Archive for November, 2011
Chinese Govt may delay electric car standards
A joint survey made by the Automobile Research Institute and Gasgoo.com shows that only 23% of the industry insiders believe the industry standard for electric vehicles will be issued at the year end or early next year, and 46% of the industry insiders think differently. As many as 31% of them believe there are big [...]
Dont like the new Honda Civic? Buy the old one, under Dongfeng-Honda’s new sub brand – CIIMO
A while ago I commented on the rise of the sub brand from joint venture companies in China, the article was so well trafficked that China Daily picked it up and so did a few other China focused business media outlets. It seems my premonition has come true, practically every joint venture company is rushing [...]
Kia ramping up production in China with additional factories
Kia have taken the world auto market by storm over the past 24 months, gone are the odd, quirky designs that were only able to rival second hand cars and in are sleak, slender designs that are enough to make the Bavarian’s blush and the Japanese worry themselves to sleep at night. Kia’s unique selling [...]
Besturn B90 seen out in full camo
The Besturn B90 is FAW’s latest mid size sedan for its Besturn range of cars, of course as with all Chinese auto makers entering this segment their real goal is to get in to the government procurement lists as the government at all levels have been told to reign in their spending and support more [...]
More next generation Roewe 750 pictures
Fact: The current Roewe 750 is a teenager. Fact: The next generation model is based on GM’s Epsilon II platform. Fact: SAIC cannot keep its new cars under wraps for ten minutes. Opinion: SAIC leak their car pics so often to keep the chatter about their new cars in the press. Rumor: a 2.0T and [...]
Saab announces preliminary restructuring plan, aiming to turn profitable by 2014
The Swedish court dealing with Saab restructuring announced the investment plan of the concerned Chinese investors on October 31, which shows that Pangda Automobile Trade Co and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co will acquire 100% stake in Saab for 100 million euros, and the successive investment will be as high as 600 million euros. The [...]
Lotus GTE Evora to launch in China tomorrow
Lotus recently launched their brand in China, and now they are following the brand launch up with some actual model launches, the first to be ticked off the list is the GTE Evora. The GTE Evora is packing a 3.5L V6 turbo engine and produces some 400bhp which is handled by a sequential paddle flap [...]
Chinese automotive media excited by Citroen DS5 picture leak
The Citroen DS5 launched in Shanghai at the 2011 Auto Show in April this year and is the third vehicle to be put under Citroen’s new DS line, the DS5 hasn’t made it to market yet but it might have another airing at the Guangzhou Auto Show later this month. The DS5 will be using [...]
Changfeng Acumen sedan to get electric power train
Since the merger of Changfeng and Guangzhou Auto it seems that Acumen has taken a back seat, the car has been in development for a number of years and was last seen at the Beijing Auto Show in 2008, (Ive personally seen the car testing in Beijing in 2009 as well) but the car has [...]
Proton SUV to see production via Youngman – spy shots reveal all
Proton and Hawtai may have only just signed a deal to build cars in the Chinese market but the original Proton-Youngman deal deserves some attention to. The Youngman-Proton venture is actually just a licensing agreement between the two companies, Proton supplies the cars and the engineering ability and Youngman slaps on the Lotus name for [...]
Chevrolet Epica not quite gone yet, 2012 update expected to arrive in Guangzhou
The Chevrolet Malibu maybe ready to launch in the Chinese market at the Guangzhou Auto Show, but it is the Epica that will be the brands main economy model over the next few years. It was widely thought that the Epica was going to be killed off with the introduction of the Malibu, a car [...]
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