Archive for the ‘Brilliance/Zhonghua Auto’ category
Brilliance FRV to get mid life cycle update
The FRV has been a massively popular car for Brilliance and quite possibly saved the company from being taken over by local rivals, the FRV went on to spawn the FRV Crossover and also the FSV sedan, the crossover proved to be a popular vehicle but the FSV was another story. The mid life facelift [...]
Brilliance H330 Spotted Yet Again in Shenyang
Shenyang city is the home of Brilliance, so it comes as no surprise to learn that the company is out testing its new models in the city. What is a surprise is that the company are building the new H330 on top of the current FRV platform, so Brilliance will have the new H330 and [...]
Brilliance’s New Small Car To Be Named Brilliance H330
Brilliance are following up with the launch of the compact H530 with the launch of the new H330 which will likely sit in the 50,000rmb to 80,000rmb segment when launched. The H330 is being bench marked against other small international sedans such as the Toyota Vios in terms of ride, handling and quality according to [...]
Brilliance FRV facelift for 2012
The FRV was Brilliance’s life force over the past two years, the mini car has certainly raised Brilliance’s profile in a major way by being their bread and butter vehicle in some hard times. The company followed up the launch of the FRV with the oddly proportioned FSV saloon which was not as popular as [...]
Brilliance 1.5T SUV to see production in Mid Nov, possible show casing at GZ Auto Show
At the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show BMW were rather upset with Brilliance’s plans to show the V5 SUV ahead of BMW’s plans to show their Chinese made X1 SUV, so Brilliance called off the launch. The BMW X1 is expected to launch at the Guangzhou Auto Show later this month and there is a small [...]
Brilliance V5 SUV to launch at years end
Brilliance are prepping their first SUV for a launch at the years end according to media reports from earlier today, the V5 will be launched towards the end of the year with a potential Guangzhou Auto Show launch on the cards. The SUV was initially planned to be launched at the Shanghai Auto Show this [...]
Brilliance H7 sedan to be BMW 5-Series based
Brilliance and BMW have been partnered for several years and have focused on building the 3 and 5-series models in the Chinese market, although to expand their sales BMW are planning to introduce more locally made products such as the BMW 1-series and X1 as locally made products. Brilliance on the other hand have been [...]
Brilliance SUV to become the V5
The Brilliance SUV has been posted to the hallowed pages of China Car Times many a time before now, so we will not bore you with yet more pictures of the attractive compact SUV that has more than just a little bit of a passing resemblance to the BMW X1, but we can tell you [...]
Brilliance launch H530 with 1.6L and 1.5T – priced to win
Brilliance are one of the better Chinese car companies in terms of their design styling and range, however they have failed to gain mass volume sales in the red hot Chinese market, their line up is quite compact with three sedans (now 4) 1 hatchback, a coupe and a wagon, they also have an SUV [...]
Brilliance 530 to launch at end of August
Brilliance took a time out in 2010 and 2011 to focus on new core technologies and developing a new range of vehicles that should considerably boost their sales over the next few months. The short term focus for Brilliance will be bringing the 530 sedan and their new small SUV to the market, the 530 [...]
Brilliance FRV Crossover – packing a 1.5T engine
Do you want a bubbly little crossover? Want to push 200Nm of torque through the front wheels? Then you need the facelift Brilliance FRV. For the 2012 model Brilliance have given the Crossover a slight make over and fitted their new 1.5T engine under the hood. The 1.5T’s actual bhp output is not overly impressive [...]
Next generation BMW 1 series spotted in China
BMW are aiming to boost their line up in the next three years with an added range of locally made BMW models, their current locally made range consists of just the 3 and 5 series sedans, the BMW 1-series and X1 SUV are expected to be introduced into China as locally made vehicles in the [...]
Brilliance 530 sedan to be 1.5T powered
Brilliance only revealed a single concept car at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, they were supposed to also show their new SUV, but it was pulled back at the last minute leading to a very empty stage. One of their big launches was the new 530 sedan, the 530 ushers in a new design theme [...]
Brilliance shows new powertrain in Shanghai
Brilliance’s self-developed new powertrain was shown off yesterday at the Shanghai Auto Show, the new range includes 1.0T and 1.5T engines. The 1.0L three-cylinder in-line turbo-charging engine, coded BM10T, uses CVVT technology, with maximum power of 75kw and peak torque of 135Nm. The 1.5L four-cylinder in-line turbo-charging engine, coded BM15T, also uses CVVT technology, with [...]
Brilliance releases 530 official pictures
The Brilliance A4 sedan that we have seen out testing a number of times has been officially named and official pictures released of what is looking like a seriously nice motor. The A4 is now to be known as the Brilliance 530 sedan, other information such as what the car will cost, who designed it [...]
Brilliance concept sedan revealed ahead of Shanghai Auto Show
Brilliance are one of the more advanced car companies in China, they have a solid line up of vehicles that covers pretty much all segments, or it will do once it has the A3 SUV out on the market, but yet its sales are relatively low and it has yet to turn a profit. The [...]
Brilliance reveals official A3 SUV pictures
Brilliance have finally revealed the official A3 SUV renderings ahead of the A3′s launch at the Shanghai Auto Show. The SUV itself highly resembles the BMW X1, who of course are Brilliance’s partner. It’s not entirely clear as to what level of cooperation the two companies have, or if BMW are working with Brilliance on [...]
Brilliance ‘X1′ SUV caught outside again
Like the BMW X1? Cant afford it? No problem, BMW’s Chinese partner Brilliance have produced their own look-a-like for 2011. The two companies are quite comfortable with each other and it is not the first time that Brilliance have borrowed some of BMW’s styling for their own range of cars. The Brilliance SUV is to [...]
Brilliance’s game changing sedans
For the longest time it appeared that Brilliance were either inacapable or unwilling to design a car that had the perfect front and rear end, either the front end was awful or the designers had run out of inspiration by the time they got to the rear, not so on the new sedan which has [...]
Brilliance SUV sighted yet again
The forthcoming Brilliance SUV has been spotted out testing once again and it seems to shedding its camouflage in the warm up to summer. Previous shots of the SUV have been camo heavy, but in the below shots you can easily make out the borrowed BMW styling under the black tape, the lines around the [...]
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