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GWM’s high end car in rendered form
Great Wall Motors (GWM) once displayed a wonderful sports concept sedan in April 2009 but is taking its time to get the concept to the production stage. The rendering to the left is apparently one of GWM’s first shots at building a production ready sedan, the sedan may look rather basic in the renderings but [...]
Is the Regal GS China bound?
The Buick Regal has already been on the market in China for the past 18 months or so, but it could about to be joined by the Regal GS – the American version of the 2.0T that is already on the market in China. When we say “already on the market” what we mean is, [...]
Spy shots: New Buick GL8 MPV in the flesh
MPV’s have stayed in the realm of business use in China, where as in Western countries they are used for larger families that require extra space for the road – due to Chinese families being largely nuclear, there is of course not much need for a 7 seater van on every driveway in China (or [...]
MG3 and 750 hybrid spy pics extravaganza
Leading upto the launch of the MG3 we’ve seen quite a few MG3 spy pics but what we haven’t yet seen is a mixture of high end and low end models out testing and of course the Roewe 750 hybrid model has yet to be seen. Look out for the pair of them at the [...]
BYD G6 spy shots
The BYD F6 was not the greatest looking car in the world, the back end was obviously S-Class inspired, the front end was more Honda than BYD, but it was a good first effort from BYD who were keen to introduce a good mid sized sedan into the market as early as possible. The F6 [...]
BYD C3 Spy Shots
BYD are a smart company, they know where the growth areas are in the Chinese market and they know where the growth areas are in the European and American markets are, their CEO is not China’s richest man for no reason. Obviously electric and other new energy vehicles are top ticket in Western markets, but [...]
Guangzhou Auto Show to see launch of new MG3
The MG3 is coming, like it or not MG fans. The new MG styling appears to have split the MG camp right down the middle, on one side you have the ear hair brigade that walk around stamping in puddles proclaiming anything built after the MG Midget is not a real MG at all, and [...]
DPRK’s other secret weapon
Whilst the DPRK might be busy shelling parts of Korea today, we thought we’d share with you one of the DPRK’s other weapons: BYD’s. BYD sold 1000 cars to North Korea earlier this year, of which 600 were the popular F3 sedan model. Now pictures have emerged of one F3 in black (a favorite color [...]
Chery’s Cowin6 spotted out testing
For Chery it seems that aggressively expanding its line up seems to be the order of the day, Chery already has its Riich and Reely brands but seems to be planning on furthering the Chery brand name in China which is in stark contrast to Geely who recently retired their brand name from the market [...]
Hover H6 spotted out in factory grounds (in a state)
The Hover H6 was on show earlier this year at the Beijing Auto Show and was one of the finer models on show due to it looking rather unique and not like a Hover H3 but with a different nose as with the other Hover models. It’s not clear if the H6 is based on [...]
Updated Buick GL8 to be sold alongside new MPV
The new GL8 which was based on GM’s Business Concept will go on the market before the years end and is based on the SGM258 platform, the older GL8 that is based on the SGM201 platform will still be sold alongside the new generation, and is getting a slight improvement in the looks department. In [...]
Mitsubishi and Guangzhou Auto sign JV agreement
Mitsubishi and Guangzhou Auto have officially signed an agreement that will see the two parties set up a joint venture in China within the next year. Originally Mitsubishi had an SUV building JV with Changfeng, but when Changfeng was taken over by Guangzhou Auo Mitsubishi went direct to Guangzhou Auto to set up a new [...]
JAC working on double clutch gearbox
JAC are quickly establishing themselves as technological leaders in the Chinese market, they were rumored to be forced into a marriage with neighboring Chery, but this seems to have been shelved as JAC becomes quite a powerful car maker. JAC has turned itself around and has left its traditional roots as an MPV maker behind [...]
Jiangling’s SUV ready to launch – official pictures
Jiangling are a major partner to Ford in China, and as a result they get some fairly decent technology from the blue oval, the engine for the new SUV is from the Ford Duratorq range and will make for a steady power plant base for the new SUV, which is also set to come in [...]
Mercedes A-Class to launch today
Mercedes are eager to boost their small car line up which they believe is making it popular with small families and younger buyers who want to get a taste of the premium brand but without spending premium amounts of cash. The launch will be the first time that the A-Class has been officially sold in [...]
BYD’s Sales GM: “I will apologize four times”
Mr. Xia Zhi Bing is BYD’s Sales GM, a Hainan person by birth but a Beijing University graduate, in 1999 he was assigned the role of BYD’s Financial manager, but he moved over to be the sales manager before he was 30. Many people believed that Mr. Xia didn’t have the skills or the experience [...]
2011 SX4 spotted out
An usual thing has happened with this SX4 sedan – it has become smaller. Usually in China cars get stretched, but for some reason this 2011 SX4 has shrunk by a mere 2cm, of course this going to have no bearing on any purchase, but an usual start to a new car none the less. [...]
Chang’an launches new Niu Jin Xing mini van and new logo
Chang’an have launched another mini van that is expected to perform well in rural markets where demand for such vehicles is still running extremely high. Chang’an initially had great success with its original mini van which recently hit its one millionth vehicle produced, the Niu Jin Xing is a higher end model and will be [...]
Luxgen’s mysterious new sedan heading for production in China soon
Taiwan’s Yulong Auto and Dongfeng Automotive recently signed an agreement to set up production and sales of Yulong’s new luxury brand, Luxgen, in China. The first vehicle to be produced will be the Luxgen SUV which is likely to see production in China during 2011 and will be powered by a 2.2T engine that Yulong [...]
The Chinese Car Industry in the 80′s
Prior to reading, please check out our other parts on the history of the Chinese car industry that spans the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s. With the political turmoil of the 70s over, the 80s was looking to be bright. In 1984 the now defunct AMC would sign a partnership with Beijing Auto Works to produce [...]
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