Archive for August, 2009
Chery QQme auto box spotted out
Chery launched their QQme mini car a few weeks ago, an event that never made it to China Car Times as talking about the Chery QQme is just too painful. Although from what we hear, the QQme is probably Chery’s best built car to date, with a excellently designed and executed interior that puts the [...]
BYD’s mini Lexus to sell for 100,000rmb
BYD’s third sedan after the F3 and F6 is set to tell for around 100,000rmb according to early reports from China. The BYD G3 was leaked to the internet earlier this year, and was instantly praised and criticized in equal measure for looking a lot like a Lexus, specifically the Lexus ES350. At the moment, [...]
New Chevrolet Sail Spotted Out
A new generation of Chevrolet Sail is apparently deep in development, and has been spotted out testing in China: The Chevrolet Sail has always been GM’s bargain bin car for China, but the latest generation, shown above, looks like a completely new vehicle for the Chinese market. The sub 100,000rmb market has a lot of [...]
Mitsubishi Colt Plus testing in China
Are SouEast reading a small car to take on the Chinese roads? It seems so from these pictures, which show a Mitsubishi Colt Plus testing on Chinese roads (left) SouEast Mitsubishi have been left behind in recent years with their sales due to a poor under performing range, the Mitsubishi Lancer has perormed okay, but [...]
Chinese made Citroen C5 spotted out testing
The Citroen C5 has long been rumoured to be produced in China, but this is the first time it has actually been spotted out. The upper mid size sedan segment has had a fair amount of action this year with the launch of the Nissan Teana, the new VW Magotan TSG/DSI model, and the new [...]
Brilliance to make own taxi
Apparently, Brilliance have been inspired by Geely’s idea that a taxi is not just a regular car, hence their latest plan to built a new A-Segment taxi. The new car is possibly going to be built on the Brilliance BS4 platform, and will be followed by Jinbei MPV taxis, and a new C-segment taxi that [...]
Greatwall mini SUV to launch soon
From what CCT has learned, the soon to be launched Hover M1 mini SUV is going to be a little different from what we have seen so far, with it apparently taking on a slightly more sporty look. Greatwall motors are planning on offering six colors, and the 1.3l engine will be of a VVT [...]
Chang’an Ford Sales up 54%
From Chang’an Ford: Changan Ford Sales Company (Changan Ford) today reported a robust 54% sales growth of Ford brand vehicles in July to 19,486 units. In addition to being a record result for July, the strong results also mark the sixth straight month of year-over-year growth for Changan Ford, which credits its continued sales success [...]
BYD F3 getting cheaper
The BYD F3 is one of China’s best selling self developed car, with it often selling over 10,000 units per month, but now it is set to get cheaper thanks to a self developed engine. The BYD F3 currently uses an off the shelf Mitsubishi engine, which is good as a marketing point to the [...]
Facelifted VW Jetta spotted out testing
The VW Jetta is the Chinese super car, it’s super cheap, its super economical, and its basically used in every form, from taxi use to super cheap first time buyers cars. The VW Jetta in its current form has been in production for at least 17 years after it ended production in Western markets. The [...]
Landwind X8 – 120,000rmb to 170,000rmb
Landwind shot back to the car making business with a new model after their dowdy Isuzu model was launched and then soon petered out sales wise. The new Landwind X8 is going to be priced from 120,000rmb to 170,000rmb once it is released for sale, on the other hand the biggest competitor to the X8, [...]
FAW-Audi to expand production capacity
FAW-Audi today announced that they plan to expand production with teh addition of a new factory which is set to produce the current Audi A4, and the soon to be introduced Audi Q5. The new factory will totally satisfy Audi’s plans for expansion in the PRC, and will be able to four different production lines, [...]
Driver of Chinese Car Accused of Speeeding at 549mph
From a South African Paper: A set of speed cameras in Johannesburg, South Africa accused a Geely automobile of reaching impossible speeds. On April 26, a camera on the N12 South flashed the Chinese import belonging to motorist Francisca Al-Halaseh near Canada Road Bridge. Just 19 seconds later, according to the tickets, she was flashed [...]
Geely and Greatwall due in Australia this year
So says TheWest.com.au Two decades after pioneering the importation of Korean cars, 73-year-old WA car dealer John Hughes is about to try his hand with a Chinese brand. In February, he will ship into Fremantle 500 of the Geely MK hatches and sedans, cars the size of a $22,000 Toyota Corolla that will sell for [...]
GM China Sales up 78%
GM China CEO must be rubbing his hands with glee: General Motors Co. said its July sales in China rose 78% from a year earlier to 144,593 vehicles, a record for the month in the company’s second-largest market. “This was GM China’s best July ever, extending an uninterrupted series of single-month sales records that started [...]
Dongfeng sedan launched, hatchback in works
The Dongfeng S30 was launched several days ago with much fanfare due to its sharp looks and low price. Dongfeng have priced the S30 sedan from 75,800rmb to 99,800rmb for different specifications of the 1.6l including manual and automatic gearbox options. The 1.6l engine used in the S30 is the same one that was used [...]
Brilliance and Mercedes talking up JV
Brilliance have been working with BMW for the past six years, and are apparently seeking a second JV partner. Their latest partner is expected to be Mercedes Benz, another luxury German marque. Mercedes-Benz already has a JV with Beijing Auto Works, but is expected to be looking for a new partner to expand its operations [...]
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