Archive for the ‘Chinese Car News’ category
BYD working on 1.2 and 2.0 TID engines
BYD has received a lot of press attention this year and last, largely due to their rapid fall in sales which practically mirrored their massive increase in sales in 2009, but this has not put BYD off the car making game. BYD entered the car business in a similar way to Hyundai in the late [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
VW Polo Cross ready for the China market
The VW Polo hatchback has so far been a popular car since the 5th generation was launched in China earlier this year, the hatchback is about to get its Crossover version and is likely to see the light of day at the Guangzhou Auto Show next month. The original Crossover Polo turned out to be [...]
10 Cars sold in China that are more exclusive than a Ferrari
In 2010, Ferrari sold 300 cars in Greater China – which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan alongside mainland China, a 50% increase over 2009, in 2011 Ferrari are hoping to hit that magical 50% growth figure once again and hit sales of 600 units in China. Perhaps it really is Goodbye Mao, hello Enzo Ferrari [...]
Could China’s Debt Panic Derail Luxury Car Sales?
Whilst the Western part of the world is mired in recession, news about the free spending ways of Chinese consumers have grabbed headlines across the world in practically every conceivable language. Even while the ‘regular‘ car market is just expanding by 3-5% this year premium auto brands are seeing sales rises of epic proportions; in [...]
‘Begger Edition’ Audi Q5 seen testing in China
In the UK the lowest model of a car is called the ‘Poverty Specification‘, Chinese media like to refer to them as being ‘Beggar Edition‘ instead, so now we’ve got that slight cultural issue out of the way we can move on to the below Audi Q5 that was spotted out testing in China. In [...]
Hawtai’s B21 ‘aka the Mini Bentley’ sedan spied
During the Beijing and Shanghai Auto Show’s Hawtai showed off their B21 compact sedan, but as always as soon as the curtain came down on the show the concept disappeared from sight for quite some time. We’re not entirely sure of the B21′s sizing at the moment, but its name indicates that it should be [...]
Nissan officially opens design studio in Beijing
With top class design based universities such as Tsinghua University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts being local neighbors, it’s easy to understand why Nissan chose to put its third design center in Beijing, whilst other manufacturers maybe flocking to put their design studios China’s financial center in Shanghai, Beijing is still ultimately the [...]
Saab still waiting on Chinese cash, Geely not interested
The longer Saab waits for its long promised investment money from its Chinese partners the closer it gets to closing the doors, but the rumor does not wait, last week it was rumored that Geely were interested in taking on the Saab-story, but it seems that Geely are quite happy with just the one Swedish [...]
Geely’s WCar is a GX2 in disguise for Taiwan
Despite warming ties between The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (RoC aka Taiwan), RoC cars are few on Chinese roads, and likewise PRC cars are few on Taiwanese roads, that is until Taiwan’s Yulong signed a joint venture with Dongfeng and produced the new Luxgen 7 SUV in China, and [...]
China Car Times resumes normal operations
You may have noticed that China Car Times has been a little slow on the news front over the past two weeks, for this there are two reasons. First of all, when the editor leaves for a week of sun shine in Sanya and can’t find a decent internet connection that doesn’t cost 300rmb per [...]
Buick GL8 on test – Buick’s latest and greatest people mover
The first incarnation of the Buick GL8 appeared in 2000 and quickly became the car of choice for many business users across China, the level of comfort was far beyond what anyone else was offering at the time and the prices were reasonable. Fast forward eleven years to 2011, is the GL8 still what it [...]
Jeep hunting for production in China
From Bloomberg: Jeep CEO Mike Manley hopes to negotiate a deal in the next several weeks that will result in Jeep production in China. Manley departed for China Wednesday to negotiate a deal with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd., a Chinese company that has a joint venture with Fiat. “Fiat has a very strong partner [...]
Boston Power moving to China
From Wired.com Battery maker Boston Power is shifting its operations to China to capitalize on the booming electric-vehicle market. The Westborough, Mass.-based company today announced that it has raised $125 million from Chinese venture capital firm GSR Ventures as part of an expansion into China. In addition to the private equity, the company is receiving [...]
BYD E6B out in the open
BYD is about to start private sales of its flagship EV the BYD E6, previously the fully fledged electric vehicle was only available to company and government buyers but now the company is moving to sell the car to private buyers. The E6 will be known as the E6B for private owners and has undergone [...]
Sports style in, frumpy business style out
Cars with overly sporty styling are gaining popularity in China’s auto market. Either small cars like Smart, Beetle, and Minicooper or luxury cars like Ferrari and Bentley define their new models as featuring passionate sports style. Such a trend also prevails in the B-class car segment It’s quite apparent in the newly-launched B-class models in [...]
What are Michelin doing with Double Coin in China
From Tire Review: Following confirmation of the news that Groupe Michelin and Double Coin Holding have entered into a China-based tire production joint venture, financial analysts shared their views about how this fits into the French tire giant’s wider strategy. According to Deutsche Bank, the new joint venture-run plant is already being built and is [...]
Demand for Chinese cars makes exports surge
Chinese car brands may not have landed in the West, but they are encircling mature markets in developing countries where the demand for low cost cars is at an all time high, of course Chinese car manufacturers have been wise to step in to fill the demand. Markets such as Brazil, Chile, Egypt and Turkey [...]
Maserati recall 56 cars in China
Italian super car manufacturer Ferrari will begin the recall of 56 Maserati’s in the Chinese market over the next month, the recall is being held in partnership with the Chinese quality watchdog. The recall includes 37 Quattroporte and 19 Gran Tourismo’s that were sold between July 2008 and Sept 30th of 2008, the recall is [...]
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