Archive for November, 2009
Both Chery and Greatwall to enter 2010 Dakar Rally
It has been said by many, that if Chinese cars want to have some prestige in the West then they must first enter into motorsport, once they have shown their mark to the world, then they will sell. Chery and Greatwall seem to have taken the advice well, and are planning to enter their own [...]
Extended VW Magotan spotted out testing
The month prior to any auto show is always a super busy one, and this month is no different. The Guangzhou Auto Show is practically upon us and will see a number of new cars being launched, one of which is the below VW Passat, aka the Magotan in China. VW have two JV’s in [...]
Roewe 550 hybrid in the works, batteries maybe foreign
The hybrid car market in China has yet to be exploited on a wide scale, BYD have entered the market with their BYD F3DM but that has yet to see mass market sales, the Prius is sold in China with a sky high price tag as is the Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota are making waves [...]
Chang’an Suzuki working on 600CC turbo engines
The current sales tax for sub 1.6L cars has spurred on the development of powerful engines such as the VW 1.4TSI engine which gives car owners lower sales tax but all the power and punt of a larger engine. Sub 1.3L cars in China are few and far between, but Chang-an Suzuki are reportedly working [...]
Guangzhou Auto’s fantastic city SUV, coming soon!
Guangzhou Auto are quickly becoming the one to watch design wise from the Chinese automakers with their futuristic designs that certainly give Honda a run for their money. Their latest offering, a compact SUV, was spotted near the Guangzhou Auto R&D HQ earlier this week and gives us a clue as to what the future [...]
Chang’an profit over 300 million RMB in third quarter
Chang’an are having a very successful few months mostly thanks to the governments ‘vehicles to the village‘ policy which has spurred villagers to take hold of government subsidies to take up small car and small goods vehicle ownership. Arguably the most popular vehicle in Chang’ans line up is the minivan, of which they have made [...]
Koreans to get a taste of Chinese vehicles next year
Dongfeng Motor Corp is set to export several of its goods vehicles into Korea starting next year according to various media reports. Wuhan based Dongfeng are starting their export drive to Korea with several of their light goods vehicles which are set to be targeted at private entrepeneurs in the South Korean market. Dongfeng China [...]
QQ3 to be given a massive facelift!
The QQ3 is ultimately the Chinese peoples car, France had its 2CV, the UK had the mini (and not the MINI), Germany had the Beetle and Italy had the Fiat 500. The launch of the QQ signified the rise of the Chinese automotive industry and what was to come; a wave of clones filled Western [...]
Roewe AP6 should be a hit
I was on my way home from my office in Anting, Shanghai when I spotted four new mid-sized sedans lined up for a test drive. The cars were out for a test drive parked right outside a Volkswagen storage lot in Anting so naturally I thought they were going to be a new Volkswagen model [...]
Goodnight, Qian Xuesen
Qian Xuesen, the brains behind China’s jet propolsion technology and also rocket technology, including technology that took the recent Shenzhou rockets into space past away at the age of 98 in Beijing yesterday: From the LATimes Qian Xuesen, a former Caltech rocket scientist who helped establish the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before being deported in 1955 [...]
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