Archive for the ‘Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation’ category
SAIC and VW signing up with Suzuki to take on the Chinese market
From China Knowledge: Suzuki Motor Corp, Japan’s second-largest mini-car maker, is teaming up with SAIC Motor Corp Ltd and Volkswagen AG, to establish a three-way joint venture in China, sources reported. Reportedly, the structure of new JV may be similar with the existing three-way JV set by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co, where Chongqing Changan [...]
MG3 sighted again, in building process
Pictures of the MG3 have been leaked to the internet yet again and show the MG3 in a state of undress at the factory: The MG3 is expected to go on the market in September this year, and will be sold alongside the MG3 SW in the Chinese market but will likely be sold in [...]
SAIC working on new cars, including new Qashqai and Touran rivals
From 2011 to 2014 SAIC are planning 14 new cars for the MG and Roewe brands, specifically there will be a new generation of Roewe 750 and a Roewe 550 face lift whilst MG are planning to get a new A-segment hatchback and a new small SUV that has been codenamed AS21 and will be [...]
Roewe E1 Electric Concept to be on show at the Beijing Auto Show
The Beijing Auto Show is going to be quite interesting for Roewe, with it being ready to show off a facelift Roewe 750, a hybrid 750, and possibly the Roewe SUV and the Roewe 150 (or an MG2), and then on top of all that they plan to show off the below Roewe E1 electric [...]
Roewe 750 to be canned, replacement coming in 2012
SAIC’s flagship Roewe 750 is likely to go out of production in 2012 and will be replaced by a new 750 which will be riding on an entirely platform that is currently shared with GM’s fantastic Buick Lacrosse Epsilon II platform. The Roewe 750 is apparently under research and has been given the internal codename [...]
SAIC’s Leaf Concept Car to debut at Beijing Auto Show
SAIC’s latest concept car, the Leaf, will debut at the Beijing Auto Show complete with an odd Leaf for a roof. However strange it may be, the Leaf’s foliage derived roof actually serves a useful purpose with it being able to give of O2 (i.e. Oxygen) instead of Co2 as with a regular automobile. The [...]
MG2 spotted out testing yet again, interior shot too
It looks the MG3 is finally going to be killed off with the immintent launch of the MG2, which will likely be the Roewe 150 as well. The MG2 as it is known, for lack of an official name, has been spotted out testing on a number of different occasions, except this time an interior [...]
Roewe 350 pictures – again!
SAIC seem to have a real problem keeping the forthcoming Roewe 350 under wraps, it has been spotted out countless dozens of times by various different organisations. Either SAIC is terrible at keeping its cars secret, or it deliberately flaunts them to get press attention. The Roewe 350 will officially launch this month, and will [...]
Roewe 350S spotted out testing
The Roewe 350 is shaping up to be a seriously nice car, we expect it to launch at the Beijing Auto Show a month from now with a 1.5 engine. Persistant rumors of a 1.5 turbo engine have been floating around for quite some time, although we have yet to see any spy pictures of [...]
Breaking: SAIC takes controlling share of Shanghai GM
According to this mornings news, Shanghai-GM and SAIC have come to an agreement where SAIC will take a controlling share in the SAIC-GM joint venture in Shanghai. SAIC has taken a 1% share from GM, which will give it 51% of the JV, also the board of directors will increase in SAIC’s favor to 6:5. [...]
GM sells 1826424 cars in China in ’09
2009 was a bumper year for the Chinese car industry, and it looks like GM came out well with 1826424 cars sold which translates into a 66.9% rise in sales for the Shanghai based company. GM’s sales are split into two, the Shanghai-GM joint venture was responsible for sales of 727631 cars (an increase of [...]
MG-Roewe full year sales expected to be 90,000
Obviously at the moment Roewe is the stronger selling brand due to its newer line up with the big seller being the Roewe 550, the biggest seller for MG appears to the MG3SW, but that is likely to change once the MG6 hits the dealerships. From Xinhua: BEIJING, Jan. 4 – SAIC Motor Co Ltd sold [...]
SAIC spends 500 million USD for GM India operations
According to this site, SAIC are going to invest 500 million USD into a new joint venture with GM which will see them take on the Indian market in a similar manner to the Chinese market. Detroit-based General Motors, which entered into a 50:50 joint venture with China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) earlier [...]
SAIC’s to start work on own van
SAIC have started work on their own van according to todays media reports, the van is reportedly going to be a similar size to the IVECO range of vans that SAIC inheritied when they took over Nanjing Automobile which has a JV with IVECO. The above van-come-bus is likely to come down the IVECO production [...]
GM and Shanghai GM to take on India
Yesterdays suspension of SAIC shares ahead of a large announcement drove Chinese automotive news sites into speculation over drive with the rumour mill burning rumours of an LDV takeover, a share swap with its JV partners, or perhaps even an announcement regarding SAIC’s international operations. The rumours couldn’t have been further from the truth, it [...]
SAIC to build green energy tech center in Tangshan
SAIC have reportedly chosen Tangshan to be the site of their new New Energy research centre. SAIC have reached an agreement with Tangshan Peoples Government regarding the location of the new R&D center According to the agreement the two parties are reportedly planning to work on the development of pure electric coaches, hybrid vehicles, and [...]
VW to produce Seat cars in South China?
Gasgoo are reporting that VW’s Spanish Seat brand will be entering China via a Guangzhou factory. CCT reported on this way back in 2008, but nothing appears to have come of it until now: Shanghai, November 16 (Gasgoo.com) Volkswagen AG plans to boots its market share in southern China by setting up a plant and [...]
Ssangyong says SAIC pilfered its drawers
From the Korean Times State prosecutors said Wednesday a controversial transfer of technology for gasoline-electric hybrid cars to the China-based Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) from Ssangyong Motor in Korea, owned by SAIC, in 2006 violated laws banning the transfer of sensitive information. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted seven senior engineers at Ssangyong [...]
Roewe AP6 should be a hit
I was on my way home from my office in Anting, Shanghai when I spotted four new mid-sized sedans lined up for a test drive. The cars were out for a test drive parked right outside a Volkswagen storage lot in Anting so naturally I thought they were going to be a new Volkswagen model [...]
SAIC shopping for LDV?
LDV a recently bankrupt British van maker may soon be purchased by SAIC according to American automotive reports that have been echoed in the Chinese automotive press. If SAIC are succesful in their purchasing of LDV, SAIC will gain access to the LDV dealership network. LDV are also in the process of developing an electric [...]
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