5 Oct 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China North Vehicle Corporation, also known as Norinco Motors, will become the first Chinese carmaker to hold a production facility in South Africa. The move will be possible as Super Group, current...
5 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Up until now, Geely was the only company to express its interest for Volvo, Ford's Swedish unit that is currently looking for a new investor to pave its way to success. It seems like a consorti...
2 Oct 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese manufacturer BAIC is trying a different approach to the Chinese market and aims to buy the rights of building and selling the old Saab 9-5. In a report issued today, autocar.co.uk informed t...
30 Sep 2009, 13:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to other car makers out there, Toyota wants to benefit from the growing auto sector in China and, in order to do so, the Japanese manufacturer aims to increase its local count of authorized ...
29 Sep 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported late last week, the Chinese authorities were beginning to look into the GM-Delphi takeover, in an attempt to see whether the new company to be formed would have resorted to discrimina...
29 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery Auto continues its expansion plans with a new factory, this time in Dalian, the coastal city of northeast China. The new production plant will have a goal of 200,000 passenger cars per year, a...
28 Sep 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it plans to complete the Volvo takeover by December, Geely and the Swedish brand are making no progress in the talks as the two companies are still negotiating the terms of the acquisition. ...
28 Sep 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since it received GM's final blessing to take over Opel, Magna is trying various market strategies under the pressure of major partners, including BMW and Volkswagen, who threatened that they m...
28 Sep 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US government seems confident the recently introduced duty for tires imported from China will not lead to a broader trade war between the two countries. The statement was made by US Deputy Secre...
25 Sep 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you, Ford and its Chinese joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), will start the construction of a new production facility in Chongqing, China. The plant is projected to...
24 Sep 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese commerce ministry announced it will look into General Motor's bid to take over parts supplier Delphi, in an attempt to stale monopoly accusation made by local carmaker and parts sup...
24 Sep 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors, who recently opened the China Science Lab, is expecting the sales volume in China remain constant throughout the year or, in case the market will post a drop, {ad at least it won...
24 Sep 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a rumor last week but companies involved in the talks recently confirmed that a potential start of production of Saab cars in China is very likely. Still, there are a number of issues to...
24 Sep 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is playing a key role in GM's global revival so the company today opened the so-called China Science Lab in Shanghai. This is the first major science lab established by a global car manuf...
23 Sep 2009, 13:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the sale of Tengzhong the brand still in the air, Hummer is now shopping for a new headquarter, for it to use as soon as it is spun off from GM. According to Hummer spokesman Nick Richards talk...
23 Sep 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Global automakers, especially those based in Europe, are launching new models in China on a monthly basis, as the local market is continuously growing and returning increasing profits. Peugeot yeste...
22 Sep 2009, 12:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BYD Auto, the Chinese carmaker who's hoping to become the world's number 1 auto manufacturer by 2025, sold a total of 100 electric cars in eight months, in spite of the company's enth...
22 Sep 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Mazda will debut three new models in 2010 in China, as part of the company's attempt to expand its product in the country and increase the local market share. Together with it...
21 Sep 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Changan Ford will begin construction of the new plant in China on September 25 and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2010. The new factory is projected to roll off the assembly lines ...
21 Sep 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Enthusiastic about the month-after-month growth it is experiencing in China (and it is not the only one), German manufacturer Daimler announced it will strive to make the Chinese market a main-strea...