BMW September Sales, Level
7 Oct 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer BMW announced today it managed to surpass the sales registered in September 2008 with only 0.7 percent. The ninth month of the year brought the group 122,354 units sold and, even...
One-off Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China Auctioned
6 Oct 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After we presented you the limited edition Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China, due to be released soon just for the Chinese market, the Italian manufacturer has unveiled a one-off model scheduled to...
Audi September Sales, Chinese Version
6 Oct 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi posted today sales for September 2009 in China, a country which slowly but surely made a place for itself in the car manufacturer's best markets. So much so, that Audi ...
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China Edition...
6 Oct 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / China is currently the fastest growing market in the world and promises to be the biggest in the near future. So why not customize an Italian sportscar just for the Chinese? Italian manufacturer Fer...
China's Norinco Motors to Open South African Plant
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...
US Investors Join the Race for Volvo
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...
BAIC Wants to Purchase Old 9-5 Rights
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...
Toyota Wants 650 Chinese Dealers by End 2009
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 ...
China Approves GM-Delphi Deal
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...
Chery Auto to Build New Plant in Dalian
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...
Geely - Volvo Talks Come to a Halt
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. ...
Magna to Purchase $1Bn Worth of Parts from China
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...
US Doesn't Fear China Trade War
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...
Next-Generation Ford Focus to Be Built in China
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...
China Investigates GM's Delphi Bid
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...
GM Expects Steady Sales in China
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...
Saab Closer to Chinese Production
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...
GM Opens China Science Lab
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...
Hummer Looking for New HQ
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...
Peugeot 307 Launched in China
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...