No Chinese-Built Mitsubishi SUVs at This Point
16 Oct 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi has no plans to start building SUVs in China, as the company is looking to benefit from the impressive growth in the country by making parts and improving import business. Mitsubishi Chin...
Shanghai VW: 25 Years, 5 Million Vehicles
15 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture, Shanghai VW, is celebrating the 25th anniversary and, together with this important milestone, the company also announced that it rolled out the 5 millionth m...
2011 Buick Regal Confirmed
15 Oct 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors announced, during a Buick GMC dealer business meeting, that Buick's next mid-size sport sedan will be called Regal, but hasn't provided more details on the projected launch ...
Chinese-Made VW Golf GTI Coming in 2010
14 Oct 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is really keen on expanding its presence in China and the recent reports on models to be launched in this continuously side of the market do nothing more than to confirm this statement. I...
Dongfeng-Renault JV Comes to a Halt
14 Oct 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault and Dongfeng are still involved in negotiations regarding a possible joint venture but, according to some reports, the talks might be stopped again due to a number of glitches. It appears th...
GM CEO Expects Strong Growth in China
13 Oct 2009, 15:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' CEO Fritz Henderson said in a news conference that he expects the Chinese market to bring a significant boost in the next months. On the other hand, analysts have already predic...
Chinese Geely Posts Double September Sales
13 Oct 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still fighting to snatch Volvo, Chinese carmaker Geely is growing bigger in the domestic market after posting double sales in September compared to the same month of the previous year. Specifically,...
Chinese Auto Boom, to Slow Down in 2010
13 Oct 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2009 record interest the Chinese market has manifested towards the auto industry may be just a passing miracle, and may end as soon as next year. At least this is what analysts believe, as they ...
Bugatti Opens Official Showroom in Beijing
13 Oct 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if some people might think that Bugatti isn't exactly a car model to be purchased during economic recession times, it appears the French manufacturer's sales are growing. The first si...
New Toyota Prius in China in 2010
13 Oct 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota will bring its flagship Prius model in China in 2010 and, curiously, the company is looking to maintain the same price level as for the current generation. The car could be priced at around 2...
Ford China Reports 79 Percent Increase in China
13 Oct 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's Chinese operations are developing impressively well and the US-based manufacturer, together with its joint ventures and wholly-owned entities in the country, delivering total sales of 11...
Tengzhong Wants Hummer Deal Over by 2010
12 Oct 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if the final agreement between American manufacturer GM and Chinese company Tengzhong has been signed this week, the challenge is not over for neither of them. The painstaking buy of Hummer is ...
SAIC to Take Over Van-Maker LDV
12 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SAIC is continuously looking at ways to expand its presence in China and taking over overseas manufacturer seems to be the easiest way to do that. The Chinese carmaker is reportedly looking at ways ...
Chery to Begin Turkish Plant Construction This Year
12 Oct 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has already announced plans to set up a production plant in Turkey and, according to company officials, construction will start by the end of the year. Sedat Piro l...
VW Passat CC - Made in China, Sold as Magotan CC
12 Oct 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will start production of the Passat CC in China as soon as 2010 and will sell the model locally as Magotan CC. Production will be handled by Volkswagen's Chinese partner FAW Group, a...
Fiat Faces Lawsuit from Great Wall Motor Co.
11 Oct 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Chinese car maker Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. officially stated on Friday it is preparing to fill a complaint to Fiat Auto S.p.A.'s headquarters in Italy. Great Wall Motor accuses Fiat of ste...
Audi A3 Made in China
9 Oct 2009, 16:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi named China its "second domestic market" and plans to further increase local sales with the launch of new models that have the ability to attract new buyers. One of them is the A3, a ...
Chinese Skoda Yeti Starting in 2010
9 Oct 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda will start production of the Yeti in China in 2010 but up until now, no official date for a Chinese debut has been released. China Car Times today wrote that the model is expected to go on sal...
Audi Still in Play to Achieve 2009 Sales Goal
9 Oct 2009, 12:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi's sales are going well in global markets so the German brand is still on track to achieve the 900,000-unit sales goal announced in January. Audi sold a total of 705,300 cars worldwide in t...
GM China Sets All-Time Monthly Sales Record
9 Oct 2009, 06:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that its Chinese operations established a new sales record in September, with the automaker and its joint ventures selling a total of 181,148 vehicles last month. Sale...