22 Jul 2009, 12:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Recently crowned the world's number one manufacturer, Toyota is quite optimistic when it comes to 2009 sales, in spite of the gloomy predictions made by auto industry analysts around the world....
17 Jul 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it repeatedly denied it had plans to buy Volvo, Chinese manufacturer Geely is now getting ready to submit a bid for Ford's Swedish subsidiary Volvo, according to a report by The Wall Stre...
16 Jul 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China's commerce ministry announced yesterday it is supportive of Tengzhong's bid for Hummer, thus putting an end to rumors claiming the deal will be dropped due to the Chinese government&...
15 Jul 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With its sights set on producing a new model at their Mexico plant starting next year, German manufacturer Volkswagen plans to invest no less than $1 billion to expand and retool the facility. The p...
14 Jul 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Facing the same increase in demand as most automotive manufacturers who operate in China, Japanese companies Nissan and Honda plan to increase production capacity in the Asian country in order to me...
13 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...and plans to skip GM in the process. The third ranking automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has set its sights on the top spot, occupied, still, by Toyota. GM seems to be, in their plans, just a mi...
13 Jul 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Recognizing the value the Chinese market has come to have for its business, the new General Motors decided to settle its global operations base in Shanghai, following the retreat of regional operati...
10 Jul 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Chinese automakers are currently involved in takeover negotiations for several European brands, these companies go further with their development plans and are getting ready to present their...
10 Jul 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time but the inevitable has occurred: China managed to surpass the United States in terms of new car sales in the first half of the year. According to data provided by the Ch...
9 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC is surely one of the most active automakers nowadays when it comes to acquisitions and joint ventures. After the company made the headlines with the over-discussed bid for the German Opel, the ...
8 Jul 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi has become the first big automotive player to post sales increase for June, in a time when most of the industry's companies are experiencing a rebound from the crisis. ...
7 Jul 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the company receives the green light to take over Opel, BAIC intends to sell almost half a million cars manufactured by the German automaker in China by 2015. The plans were mentioned in the...
7 Jul 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler joins the ranks of German manufacturer who are more than pleased with how things are going in China. The company has posted record sales in the country in June, with total deliveries amounti...
7 Jul 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. (BAIC) submitted a takeover proposal to Opel only a few days ago, the first rumors talking about the company's plans over the German brand are alre...
7 Jul 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joining the ranks of manufacturers who are experiencing a rebound from the crisis which crippled the industry in the previous months, the BMW Group posted still negative sales figures, yet improved ...
6 Jul 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is a growing market for all companies that are selling cars in the country and, despite the economic chaos that is hammering sales all around the world, it still brings significant revenues to...
6 Jul 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Auto manufacturers posting record sales in China are no longer a surprise for anyone, as the Chinese keep leading the industry in this crisis-challenged times. German manufacturer Audi has today joi...
6 Jul 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After confirming their intentions to form a joint venture back in May, Fiat and Guangzhou are now ready to give their final signing for setting up a new factory in China. Chinese officials revealed ...
6 Jul 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is playing a key role in the global strategies of many automakers out there and Ford makes no exception to the rule. The American manufacturer confirmed in a press release revealing its half y...
3 Jul 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat's UK managing director Andrew Humberstone said in an interview that China will become a very challenging market in the future as the country is making several major steps towards expanding...