market conditions in Europe and China. CEO Dieter Zetsche sai...

 
Facelifted Mazda 2 Set to Go On Sale in China on September 22
Facelifted Mazda 2 Set to Go On Sale in China on September 22

20 Sep 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently facelifted Mazda 2 will make its Chinese market debut on September 22nd. When comparing it to the old model, it features a restyled front bumper and grille, new lights and new choices o...

 
Porsche Bracing for Sales Slowdown in 2013
Porsche Bracing for Sales Slowdown in 2013

20 Sep 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche is one company that has found a way to capitalize on the wealth of emerging markets. China is one example, buying more Cayenne SUVs than anybody else. With a lineup that includes more new...

 
In China, One Truck Carries 18 Others
In China, One Truck Carries 18 Others

20 Sep 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The question of transport efficiency is a delicate one, and transporting any sort of goods in an efficient manner poses problems for any logistics planner. However, in China, they just cram as many ...

 
China Readying New Standards for EVs for 2014
China Readying New Standards for EVs for 2014

18 Sep 2012, 14:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since EVs have additional safety concerns, as opposed to regular cars, the Chinese Automotive Engineering Research Institute is hard at work for new national standards for such vehicles. At the mome...

 
Chinese Government Imposes Stricter Quality Control Laws for Car Exports
Chinese Government Imposes Stricter Quality Control Laws for Car Exports

18 Sep 2012, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When Chinese cars first made an appearance outside the PRC, all of them, without exception, were criticized for their poor build quality and appalling safety. While things may have moved on consider...