Archive for the ‘Volkswagen Group China’ category
VW Up! 5 door appears in Chinese patent office
The VW Up! city car was revealed in 2011 at the Frankfurt auto show and quickly made it to the market in the UK, Germany and France with models such as the Move Up! Take Up! and Black Up! Now it seems that the Up! could be coming to China. VW has filed for design [...]
1 million vehicle a year to build FAW-Volkswagen Empire
FAW-Volkswagen held a 1 million vehicles ceremony in the 2nd assembly plant in Changchun. Mr. An Tiecheng, the director of BoD as well as general manager of FAW – Volkswagen, said in his speech, from the early days with a single product Jetta to the current product line of two brands Audi and Volkswagen with [...]
VW Celebrates 20 years with FAW
Volkswagen and First Automobile Works have officially been married for 20 years today, the two companies came together in 1991 with plans to produce a small car for the Chinese market, who would have thought that the same car would still be in production some 20 years later? FAW and VW celebrated their 20th anniversary [...]
VW to launch Golf Cross, Cross Plus, Golf Wagon and R-Series into China
When VW brings a new imported model into China it’s usually to test the waters before going into production locally, if local buyers show a strong interest in the car but are put off by the import price on the car then you can bet your hat that VW will put it into production in [...]
VW Amarok sighted in China
Volkswagen’s Amarok pick up truck has been sighted out in China sparking rumors of its imminent launch in the Peoples Republic of China. The Chinese pick up truck scene is mostly controlled by domestic manufacturers such as Greatwall, Huang Hai and ZX Auto, all of whom control the low end of the market for trucks [...]
FAW-VW to launch sports Bora with 1.4TSI and 7 speed DSG gearbox soon
The VW Bora has been on a roller coaster ride in the Chinese market since its original introduction in the Chinese market several years ago, the fourth generation Bora was later given a hatchback version which was actually the fourth generation Golf with a new set of bumpers. The latest generation of Bora, known as [...]
VW Jetta to get the chop in 2012 too
In addition to the VW Santana ending production in 2012, it seems that the Jetta will be following it out of the door. Apparently, the VW Jetta will be replaced in China by a new Sagitar (the current Euro Jetta), which might push the current basic Sagitar 1.6l into a taxi role. The VW Lavida [...]
New VW Bora – Whats new, then?
Model X was supposed to be an entirely new China only model, but that has since turned out to be the New Bora, another sedan from VW (that looks just like all the other sedans they make for China, well, except the Polo). Model Y became the VW Lavida, which was billed as being a [...]
New VW Bora – on the market 20th October!
The VW Bora was essentially the fourth generation VW Jetta in the rest of the world, although it was known as Jetta in certain markets. The 4th gen. Bora went into production in 1999 in China, and has continued until recently, now the latest Bora is set to take on the compact sedan market, oddly [...]
VW Scirocco coming to the PRC
The first generation VW Scirocco was the stuff of dreams to a 15 year old China Car Times back in the day, ‘I will have one of those when I grow up, Max Power style!’ Sadly, soon after that, CCT ended up in China, where there are no VW Scirocco’s to be found, until now. VW have [...]
VW Lavida 1.6l = same price as VW Polo?
The China only VW Lavida which was shown off at the Beijing Auto Show is expected to cost as little as 100,000rmb for the base 1.6l model. Since its release via the internet several months ago, the Lavida has been steadily growing a dedicated fan base in China. Chinese drivers do love their VWs, and [...]
Its out of the oven – VW Lavida
A picture marathon of the latest Shanghai designed, China only VW: And now for the Spy shots: The Lavida is VW’s Buick Excelle fighter, its sitting on the Audi A4 platform (codenamed, PQ34, this is also shared with the Audi TT, and various other Audi/VW models) which gives it a fighting stance, and almost 100mm [...]
VW Lavida – First shots
The VW Lavida is to be a ‘China Only’ car, and has had Chinese motor fans going crazy over the past few weeks – ever since the rumors of a new VW were aired. Fans can now rest at ease, the VW Lavida is shown below in all of its glory. The Chinese motoring [...]
VWs latest China model – named the ‘La Vida’
Chinese motoring fans have been getting excited ever since the motoring press leaked rumors of a fabled model just for the Chinese market, not the new Jetta, nor the new Santana 4000. Model Y as its codenamed, is expected to be an entirely new model for the Chinese market made by Shanghai VW and SAIC. [...]
New Jetta for China?
Volkswagen China clearly enjoys confusing its customers in China, the range of models spans several generations, some models are similar to other models, and just swapping the old Golf name and making it a Bora hatchback just confuses everyone. Correct us if we’re wrong, but China Car Times understood the Bora to be a replacement [...]
Zhong Hua TV Advert
Check out this Chinese TV commercial for Zhong Hua, via Youtube, here’s another. Have to say, Zhong Hua’s cars are looking great – it must be the BMW input! AshAsh came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way [...]
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