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An unreasonable start –‘luxury’ electric cars
The concept of electric car is welcomed by many common people in China, mostly owing to the low charging cost, they believe electric car should be a cheap vehicle for everyone, however electric cars have so far been ridiculed by the launch price. BYD e6 is priced at 369,800 RMB (€43.9k), while Chevrolet Volt is [...]
First JLR-Chery car to be shown in 2015-2016
The deal between JLR and Chery which will likely see Jaguar cars being built in the Chinese market has not yet been officially signed off by the Central and Provincial Governments, although this has not stopped Chinese media speculating on the launch of a new car brand from the two companies. Three years ago Chery [...]
BYD’s new mid size sedan that actually looks good
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of BYD but their continual use or should we say car designs that were inspired by existing cars seems to be the fledgling car company’s greatest drawback, where BYD have gained great ground in developing the latest generation of EV’s they have lost a lot of ground in [...]
For all students, all for students, for students all
“For all students, all for students, for students all.” Beijing Times reported on December 12. “A fundamental solution to the problem is to bring the school bus safety issue into the legal system, so as to attract people’s attention.” Premier Wen Jiabao said on the fifth national Conference on Women and Children, November 27th, “I [...]
Mercedes E-Class Wagon for China
If you haven’t already noticed, 2012 is going to be the year of the Wagon in China. Mercedes brought the compact C-Class wagon to China in early 2011, BMW showed off their 5-series wagon at the Guangzhou Auto Show with the beasts pricing was announced at 666,666rmb, Hyundai had a wagon too – the i40, [...]
Mercedes B200 to be made in China
The redesigned B200 is a handsome car, the previous generation was a little conservative in its styling but the latest model has been given a sporty new design that will likely connect well with younger buyers that are eager to get into the Mercedes brand. Chinese media reports indicate that the car will hit the [...]
Domestic passenger cars to face a long cold winter
According to the statistics released by National Passenger Car Information Exchange Association in November, Rao Da, the General Secretary， said production and sales of passenger cars in November both show a negative growth, the domestic passenger car brands’ share fell 2%, if removed the export incremental amount, the domestic market sales experienced a negative growth [...]
Next Generation BYD F3 spotted testing
BYD’s rise from local car manufacturer to a worldwide phenomena came on the back of the humble BYD F3, the compact car which looks rather like a last generation Toyota Corolla, was one of the best selling cars month on month in 2009 however in 2010 quality concerns from consumers that bought the car emerged [...]
Volkswagen to set up a factory in Xinjiang
Several months ago, one of our insiders at Volkswagen mentioned to use that Shanghai Auto would set up a production facility in Xinjiang, and the factory would focus on the development of electric cars in an oil rich region. This week I passed the same little bit of information to a colleague who completely rubbished [...]
Continental set ups new factory in China for bike industry
From China Daily: German tire manufacturer Continental, a world-leading auto parts provider, kicked off the construction of a two wheel tire plant in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei on Friday. The plant, expected to be put into operation in December next year, will mainly manufacture tires for mountain bikes and racing bikes for China [...]
Chinese car sales down by big margin in November
From Bloomberg: China’s passenger-car sales rose at the slowest pace in six months, as monetary tightening and the removal of government incentives dented demand at Chery Automobile Co. and Honda Motor Co. (7267) Wholesale deliveries, including sport-utility vehicles and minivans, gained 0.3 percent to 1.34 million units last month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers [...]
China’s Auto Industry Has Benefited from WTO Entry
From the China Daily: When China wrapped up 16 years of hard bargaining to secure long-awaited membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Dec. 11, 2001, Chinese firms were probably more alarmed than relieved. With tariffs to be slashed and restrictions on foreign rivals to be eased, a shaky future seemed to loom for [...]
Tired of small resolution Red Flag C131 pictures? Here’s the full thing
For governmental users the Hong Qi C131 is going to be one of the most anticipated cars of the year, the central government is pushing ministries at all levels to buy local brands rather than their usual Audi’s and VW’s, this is something that central government has been pushing for many years, however local manufacturers [...]
Chinese cars on the WTO Road Part 3 – Price
This is part three in a multi part series on the effects of China’s ten year entry into the World Trade Organization, Part 1 Regulations , Part 2 Sales. At the end of 2002, Honda Accord 6th generation was still a bestselling model in the Chinese market, 3 years after it rolled off the production line [...]
Hong Qi C131 to see the market in 2012
Hong Qi’s C131 has been spotted many times testing, but has yet to hit the market. We can now say that the C131 is likely to be put into production towards the middle of the year and is being pitted against the Audi A6L. In the past few months the Chinese government have been pushing [...]
JLR: no time to hesitate
When Jaguar Land Rover and Chery joint venture submitted an application to the National Development and Reform Commision earlier this year, informed sources were able to reveal to reporters that Chery and JLR are going to build a luxury car based on the Jaguar platform and possibly put the Chery, or the Jaguar logo on [...]
Beijing Gas Stations adding electric charging facilities
The Beijing Municipal Government put the brakes on the local car market in 2011 by only allowing 20,000 cars to be added to the roads each month, effectively they killed the local car market but where one animal dies another takes its place, at the same time Beijing Govt also announced that hybrid vehicles and [...]
Dongfeng’s A60 – the old Nissan Bluebird Sylphy hits the production lines in Jan 2012
January 10th 2012 is the day that the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy comes down the production line at Dongfeng, albeit with a Dongfeng badge instead of a Nissan one. Nissan signed the platform, engines, and transmission (actually, Aisin transmissions) over to Dongfeng for use within their own new Fengshen brand. The A60 was unveiled at the [...]
Luxgen launches Luxgen5 sedan, with Android power
Asia’s latest auto brand, Luxgen, showed off its latest Luxgen5 sedan earlier this week just months after launching the popular Luxgen7 SUV. The Luxgen brand was developed by Yulong Motors, Taiwan’s biggest automotive company, Yulong and Dongfeng from the Chinese mainland established a joint venture in China which has already resulted in the Luxgen7 being [...]
Codenamed B73: Citroen’s new C4 sedan for China
If it wasn’t for the introduction of the C4 hatchback and saloon into the Chinese market, Citroen would be in a very different position now, the French company may have made early gains with the introduction of very popular models such as the Citroen ZX, but they failed to follow up with any models that [...]
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