Hyundai to Open Third Chinese Plant
9 Sep 2009, 12:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South-Korean manufacturer Hyundai announced, through one of its executives, that it will begin construction at a third manufacturing plant in China, as it is now faced with the not-so-often-seen sce...
Geely Wants Full Control of Volvo
9 Sep 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker Geely is eyeing full control of Volvo and not only a minor stake, a company official said confirming reports that Geely Holding Group is looking to purchase the Swedish brand. Howev...
SAIC Might Buy Saab Stake
9 Sep 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Koenigsegg has already reached an agreement with General Motors to purchase its Swedish unit Saab but it appears the the sports car manufacturer might agree to cease a passive stake in the company t...
Mercedes Sales Still Down in August
8 Sep 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third German manufacturer to post its sales for August follows the trend of both BMW and Audi and reports a 13 percent decrease in volume, when compared to August 2008. Mercedes sold a total of ...
Nissan Leaf in China in 2011
8 Sep 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan will bring the zero-emission electric car in China in 2011 and it will even produce it locally with the help of its Dongfeng Nissan joint venture at a later date. The car will be initially la...
Audi August Sales, Almost Level
8 Sep 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi is as close as it can of posting a positive sales figure, when compared to 2008. The group reported a drop of only 2.7 percent in August, when compared the the same month of...
Tengzhong Wants Hummer, Despite Regulatory Rejection
8 Sep 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The courtship between Chinese manufacturer Tengzhong and GM's last standing "bad asset," Hummer, continues, apparently without resolution. In the latest development, the Chinese said ...
BYD Calls for EV Scrappage Scheme
7 Sep 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese manufacturer BYD wants the government to approve a scrappage scheme to be applied for customers who purchase all-electric battery vehicles, as well as other alternative energy cars. BYD says...
Toyota Expands in China
4 Sep 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota is trying to capitalize on the booming Chinese economy and announced plans to expand its business in the country. The first step to be taken by Toyota is to expand its c...
Changan Ford Sales Grow 111 Percent
3 Sep 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China continues to remain a major market for most automakers selling cars in the country and Changhan Ford is the living proof that these companies are doing pretty well. Changhan Ford posted record...
GM Sales Still Down, Despite CARS Thrust
3 Sep 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite a very good performance in China and the success of the CARS program, American manufacturer GM still didn't manage to beat its own sales record, set in August 2008. And, despite August ...
GM Reveals 49.6 Sales Increase in China
2 Sep 2009, 13:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sales are going pretty well for General Motors in China, as the company today revealed that the first eight months of the year brought a 49.6 percent sales increase on an annual basis to 1,111,401 u...
Geely Debuts Di Hao Sedan
31 Aug 2009, 16:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker Geely recently launched the first EC718 Di Hao sedan, a model entirely designed and manufactured in house. The car will be offered with a 1.8-liter engine, also designed by the Chin...
SAIC to Suspend UK Plant Until 2010
31 Aug 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to Chinese rivals, SAIC is sketching plans to launch cars across Europe. But the company has an entirely new market strategy and, according to recent reports, it wants to avoid the global re...
BYD Wants Sales of 400,000 Cars in 2009
31 Aug 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese car company BYD has quite enthusiastic plans for 2009, with the company planning to sell around 400,000 vehicles in 2009, which basically means double figures compared to those of the previo...
GM and FAW Form Chinese Joint Venture
31 Aug 2009, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just made another major step towards increasing its Chinese share by forming a 50-50 joint venture with FAW Group Corp. for the establishment of FAW - GM Light Duty Commercial Veh...
ESP to Rule China in 5 to 10 Years
27 Aug 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is going to become a must have feature in future new cars in China, Jennifer Jiang Director of Bosch China Marketing and Sales Controlling, Chassis Systems Con...
Chinese Chery Tiggo Released in Brazil
26 Aug 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery is one of the Chinese automakers which are aiming to expand their offering overseas and this week launched the Tiggo in Brazil, a South American market which is also tackled by Chevrolet and o...
New Geely SUV in October
25 Aug 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese manufacturer Geely confirmed that its SUV production facility in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan province, will start building cars as soon as next month, which means...
BYD to Launch All-Electric e6 in the US in 2010
24 Aug 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BYD continues its expansion outside China, this time in the United States, one of the first countries to get the all-electric battery car as soon as next year. Chairman Wang Chuanfu told the WSJ tha...