BAIC Now Interested in Volvo
12 Jun 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It might seem like Chinese automakers are everywhere these days, as there is at least one company based in China involved in every single selling process around the world. After media reports hinted...
Ford to Show Chinese the Unique American Driving Style
12 Jun 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is trying a different approach when it comes to China, one of the largest automotive markets nowadays, despite the difficult economic environment car manufacturers encounter. While most compani...
China Bans Renault Imports
11 Jun 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault is facing heavy criticism in China after the country decided to block the imports of several cars manufactured by the French company, claiming these vehicles do no comply with the local safe...
Tengzhong Confirms Plans for Chinese Hummer
10 Jun 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if Tengzhong said in the early stages of the deal it will not move any of Hummer's production outside the US, some media reports now claim that the Chinese plan to move some of the produc...
Saab: BAIC Taking a Sneak Peek?
10 Jun 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC is again making the headlines and once again, it is linked with an acquisition of a General Motors Europe unit. After failing to convince the German government to hand over Opel's majority...
Fiat Linea to Be Built in Guangzhou
9 Jun 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat Linea will be the first model to be produced in Guangzhou following the agreement the Italian automaker signed a few weeks ago with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co in Panyu, Guangdong. Just as we...
Daimler Posts 12 Percent Drop in Sales
9 Jun 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As is the case with all manufacturers in the automotive industry, a not so serious decline in sales for May is good enough of a reason for Daimler to look hopeful to the future. The German manufactu...
Audi Posts Record Sales Month in China...
9 Jun 2009, 12:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... for the third time in a row. The German manufacturer achieved increasing sales in the fifth month of the year in the entire Asia-Pacific region. In all, May was a good month for Audi, as its sal...
Chinese Media Criticize Tengzhong for Hummer Bid
9 Jun 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although some people were pleasantly surprised with Chinese company Tengzhong's bid for Hummer, media publications in China, along with automotive industry analysts, raised an eyebrow when hear...
GM Sees Emerging India a Life-Saving Market
8 Jun 2009, 16:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still fighting with bankruptcy and with the economic chaos in the United States and turning cost-cutting measures into a common thing, General Motors is now aiming its strategies at emerging markets...
Sichuan Tengzhong Will Build Hummer in China
5 Jun 2009, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the prospected Hummer sale to Chinese Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery may be bigger than first anticipated. According to a report by Gasgoo, the Chinese company will not ...
Chinese to Continue Hummer's Growth
3 Jun 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if some voices are claiming that Hummer would go even lower under the patronage of a Chinese manufacturer, General Motors says the off-road carmaker will actually grow with the help of Chinese ...
GM Does Not Allow Magna to Sell Cars in the US, China
3 Jun 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Magna International yesterday announced that it intends to produce and sell cars in Canada - in order to support its North American expansion - it might seem the Canadian - Austrian manufac...
GM China Keeps Walking
2 Jun 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Regardless of the events unfolding across the ocean, now bankrupt GM says its operations outside the US will not be affected. After assuring that Holden will keep going in Australia, the American ma...
Nissan Reports Production Drop of 58.5% in the US
28 May 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Well, we already knew that things are getting worse for some automakers but it seems like the economic recession is out of control. In a statement rolled out today, Nissan announced its official pro...
China's BAIC Still in the Race for Opel
28 May 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Once again Chinese automakers make the headlines but this time not following a shameless clone that perfectly resembles the appearance of an European car. Fortunately, Chinese manufacturers are agai...
Toyota Starts Highlander Production in China
26 May 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just announced it will begin the production of the Highlander in China, after it officially displayed the car for the first time in the country at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. The Highlan...
Nissan to Bring Renault Logan in China by 2010
21 May 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault's Logan is often referred to as one of the models addressed to recession times and the sales figures recoded by the French manufacturer come to support this. Well, Renault knows the Log...
Chinese Chevrolet Spark Due to Reach the US in 2011
20 May 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, General Motors plans to move the production of some US models in China, citing the lower labor costs and the need for cost-cutting measures as the main reasons. At...
Toyota Boosts 1.6-liter Car Production in China
20 May 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all knew small cars with smaller displacements engines more concentrated on fuel economy and CO2 emissions rather than on performance figures represent the most appropriate way to tackle the rece...