4 Jun 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / German tuner Carlsson has created a new C25 Super Gt limited edition model, still based on the Mercedes Benz SL, limited this time to the Chinese and Far East market. Some of you might already be fa...
4 Jun 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Who wouldn’t want a free BMW 1-Series to drive around in? Well, in China, a lucky and very perseverant young man won the right to drive the car for the next 5 years, after keeping his hand &ls...
4 Jun 2012, 11:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You’d think that since the Ferrari 458 Italia bears the mark of the Prancing Horse, it would be loved and liked by all things with a halter and horseshoes. But no, this mighty steed decides th...
4 Jun 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recession is over, automakers are back on their feet and yet, China remains one of the most, if not the most, important auto markets in the whole world.
The reasons are many, but we won'...
3 Jun 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI has done it again: the carmaker managed to squeeze a MINI in a space smaller than the car itself... we're joking of course. However, a new parallel parking Guinness World Record has been i...
2 Jun 2012, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After a failed attempt to buy what’s left of Saab, and reports that a Swedish company was also interested, Chinese company Youngman Motors refuses to give up on the purchase.
Following thei...
1 Jun 2012, 10:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford famously defended its F-150 pickup truck from being copied in China by protecting its lines with local copyrights. It was a true victory for the automaker, but it raised the question as to why ...
31 May 2012, 15:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, nowadays, every car manufacturer and their dog want a piece of the China action. And it has proven to be very good action for all the manufacturers who pushed for the opening of dealersh...
31 May 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automakers see the drop in Chinese demand this year as being something of a blip, as the market is nowhere near saturation right now. But there are indications the auto bubble has indeed burst.
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30 May 2012, 15:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Auto News China, Chinese officials are looking into allocating as much as 2-billion yuan ($403-/€324- million) every year for the development of alternatively-powered vehicles...
30 May 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The new generation of Chrysler’s 300C improves on its predecessor, which according to Jeremy Clarkson was styled by Al Capone, in every single way. So, the new 300C, which is also on sale in E...
30 May 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Scrappage schemes have been used successfully in 14 European states, ever since the dreaded recession hit us in 2008, with Norway using a version of the system as far back as 1978. Furthermore, in R...
29 May 2012, 11:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the premium German manufacturers already on their way to making millions of cars among themselves, only in China, Infiniti, a brand which recently opened its headquarters in Hong Kong, wants a ...
29 May 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nothing seems to stand in the way of BMW’s expansion into China. After joining forces with Brilliance Automotive 2003 and beginning production of BMW-badged cars in China in 2004.
On May 24...
29 May 2012, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Stock values are always a sensitive matter, with their value constantly changing, according to what the market is doing, and what the company is doing at the same time, as negative events tend to ma...
28 May 2012, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Why is it that whenever a Chinese manufacturer decides that they want to copy a car, they always seem to pick the wrong one? Like that copy of the Matiz which frankly is pointless, though there&rsqu...
28 May 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan GT-R is a great handling car. It’s partly down to its excellent chassis with all-wheel drive traction and partly down to its very clever electronic brain which always manages to kee...
25 May 2012, 15:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Buick’s new semi-luxurious compact crossover, the Encore, will go on sale in China near the end of the year, in November. With the Regal and LaCrosse already on the market, this will be Buick&...
25 May 2012, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen’s DS, despite its historic name suggesting the iconic DS of the 1960s, has absolutely nothing to do with the old car, and it cannot be associated with it in any way. That is generally ...
25 May 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite Volkswagen’s DSG gearboxes being generally bulletproof, Chinese customers have had problems with their DSG-equipped cars since last year. VW officials have acknowledged the faults, hav...