Archive for September, 2010
Ford recalling the Windstar in China
Ford China are planning to recall 271 Ford Winstar MPV’s in the Chinese market due to rear axle issues and only affects 1998 to 2003 models of the imported MPV. Ford will be recalling all Windstars built between September 1st 1997 and February 28 2003 starting from October 2010. The news comes as a shock [...]
EU and China to kick start tariff war
Any future tariff war between China and the EU is likely to leave both economies reeling, the EU acted first by imposing tariffs on Chinese built alloy wheels which threatened European wheel companies with their low prices, on the other hand the Chinese car market has been a savior for the Euro car market during [...]
Land Rover in talks with Chery and Tianjin’s Tian Qi Auto for China JV
Land Rover are reportedly in talks with two companies within China to produce the Land Rover range of vehicles for Chinese consumption. Land Rover sales in China have increased dramatically over the past 2 years, and by introducing Chinese made vehicles into China, they believe that they will be able to lower costs which would [...]
QQme – a sales disaster
Its a well known fact that Chery have some unique cars within their line up, but nothing quite as unique as the Chery QQme. The QQme was initially known as the Chery WOW! concept car, and was largely slated to be Chery’s answer to a QQ3 two door sports hatchback, the reality is quite the [...]
Greatwall Hover M3 and M2 AWD to launch soon
Greatwall are aggressively expanding their new Hover line up with new models and aim to add yet more compact SUV’s to their dealerships. Greatwall are now selling all of their SUV’s under the Hover (or Havel if you’re overseas) brand, their latest addition was the M2 compact SUV which is based on the Coolbear platform [...]
Warren Buffett planning to pay a visit to BYD
Warren Buffet is planning to pay a visit to BYD, the company in which he took a 10% stake in 2008 for 238 million USD. Buffet accepted an invitation from BYD to tour the factory facilities and also the research and development areas at BYD, Buffett is expected to arrive on September 27 Buffett’s reasoning’s [...]
57 Ferrari 458′s recalled in China
The extent of the recall of Ferrari’s 458 issues in China were laid bare yesterday when it was revealed that Ferrari are recalling 57 of the models in China due to a fire risk. Ferrari China, based in Shanghai, are reportedly working with the Ministry of Quality Control to make sure the cars are recalled. [...]
Changfeng’s Zhuo Yue sedan spotted out
Changfeng was recently soaked into the Guangzhou Auto empire but this has not stopped the development of Changfengs self developed sedan, which has been named the Zhuo Yue which roughly translates to splendid. The Zhuo Yue was codenamed as the CP21, and was known by the Chinese automotive press as ‘the fake S40′ but it [...]
Toyota’s Alphard MPV to launch in China next month
Toyota’s MPV range is currently made up of the Previa and Hi-Ace, but Toyota are planning to launch the much larger Alphard MPV in China early next month. The Alphard is powered by a 170bhp 2.4L and a 280bhp 3.5L engine, pricing is expected to be around 500,000rmb for the 2.4L whilst the 3.5L is [...]
Qi Chen – Dongfeng and Nissan’s new brand
Dongfeng and Nissan successfully launched their new brand, called Qi Chen or Venucia in English, yesterday. The new brand comes after 7 years of operations together and was launched on the same day that Dongfeng-Nissan built their two millionth car together. As the competition within the Chinese market grows, as do the players. Originally there [...]
Chang’an to gain stake in PSA deal
From Reuters: Chinese automaker Chongqing Changan Automobile (000625.SZ) will take over from its parent a joint venture with French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA), the Shenzhen-listed company said on Thursday. China Changan Automotive Group, which controls Chongqing Changan, has pledged to inject its stake in the joint venture, together with two other local assets, [...]
Beijing brand to come in strong with big sedan models
It appears that BAIC are planning to launch their Beijing branded cars with a series of large sedans, and want to be able to follow in the footsteps of SAIC’s Roewe, who started off by developing expensive cars, and later developed cheaper cars, as SAIC learned its easier to become a luxury car maker that [...]
Chevoo – It’s Chery’s latest new energy brand
Chery are keen to show their green credentials are greener than any other auto maker, and they are planing to launch a new brand that will show case their new energy cars. The new brand follows on from Chery’s mad cap scheme to launch different brands for different segment, the Riich brand became Chery’s luxury [...]
VW’s Southern Strategy already seen to be working
Although VW’s southern factory is at least three years away from building its first car, it seems that VW’s southern strategy is already having an effect on the southern provinces, although GM and Hyundai have also seen sales increases in the area. The southern provinces, especially Guangdong, have been the traditional markets of the Japanese [...]
Dongfeng-Nissan’s new brand to launch tomorrow?!
Dongfeng-Nissan will launch their two millionth jointly produced vehicle, and will also announce their new strategic plan for the next few years, a huge part of which is expected to be a new brand of cars that will be developed by Nissan Dongfeng for the Chinese market, remember that Dongfeng’s own brand has not been [...]
BYD August sales down 6% over July – is the dream running dry?
Reuters are today reporting that BYD’s August sales are down yet again which shows that BYD’s plans to roll out different varying models of the popular BYD F3 are not going to plan, also BYD’s different sales network maybe confusing potential consumers. Reuters: Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK), backed by Warren [...]
CNCAP results in!
C-NCAP, the body responsible for crash testing cars in China has yet again treated us by smashing up several different cars and sharing the results with us. For those who believe that CNCAP is likely to be ‘bought’ by auto manufacturers will be upset to hear that in this round of crash tests neither Chinese [...]
Hong Qi HQE spotted out!
The Hong Qi HQE is the latest big limo from FAW and was the official car of Chairman Hu Jin Tao during the 2010 Reviewing of the Troops in Beijing where he shouted ‘Hello Comrades‘ and ‘You work hard, Comrades!’ from the top of his presidential ride, now that car is going to be produced [...]
Dongfeng-Nissan planning to create own brand
Dongfeng-Nissan have been on a sales roll for the past few years and have gone from strength to strength on the back of strong sales thanks to low tax on sub 1.6L cars and a wide range of vehicles, Dongfeng-Nissan sold 500,000 cars in 2009 and are planning to sell 600,000 in 2010, in addition [...]
Chang’an Ford to expand beyond China
The partnership between Chang’an Auto and Ford Automobile is planning to expand beyond the borders of the Peoples Republic of China over the next couple of years as Ford and Chang’an explore possiblities together in other markets. Recently GM and SAIC teamed upto take on the Indian auto market that will see SAIC assist GM [...]
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