Citroen Reveals Chinese Designed Metropolis Concept
19 Apr 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Citroen has revealed the first photos of its Metropolis concept, a big luxury saloon that will be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Expo next month, Autocar reports. Bigger than a long-wheelbas...
Geely Shares Drop after Profit Announcement
12 Apr 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Shares in Geely Automobile Holdings, the listed arm of China's largest private carmaker Geely, fell over 5 percent after the company posted an 8 percent fall in earnings in the second half of 2...
Passenger Car Sales Up 63 Percent in China in March
9 Apr 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / China's passenger car sales rose 63 percent in March 2010, a growth fueled by strong demand as a consequence of tax cuts and government subsidies, reports the Associated Press. 1.26 million aut...
Peugeot 408 Goes on Sale in China
8 Apr 2010, 13:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After the static presentation to the press and the dealer network that took place in Beijing on January 25, in front of a public of 1,700 guests, Peugeot announced today the commercial launch in Chi...
Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz Grow Strong in China
8 Apr 2010, 10:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Germany's top three premium carmakers posted strong sales growth in China in the first quarter, meeting demand for luxury vehicles in the world's largest car market. The best results were ...
Volkswagen Relying on the Chinese Market to Save Phaeton Sales
6 Apr 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen is hoping that the expanding Chinese market will boost sales of its flagship model, the Phaeton sedan. Launched in 2003, the luxury car from VW has not enjoyed much success in the traditi...
Daimler Trucks To Enter New Markets
12 Mar 2010, 08:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler Trucks, the world’s largest heavy trucks manufacturer is planing to expand its business to new markets, such as China, in order to maintain its market leader status. The producer is ma...
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 ...
Skoda Will Introduce a New Model
22 Feb 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda, Volkswagen’s low-cost brand, is planing to introduce a new model to its vehicle line-up, as Reuters reports, surfacing information from the carmaker’s union weekly newsletter. ...
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...
Hyundai Posts Outstanding Q4
29 Jan 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hyundai Motor reported a 2009 Q4 operating profit which exceeds analysts’ expectations, thus indicating that a new path may lie ahead for the world’s 4th biggest automaker (if we conside...
Chinese-American Partnership for Electric Vehicles
23 Jan 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chinese Automaker Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. and U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Zap have decided to join forces in order to produce electric SUVs, cars and other electric vehicles in Ch...
Mazda and Ford Will Dissolve Their Chinese Joint-Venture
18 Jan 2010, 10:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company will dissolve their joint-venture in China by 2012, thus enlarging the business gap between the two companies, as Japan’s Kikkei business daily r...
China: Daihatsu Dissolves Joint-Venture with FAW Jilin Auto
12 Jan 2010, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Japanese carmaker Daihatsu is facing new economic difficulties on the Chinese Market. The company has announced its withdrawal from the joint business with its Chinese partner, FAW Jilin Automobile...
Audi Remains Luxury Segment Leader in China
26 Dec 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Audi AG registered record sales in the Chinese car market through November. The German car brand managed to sell 140,000 vehicles in the Chinese mainland in the first 11 months of the year, account...
Beijing Auto Says the Saab Deal is Not Over
30 Nov 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp is still interested in buying Saab, said the Chinese car company's general manager. As reporters tried to get more information about BAIC’s intent...
BMW Builds Second Factory in China
12 Nov 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It looks like China attracts more and more attention from the automakers, as sales keep on growing despite the recession. On Thursday, BMW Group and Brilliance Automotive Holdings Limited signed a M...
Kia Motors Announced 34.6% Sales Increase in October
11 Nov 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Kia Motors Corporation announced yesterday its global sales figures, and things are looking pretty good. In October 2009, Kia sold 148,583 passenger cars, commercial vehicles and recreational vehicl...
Daimler Bets All on China
21 Sep 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Enthusiastic about the month-after-month growth it is experiencing in China (and it is not the only one), German manufacturer Daimler announced it will strive to make the Chinese market a main-strea...
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...