There was a lot of speculation as to what car Chairman Hu Jintao would drive out in during the October 1st National Day Parade in Beijing. It was largely believed that the Chairman would be using the Hong Qi concept car from 2006 with a FAW designed V12 engine block under the hood, but it was a real surprise to see a totally new car. Chairman Hu drove by his troops shouting ‘Hello Comrades!‘ and ‘Comrades, you have worked hard!‘, the Chairman was followed by Lieutenant General Fang Fenghui in …

The Hong Qi soft top limo is a fairly iconic car to all Chinese, both in China and out of China. The first Hong Qi was actually named a Dongfeng and based off an earlier Soviet design that Moscow had passed onto Mao to ride into town on for his first big day in Beijing on October 1st 1949. The later Hong Qi’s were actually based off American cars, the first one being the CA72 model which was riding on a Chrysler 300 platform, later models were a mixture of …

FAW are planning to put a 6.0L V12 into this bad boy. Production date is still unknown.

The last time we posted pictures of the Hong Qi SUV, we were unaware they were photoshopped pictures, this time were pretty sure the below SUV is the real deal.

The Red Flag SUV is expected to be in the same luxury SUV class as the Audi Q7, and have FAW self made V8 or V12 engines under the hood. China Car Times is wondering why the front end of this Hong Qi SUV has so many air vents.
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The Hong Qi CA7220a9e12L was quite possibly the most awesome Audi derritive that FAW made for their sub luxury brand, Hong Qi. Boasting a 2.2l V6 engine pumping out 76kw at 5500rpm and 175nm of torque, the CA7220a9e12L was quite a beast! Make sure you click the below image to fully appreciate the class that is the CA7220a9e12L.

To quote one man: ‘I just physically GASPED at the awesomeness of that 100 convertible!‘ China Car Times has never actually seen a CA7220a9e12L out on the road, but we have seen …

Hong Qi have been making upmarket motors for fat cats and communist bosses for years, since the opening of Chinas economy to other brands they’ve lost some way against the likes of Audi, BMW etc in the luxury class, but the below rendering looks like they are fighting back.

The HongQi SUV is in the same class as the Audi Q7, and the BMW X5.
Update: Obviously the above renderings are Chinese fan art and nothing more.

The Germans have had their run off the Chinese luxury sedan market for a few years now, and it seems the local produce is slowly, but surely fighting their way into this segment. First we had the Roewe 750, it delivered good looks, luxury and performance on a budget, as did the MG7, now the Hong Qi C601 is ready to do the same.
The Hong C601 was launched at the 06 Beijing auto show as a concept car, but as all concept cars are, it was a bit whacky. Hong …

Hong Qi are the state manufacturers of limosuines, and up market sedans for use by state officials, foreign dignitories, and of course the new bourgeoisie class of Chinese that can afford the Hong Qi cars. Hong Qi basically used existing motors, and put their own badges and branding on them. They’ve so far used the Audi 100 (which they still make) and more recently, the Toyota Crown.
But now it seems, Hong Qi are ready to part with their pre fab motors and start making their own, so they’ve rolled out …

You cant stroll into your local Hong Qi dealer to pick one of these babies, instead you have to go direct to FAW (First Automobile Works) and pick one up yourself, we hope you have deep pockets, as the car will cost you $662,244USD (not RMB, USD!) The Hong Qi limo will be sold in a limited number to the Chinese domestic market and the rest going overseas, probably as gifts to various despotic leaders and failed nations that China likes doing business with.

Hot off the press – Red Flag, the car maker of choice for Chinese statesmen and business leaders who wish to impress with their red modeled Toyotas or Audis, are planning to make a few new cars, obviously they are not intent with their current line up of vehicles and wish to expand it to include a new B class, a new D class, and an SUV vehicle.
Red Flag is currently gearing up to create a new network of service centers that will include both sales, and after sales services …

Red Flag, or Hong Qi as its called in Chinese, has been supplying limousines to Chinas leaders since the creation of the Peoples Republic, Red Flag also realised that selling half a dozen or so limousines per year isnt all that profitable, so they branched out and started turning ordinary middle class vehicles into top class luxury vehicles. Red Flag used Audi 100s back in the eighties and nineties to make a whole range of Red Flag luxury vehicles, convertibles, stretched limos, and even a funeral car.
The Red Flag HQ3 …

Excuse the terrible pun.

The Red Flag, or Hong Qi as it’s known in China, car company a part of First Automotive Works (FAW) has finally produced a new car. The original Hong Qi was based on an old Audi 100 design. You see FAW and Audi have had a relationship going back to 1986. FAW used Audi’s 100 design to make their ‘own’ cars for use by the Chinese government and rich Chinese folks. You can still see the old style Hong Qi come Audi 100 on the streets today, …