Chinese Government Reveals the Toyota bZ3 – the Electric Corolla – Ahead of Time
26 Aug 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / All car manufacturers have to send the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and we already know a lot about the new EV.
Volkswagen Tests New Midsize SUV in Europe, It Won't Be Sold There
1 Feb 2022, 15:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Our spy photographers have spotted Volkswagen engineers while they were testing a new midsized SUV. However, it will not be sold in Europe or the U.S.
Watch a Driverless Truck Operate 100 Percent Autonomously in Highway Traffic
12 Aug 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Silicon Valley-based company Plus demonstrates a fully autonomous operation on a highway, with a truck riding without any human intervention.
Audi Picks Executive to Handle the Flood of EVs Launching in China From 2024
3 Feb 2021, 16:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi is setting up a new joint venture with Chinese company FAW to make electric vehicles based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform from 2024
Volkswagen Budget Brand to Build Two SUVs in China
29 Apr 2016, 08:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen and FAW Automotive are on track to launch low-cost sport utility vehicles in 2018. The budget brand has yet to be christened
Volkswagen Investing €2 Billion to Build Two New Factories in China
7 Jul 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group today announced a major investment in China, where two new factories will be built in the coming years to take advantage of the ever-growing market. The largest foreign automaker in...
Audi Expects over Half a Million Cars Sold in China for 2014
4 Jul 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi's sales in China continue to sore to record levels. Data compiles at the end of last month has shown the German brand sold over 50,000 in June, making this the biggest single market for th...
Audi Readying Plug-in Hybrid for the Chinese Market
26 Jul 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi has announced plans to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle for the Chinese market. The new automobile will be jointly-developed with the German automaker’s Chinese partner, First Automotive ...
August Sales in China Totaling 1.49-Million Units
11 Sep 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / August marked a 8.4% increase in car sales in China, when compared to the previous month, July. A total of 1.5-million vehicles were manufactured in the PRC in August, marking a growth figure of 7.7...
VW Creates China-Bound Version of Skoda Rapid Saloon
13 Aug 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Skoda Rapid has already spawned another ‘sibling’ in the form of the Seat Toledo. We must admit to not being particularly fond of the Rapid (though we are waiting for the hatchback v...
VW and FAW's EV-Making Chinese JV Named Kaili
11 May 2011, 14:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to become a big global player, Volkswagen’s electric vehicle dreams have to extend way past the European and North American markets. Our Romanian division reports that it has almost b...
Toyota and FAW Developing New Electric Vehicle
15 Feb 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is currently one of the most attractive markets for global carmakers and, although most are investing in the local auto sector, only a few actually have the guts to tackle the green car segmen...
New Mazda5 to Debut in China on January 11
29 Dec 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Mazda5 that was presented earlier this year at the Geneva Auto Show will go on sale in China on January 11, 2011 to compete with local leader Volkswagen Turan. The car will be sold through M...
GM Opens New Production Plant in China
10 Dec 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced the opening of a new plant in China which will be operated together with its local partner FAW Group as part of a 50-50 joint venture they formed in 2009. The new f...
Volkswagen to Start Chinese EV Production by 2014
17 Nov 2010, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we all know by now, Volkswagen intends to become the world's number one carmaker in a few years so, in order to reach this highly-optimistic goal, it tries to take advantage of each major ma...
FAW to Produce Trucks in South Africa
21 Mar 2010, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the top Chinese automotive producers, FAW Group Corporation, announced that it will expand its business to South Africa, where it plans to open a truck production site, as Xinhua reported. ...
VW Expands Jetta Production in China
4 Mar 2010, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / FAW Volkswagen, the German company's Chinese joint business, began producing the Jetta model at its Changchun plant in northeast China two days ago, as Gasgoo reports. The current Jetta has ...
Mazda Aims 22% Sales Increase in China
11 Feb 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda Motors has had a very successful year on the Chinese market in 2009, with its sales posting a 41 percent year-to-year increase, and the company has set a 22 percent increase target for 2010, a...
Audi Plans to Increase Its Production Capacity in China
1 Feb 2010, 08:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi has stated that it wants to increase its production capacity in China, in order to meet the raising demand registered on the market last year, as Gasgoo.com reports. VW Group’s p...
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 ...