Archive for December, 2010
JAC working on super safe super mini
JAC have been aggressively pushing their small car line up for the past two years and are also planning to push forth their own self developed DSG gearbox. In addition to their soon to launch Yue Yue hatchback, JAC are proposing a super safe two seater city car that will carry an 800cc or a [...]
Is this the next generation Roewe 750 and MG7?
Now that the MG3 is practically finished and being pushed out of the factory, the next generation of Roewe 750 is expected to go into development and renders of it have already been leaked to the internet. As well as the Roewe 750 the MG5 is also going to be put into development, the MG5 [...]
MG3 spotted out again in red, blue and silver
In all of our recent postings on the MG3 we have by far and large only seen the MG3 in yellow, but this time other colors have been sighted out: The MG3 will make its official launch at this months Guangzhou Auto Show and will be powered by a 1.5L gearbox to start with, although [...]
Landwind CV9 gets two stars in Euro NCAP
We’d like to know more background information on this one, but Totally Motor are reporting that the Landwind CV9 (not even a popular model in China) recently underwent NCAP testing again in Europe and received 2 stars. Landwind originally put forth its SUV for testing in Europe where it gained a catastrophic 0 stars. Euro [...]
Rolls-Royce doing swift business in China
From Wall Street Journal: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s luxury nameplate, plans to sell 800 cars in China in 2011 as it aims to raise sales eightfold in two years in the world’s largest auto market. The automaker delivered almost 500 cars in China in the first 10 months of 2010, compared [...]
Zhengzhou Nissan reach end of year sales target ahead of goal
Zhengzhou Nissan, the offshoot of the Dongfeng-Nissan joint venture, has successfully reached its end of year sales goal ahead of time. The joint venture is citing the popularity of the recently launched Nissan NV200 MPV as one of the major reasons for its early finish, until now the NV200 has sold over 12,000 units in [...]
Toyota Verso to launch on Dec 18th
Guangzhou-Toyota are set to launch the Toyota Versa on December 18th according to media reports from early this morning. The Verso is a 5 seater with the option of 2 seats in the trunk, the Verso will be a major competitor to the VW Tiguan and is expected to be priced from 110,000rmb to 150,000rmb [...]
Premium brands the big ticket with Chinese consumers
From People’s Daily via JD Power: Consumers with penchant for prestige, deep pockets comprise a dream market China overtook the United States as the world’s largest vehicle market in 2009 and has also become the growth engine for global luxury car brands. Sales of luxury vehicles – including luxury cars, SUVs, MPVs and sports cars [...]
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