From the Telegraph:
Once a month, an Airbus A320 passenger jet rolls out of an airy hangar on the outskirts of northern port city of Tianjin, China’s window to Western ideas for a century and a half.
Within two years these $72m (£43m) twin-engine jets will be emerging once a week. The number of French, German, British, and Spanish engineers “shadowing” the local work force will be down to a handful.
By then production of identical models of the A320 workhorse will be tapering off slowly at the Airbus sister plants in …

The QQ3 is a best selling car in China, despite its age (it was launched in 2002) it has continued to sell well into 2009 with virtually no exterior updates. The QQ3 sold a combined 9832 cars in May, its nearest rival, the BYD F0 sold 7224 units in May, the QQ is clearly unstoppable.
Haima have realized that the best way to compete with the QQ is to do exactly what Chery did with the Chevrolet Spark - copy it.
The side profile of the Haima 1 (above) is virtually the …

Below is the Tong Jian S11, and it is China’s first self designed hybrid sports car:
The S11 was first unveiled at the Shanghai Auto show earlier this year to an impressed crowd. The car was designed by Shanghai based TJ Innova, the S11 looks fantastic, with Audi and Ferrari design tones slipped into its sleak body, under the platform there is an AWD drivechain pushing power to each corner of the car. From what we hear the S11’s design is completed, and is now at the test stage and will …

According to various websites, the below pictures show a future BYD SUV, but we can only a poor Photoshop effort:
Automotive website, PCauto.com.cn reports that the BYD SUV (codenamed S6) will be very well specified to gain consumers interest. Engines for the BYD S6 have not yet been announced, but it is expected that they will get 2.0-2.5l 4 cylinder engines, or possibly even BYD’s hybrid treatment.
We still think the photos look a little funny, but several websites are running with them, like they did with these BYD SUV renderings.

Our regular readers will have noticed that CCT has undergone a massive change. The change in design signifies a new path for CCT, moving away from just news delivery, and into more rich media content.
Over the next few weeks, you will see the following changes:

More News - Green news, interesting news, odd news
More Reviews - We’re planning to work with more car companies to test/review their cars.
More Pictures - This is something we’ve heard many complaints about before, we hope to add more pictures, larger galleries and video.
Car Database - …

The Chinese Chairman, Hu Jintao, will be riding in the FAW made Hong Qi HQE, a Chinese design and developed limo which also houses the first domestically designed and built V12 engine.
The HQE was designed specifically for use by high level governmental ministers, chiefly the Chairman of China, and also the Prime Ministers. October 1st 2009 will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, and Chairman Hu will be using the HQE to review the Peoples Liberation Army. The HQE is a 100% handmade …

Brilliance flat out denied any rumours of a future FAW takeover, and plan to follow an independent path.
Rumors of FAW interest in a Brilliance takeover have been floating around for the past few weeks, especially since the central government started pushing for a consolidation of the Chinese car industry. Brilliance chairman, Mr. Qi Yu Min, announced today that they are still intent on going down the independent car making road, and have no immediate plans to be bought out.

The superbly designed Brilliance FRV sedan is to launch next month according to automotive reports from earlier today.
The FRV sedan is the first sedan that Brilliance has made from its new A-Class platform that it shares with Brilliance FRV hatch, crossover, and now the sedan.
Prices of the FRV sedan have not yet been announced (expected to be from 60,000rmb to 90,000rmb), but engine power is expected to follow the Brilliance FRV hatch, which includes engines flowing from 1.3, to 1.5, to 1.6l. The 1.3 may be dumped in …

According to China Knowledge:
Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors Ltd, recently set up a new auto-parts distribution center in Suzhou in eastern China, as part of its expansion plan in the country, sources reported.
The newly-established center is the company’s largest one in the Asia-Pacific region and will supply auto parts for other Asian markets. The center may also purchase auto parts from Chinese suppliers.
The auto-parts distribution center is expected to help the company further expand its sales and service networks in the country, thus boosting vehicle …

The second half of 2009 is expected to be a steller year for the self developed Chinese car industry with no fewer than 20 18 new cars being launched in the second half of this year, these are as follows:

Chery QQme
Haima M2
New Xiali
Brilliance FSV
Brilliance FRV Crossover
JAC Tongrui
Chery Cowin2
JAC Ruifan hatch
Dongfeng Fengshen S30
Geely EC7
Chery Riich G5
New Brilliance BS6
BYD S6
BYD M6
JAC Herui MPV
Haima H2
Haima S3
Hover M1
Hover M3

As you can see, it appears that Haima and Brilliance are doing all the leg work in the second half of 2009, but will their hard work …

Great Wall declared in mid 2006 that they were planning on expanding away from their usual safety zone of pick up trucks, and SUV’s and get themselves into the hatchback business. Many remarked that such a massive change in vehicle line up would be impossible, especially with the Great Wall brand being synonymous with being a truck/SUV manufacturer. Greatwall were clearly undeterred and went ahead with their plans anyway. First off the GWM production line was the ill fated Pery, which brought GWM a plate load of trouble from the …

The Chinese government is a massive organisation, Americans are often discussing the benefits of big governments v’s small governments, and they often regularly change their mind as to what they want over an eight year cycle. The Chinese government doesn’t go through these cycles of change, so we get big government all the time. A big government needs to get around, and what better way to do it than by automobile!
The Chinese government is no cheapskate when it comes to automotive purchases, like their American cousins across the sea, they …

Good luck, Ford!
From a Ford Press Release:
Ford Motor Company today launched its global Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) driver education program in China, together with its joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. and Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd.
Driving Skills for Life training sessions will be conducted through the
end of August at 62 full-service Ford dealerships in 22 Chinese cities,
including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Nanjing. DSFL is offered free to program trainees, and Ford plans to have more than 3,000 drivers participate in the training this year.
The DSFL …

According to Bloomberg:
June 10 (Bloomberg) — China, the world’s biggest auto market, banned imports of some models of Renault SA vehicles, saying they don’t meet national safety standards. The French company said the vehicles in question were damaged in transit.
Cars exported to China by the French company pose “serious potential safety risks,” the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said today. It said Renault should examine its quality-control measures and take steps to ensure the safety of its products.
The Laguna, Scenic and Megane models are affected by …

After the deadly bus fire in Chengdu city over the weekend, the Chinese government has ordered inspections of all bus facilities across China.
The bus fire claimed 27 lives and resulted in 76 injuries on June 5th, deaths were blamed on a rear fire door that would not open, and also due to Firefighters being held up in severe traffic. The start of the fire has been blamed on a passenger carrying a can of gasoline on-board which may have leaked, or been deliberately set on fire.
ChinaSmack has photos, …

The British car maker Bentley is set to invest a further 3 billion RMB into the Chinese market place, as they see the Chinese market as one of their major growth areas in 2009.
Whilst the rest of the world has languished in an economic downturn this year, Bentley has bucked the trend in China with car sales improving. In 2008 they sold an impressive 407 cars in China, and plans to increase those sales to 1000 cars per year by the year 2014. Although the actual numbers are small, it …

The infamous 城管 (Cheng Guan) that roam the streets of China bullying street peddlers of fruit, or snack food, have now entered Liberty City.
A skin has been released for the GTA4 video game where you can dress as a Cheng Guan, and give street peddlers a vicious beating should you so wish. Also available is an armoured car labled as being Administrative Law Enforcement (行政执法), and then you can go down to Central Park to clear out the street vendors.
For those who are not familiar with the Cheng Guan, then …

The Chevy Camaro is set to launch in China in the near future, and is rumored to be priced at an amazing 1.5 million RMB. Clearly GM is planning on bringing itself out of bankruptcy by selling Camaros in China at just over $200,000 USD (not bad, seeing as they are only $30,000USD in the USA…). One gentleman, who could not afford a Camaro, but could easily afford a Cruze decided it was high time he gave his Cruze some Camaro treatment: