Published by Ash December 20th, 2006
in gonow autos, Zhongxing and Chinese Car News.
Chinese Auto Makers not ready to take on the world says a GM executive, probably correct but ol’ cynical China Car Times thinks he’s circling the wagons in an attempt to stop people buying cheap Chinese brands and pushing GM into the financial gutter.
But in other news:
GM’s Buick sales going through the roof, thanks to Chinese customers buying lots and lots and lots of Buicks in 2006. Funny how most of the low end Buick’s look a lot like old Vauxhall/Opel models - is China Car Times alone in this thinking method?
Chinese Cars are not quite as good as the Americans, Europeans or the Japanese autos, in this Zhong Xing SUV review.
China to nurture Global Competition, by pushing 50 state owned companies, including auto companies into becoming global leaders in their fields.
Chinese Cars Shine at Bologna - Gonow’s Board Chairman was quoted as saying “We want to further expand into the overseas markets, by first entering the Italian market, and then branching into the rest of Europe. After that, we’ll target North America.” Is he trying to rerun Operation Baytown?
Chinese cars to enter Brazil in 2008 - But will they run on ethanol?
It certainly seems so, although we often hear that xxx company is planning to export to the USA or Europe, the actual execution of the exportation plan rarely goes through, rarely. China Car Times can only think of Brilliance off the top our heads that have actually exported to the West, oh, and Landwind. I guess you could count SAIC and Nanjing Auto group in there as well, seeing as they bought their way into England via Rover/MG. Zhongxing automobile company, based in Hebei central China have signed a deal with American company ChamCo to help Zhongxing build a sales, and after sales network in the United States, they are currently preparing for sales of upto 150,000 units before 2010 in the American market alone! Obviously Zhong Xing knows how to set the bar, even the modest Geely is only aiming for 100,000 cars by the year 2010.
Sources
Zhongxing - Chamco press release
Shanghai Daily News
Published by Ash November 13th, 2006
in SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, Shake Ring Motorcycle, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Roewe - Rong Wei, Nanjing Automobile Corporation, Honda Automobile China, Jiangling Motors, Miles automotive group, Shanghai GM, Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile, Zhongxing, Fake Chinese Cars, Maple Leaf, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus, Volkswagen Group China, Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor, Soueast Motors, Tianjin Xiali, Heibao, Hafei Motor, Changfeng Automobile, Changhe, Chery Automobile, Chang'an Suzuki, Chang'an Motors, Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive, Brilliance/Zhonghua Auto, Chang'an Ford, Dadi Auto, Dongfeng Automobile Company, First Automobile Works, Geely Automobile, Great Wall Motors, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Company, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile, Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Company, Dongfeng Motor Company and BYD Auto.
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!
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