Archive for April, 2009
MG6 Concept Drawings – We likey.
A preview of an upcoming MG6 concept have been leaked to the web, and have got CCT in a tizzy. You see, this is quite possibly the most interesting bit of MG related news in about…. a decade. Future MG’s look set to share their Roewe cousins clothing, but no mention has been made of [...]
MG6 to be shown off on April 20th
Years of pain staking waiting is about to come to an end for MG fans the world over, as April 20th marks the day that MG will launch its first new car since the unpleasentness of MG-Rovers bankruptcy in 2005. The first car from MG, is set to be the MG6 which will sit under [...]
MG Jobs at risk in the UK
So says the BBC: Around a fifth of the workforce at the MG plant in Birmingham could lose their jobs, the car manufacturer has said. MG Motor UK Ltd said 30 employees were at risk of redundancy following a review and restructure of business operations at the Longbridge site. The company, previously Nanjing, said it [...]
Changfeng own sedan spotted
Changfeng were originally a truck maker for the Peoples Liberation Army, they still do make older Pareros for PLA use, but have also branched out into civillian sales. According to reports, Changfeng are eager to jump into the sedan market. The image to the left is supposedly a first view of Changfengs first sedan, we [...]
SAIC N1 Concept
SAIC are showing a very rough outline of a concept car they will show at the Shanghai Show in a few weeks. Check it out for yourself here. Any guesses as to what the car may well be? Electric beast, Hydrogen hucker or future MG7/750 replacement? Either way, it looks rather swishy! AshAsh came to [...]
Haima – The ones to watch!
Haima, the island car marker are planning a few suprises for the Shanghai Auto Show next week. Haima has plans for a Haima 3 hatchback in 1.6 form, and also an AO class mini car (the M2), a new B class car, a new SUV, an updated Mazda Premacy (aka the Haima H2), a new [...]
Hello Gents – I’m the Riich M1
Chery’s second car for the Riich brand is set to be launched at the Shanghai Auto Show in two weeks time. The Chery M1 is aimed squarely at young inner city consumers who want something along the lines of a Toyota Yaris, or a Honda Fit but at much lower price. The M1 is expected [...]
Citroen C4 Sedan – Pics
Lets make things clear, I’ve never been a big fan of modern French cars, but Citroen seem to have gone down the path of sensible, classical, French design that we all know. Peugeot on the other hand, are a special case. Just about every Citroen car in China is rather pallatable, the Citroen C5 is [...]
BYD to supply battery tech to Euro/US car makers
So sayeth the WSJ: BEIJING — Fledgling auto maker BYD Co. is in talks to supply its batteries to car companies in Europe and the U.S., Chairman Wang Chuanfu said in an interview. A deal could solidify BYD’s growing prominence in the electric-car market after it surprised the automotive world by launching a plug-in car [...]
First of Geely GRAND models spotted
The Geely Grand EC718 has been spotted out, and in a rather odd brown color. Both the hatch and sedan variants will be paired to 1.8l and 2.0l engines. The 1.8l engine is the 4G18N model that is using D-CVVT technology, and is an improvement over the Geely Yuanjing’s CVVT engine. Max power is 102kw [...]
BAW to launch six own models in 2010
The great thing about the Chinese auto industry, is its vast space. It seems like every few months there is a new brand, or a new player, entering the market. It seems like a giant vast automotive playground, and one that has not been quite so set back in recent months due to economic strangleholds. [...]
Shenzhen to start hybrid subsidies for private buyers
The previous round of subsidies for hybrid purchases was largely aimed at government departments, in a bid to turn civil servants over to the green side, and to cut back on fuel expenditure. Now those subsidies are making their way to private buyers, but only in the southern city of Shenzhen. Subsidies of upto 50,000RMB [...]
MG5 aka MGZS to be resurrected?
MG seem to have been going through their portfolio of old cars that they bought from MG-Rover during the unpleasantness which ended with the death of Britains last mass car producer. The MGZS, aka, the MG5 was shown off a couple of years ago at the Beijing Auto Show, from what we heard it was [...]
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