Archive for December, 2011
Guangzhou Fiat: performance price ration win the market
With China’s auto market cooling down, the domestically produced cars are under greater pressure. How does the joint venture between Fiat and Guangzhou Automobile (Hereinafter refer to as Guangzhou Fiat) respond to the competition, a reporter from the Shanghai Securities interviewed Jiang Ping, the vice president of Guangzhou Fiat. Reporters: Guangzhou Fiat will launch its [...]
FAW’s Besturn SUV Sighted Out Testing
At this years Shanghai Auto Show FAW brought out its big gun concept cars one of which was the FAW SUV. On stage the SUV concept appeared to be a mid size offering and is expected to be priced between 140,000rmb and 200,000rmb when finally launched in mid to late 2012. The Besturn SUV will [...]
Old Tiida becomes the Venucia D50 in China
At this years Guangzhou Auto Show Nissan showed off its new Venucia D50 on stage, although journalists were somewhat forbidden from getting too close to the D50 in case they realized it was a warmed over last generation Tiida. The Venucia brand in 2010 when the sub brand craze was just starting to kick off [...]
Geely to launch Emgrand EC7 in the UK
The UK has become the target landing ramp for several Chinese automotive manufacturers, MG was of course the first to land in the UK, but Greatwall and now Geely are poised to enter the British marketplace with the Emgrand EC7 leading the charge. The Emgrand EC7 was recently awarded a 4 star Euro NCAP crash [...]
First look at the Seventh Generation Golf Preparing for Production in China
The sixth generation Golf has been a hit for VW in China, the compact hatch is produced via the FAW-VW joint venture in Changchun although for the next generation that factory location is expected to become Foshan in Southern China where a new factory is being built to satisfy the local market in Guangdong. The [...]
A sales boost in Beijing, depsite decreased license plates
A December 14th report from NetEase Finance said that despite the adverse effect of Lottery Number of Purchasing Vehicles policy, Beijing’s new car sales in November fell greatly on year-on-year comparison, but still hit a new high compared to last month. Reporters were informed from Beijing Beichen Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange Market that the [...]
School bus regulation becoming widespread but looser
Last month, China Car Times reported on a terrible school bus accident in Gansu Province, which killed 21 children. This event shocked the whole nation. On 28th November, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered the corresponding department must enact a safety regulation within one month. Legislative Affaire Office of the State Council has published the [...]
VW to Possibly Establish a Joint Venture Partnership with Great Wall
Chinese automotive outlets are reporting that VW and Great Wall are possibly working on the development of a new joint venture, Auto.163.com are carrying reports that VW have visited Great Wall’s Baoding headquarters on several occasions with a view to setting up a new relationship. One insider close to the deal was quoted as saying [...]
China to Impose Retalitory Duties on US Made Cars from This Year
Friction between China and the USA has always been high, but now the Chinese government has decided to impose new taxes on American made vehicles that have a displacement of 2.5L and above. The new tax comes as both countries accuse one another of introducing new taxes and laws to protect their domestic market and [...]
An unreasonable start –‘luxury’ electric cars
The concept of electric car is welcomed by many common people in China, mostly owing to the low charging cost, they believe electric car should be a cheap vehicle for everyone, however electric cars have so far been ridiculed by the launch price. BYD e6 is priced at 369,800 RMB (€43.9k), while Chevrolet Volt is [...]
First JLR-Chery car to be shown in 2015-2016
The deal between JLR and Chery which will likely see Jaguar cars being built in the Chinese market has not yet been officially signed off by the Central and Provincial Governments, although this has not stopped Chinese media speculating on the launch of a new car brand from the two companies. Three years ago Chery [...]
BYD’s new mid size sedan that actually looks good
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of BYD but their continual use or should we say car designs that were inspired by existing cars seems to be the fledgling car company’s greatest drawback, where BYD have gained great ground in developing the latest generation of EV’s they have lost a lot of ground in [...]
For all students, all for students, for students all
“For all students, all for students, for students all.” Beijing Times reported on December 12. “A fundamental solution to the problem is to bring the school bus safety issue into the legal system, so as to attract people’s attention.” Premier Wen Jiabao said on the fifth national Conference on Women and Children, November 27th, “I [...]
Mercedes E-Class Wagon for China
If you haven’t already noticed, 2012 is going to be the year of the Wagon in China. Mercedes brought the compact C-Class wagon to China in early 2011, BMW showed off their 5-series wagon at the Guangzhou Auto Show with the beasts pricing was announced at 666,666rmb, Hyundai had a wagon too – the i40, [...]
Mercedes B200 to be made in China
The redesigned B200 is a handsome car, the previous generation was a little conservative in its styling but the latest model has been given a sporty new design that will likely connect well with younger buyers that are eager to get into the Mercedes brand. Chinese media reports indicate that the car will hit the [...]
Domestic passenger cars to face a long cold winter
According to the statistics released by National Passenger Car Information Exchange Association in November, Rao Da, the General Secretary， said production and sales of passenger cars in November both show a negative growth, the domestic passenger car brands’ share fell 2%, if removed the export incremental amount, the domestic market sales experienced a negative growth [...]
Next Generation BYD F3 spotted testing
BYD’s rise from local car manufacturer to a worldwide phenomena came on the back of the humble BYD F3, the compact car which looks rather like a last generation Toyota Corolla, was one of the best selling cars month on month in 2009 however in 2010 quality concerns from consumers that bought the car emerged [...]
Volkswagen to set up a factory in Xinjiang
Several months ago, one of our insiders at Volkswagen mentioned to use that Shanghai Auto would set up a production facility in Xinjiang, and the factory would focus on the development of electric cars in an oil rich region. This week I passed the same little bit of information to a colleague who completely rubbished [...]
Continental set ups new factory in China for bike industry
From China Daily: German tire manufacturer Continental, a world-leading auto parts provider, kicked off the construction of a two wheel tire plant in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei on Friday. The plant, expected to be put into operation in December next year, will mainly manufacture tires for mountain bikes and racing bikes for China [...]
Chinese car sales down by big margin in November
From Bloomberg: China’s passenger-car sales rose at the slowest pace in six months, as monetary tightening and the removal of government incentives dented demand at Chery Automobile Co. and Honda Motor Co. (7267) Wholesale deliveries, including sport-utility vehicles and minivans, gained 0.3 percent to 1.34 million units last month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers [...]
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