Archive for the ‘Shanghai VW’ category
Next Generation Santana has its Pigu Leaked Online
The Santana is practically an automotive celebrity in its own right in the Chinese market, the car kicked open the Chinese car market with a hefty kick to the door in 1984 when it was the first foreign car to be made in China (The Cherokee deserves this title, but the govt classified SUV’s and [...]
Next Generation VW Lavida to look exactly like mini Passat
The recently launched Passat will be getting a little brother in the next few months with the addition of the next generation Lavida. The Shanghai-VW made Passat is actually based on the American Passat, which seems to trounce its European brother, the Magotan, which is made via the FAW-VW joint venture in Changchun (Passat Sales [...]
VW working on developing the thinking man’s MG6
MG have lead the way in many different areas, be it gas based suspension, radical small car designs, two seater sports cars and we can even thank their parent company for bringing us the Rover Streetwise which started the craze of jacking up a hatchbacks suspension, cladding it in black plastic and calling it a [...]
Tiguan to get a facelift and 1.4TSI engine in the China
The Tiguan has been a major hit for Shanghai VW since it was first introduced last year, the car first came to the Chinese market as an imported model but the car was later put into production locally where it became very popular very quickly with long lead times and some dealers increasing the pricing. [...]
Yeti spotted in China, sparking rumors of imminent importation
When VW introduce a new model of car into China they often like to go via the import method first to see if there is a strong demand for the vehicle ahead of producing the car locally, they did it with various different models notably the Golf GTI and the Tiguan SUV which went onto [...]
Shanghai Volkswagen to intensify its offerings in the next few years
Shanghai Volkswagen plans to launch more than 10 new or revamped VW branded and Skoda branded cars and SUVs during 2013 to 2015. Meanwhile, Volkswagen’s MQB platform will be introduced into China which is the reason for Shanghai Volkswagen’s intensive launch of new models in the next few years. The capacity of the company’s Yizheng [...]
The Little Phaeton from Shanghai-VW
VW are aiming to produce a large C-segment sedan in partnership with Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation in a bid to take on the mid to large sized sedan segment, the goal is to offer something bigger than the current Passat’s on offer in China, but smaller and cheaper than the imported Phaeton. Audi’s A4L and [...]
New Passat, aka NMS, has slightly different interior to US version to launch on Apri 17th
As The Truth About Car’s Bertel Schmitt has already pointed out, VW’s offerings in China are an interesting mix – one might say that it is some sort of organized anarchy, with different generations of cars competing against each other. To paraphrase the history of the Passat in China into one sentance: SAIC-VW produced the [...]
New Passat – NMS unveiled in China ahead of Shanghai Auto Show launch
The NMS was one of the major sights at the North American Auto Show in January this year, the car was designed with North American and Chinese markets in mind where larger mid-size sedans are required. The Passat has already been an incredibly popular model in the Chinese market where it is used for business [...]
NMS to be built by Shanghai-VW, to be called New Passat
The secret has been revealed, it seems FAW-VW will be updating the current Magotan (ala B6 Passat) to the new Magotan (ala B7) whilst Shangahi-VW will be building the NMS (New Midsize Sedan) that was developed specifically for the Chinese and American markets in Shanghai. Confused? We were, for quite a while. The B7 Magotan [...]
VW Golf Variant to be imported into China
The market for wagons in China is still small, but it seems that VW are eager to exploit the niche with a series of new products. They kicked off exploration of the wagon market with the introduction of the Passat Variant earlier this year and will follow it up with the importation of the Golf [...]
Polo sedan spied out testing, to launch after Chinese new year
The Polo hatch has only just launched in China but Shanghai-VW are eager to follow the launch up with the sedan model. Although hatchbacks are gaining in popularity in the Chinese market, sedans are certainly here to stay with most hatchbacks coming with a sedan model to back them up, even the QQ3 hatch got [...]
Tiguan R-Line comes to China, priced at 416,500
The Tiguan has been a popular model for VW, produced via its partnership with Shanghai-VW in Shanghai city, the Tiguan has become a regular in the best selling SUV list. The Tiguan was initially imported as a 1.8T and 2.0T model but later produced in China and gained an extra 10cm in the rear for [...]
Skoda sales reach 200,000 units, post 62% increase in sales.
Skoda first entered China in 2007 under VAG ownership, prior to that the last generation of Skoda’s were mostly used as taxi’s in Beijing and rumor has it that the first of those came via China’s friend and partner: North Korea. Skoda’s 2010 sales went over 200,000 units giving it a 62% sales boost over [...]
Shanghai-VW has bribery accusations thrown its way
From CBU Auto: HANGHAI – Top executives of Shanghai-Volkswagen are suspect of corruption involving ¥142 million ($20.88 million), reports Jingji Guancha Bao or Economic Observer.According to a letter signed by five senior executives who work under the Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corp. (SAIC) circulating on the Internet since September, several former and current executives of [...]
VW sells 1.82 million cars in China in 2010
VW appears to be betting the house on the Chinese market for 2011 and is hoping to beat Toyota to the world’s top automaker by 2018, but haven’t VW learned anything by watching the former top auto maker, GM, and subsequently Toyota, fail miserably once they reach that point? There’s nothing hot in being top [...]
Skoda planning expansion in China
From Bloomberg: Skoda Auto AS, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG, said it will post record sales this year, fueled by sales growth in China, India and Russia and further expansion in Eastern Europe. Sales in the first 11 months rose 12.3 percent to 702,400 vehicles, the company said in an e-mailed statement. That’s more [...]
VW Polo sighted at Shanghai-VW
The VW Polo has been spotted at the Shanghai-VW campus and has sparked another round of imminent launch rumors. The Polo has been a relatively popular car since its introduction and various updates since then, the latest generation of Polo was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show and is expected to be officially launched at [...]
VW Touran to only come in 1.4TSI mode
The VW Touran has been sold in China for several years and has carved out a small niche for itself as a family orientated MPV in 5 and 7 seat form, although the 5 seat form proved to be a bigger seller. The Touran is about to relaunch with an updated grill that will bring [...]
Shanghai VW’s sales are up over 25% in September
Shanghai-VW, the joint venture between Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation and Volkswagen reported that its September sales increased by 25.1% in September 2010 when compared to September 2009. Sales of Shanghai-VW vehicles stood at 93,648 units, and total yearly sales reached 707,682 vehicles, an increase of 34.9% over the same period in 2009. Shanghai-VW currently produces [...]
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