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MG5 to launch on March 28th, pricing expected to be from 90,000rmb to 120,000rmb
Pricing for the MG5 is going to be a sore point over the next few weeks, ranging topping turbo models from the likes of BYD and Greatwall already match up or come in at a cheaper price than the naturally aspirated 1.5L MG5, media estimates say that the 5 will come in at 90,000RMB and [...]
Citroen DS5 arrives at port, ready to hit the market
The DS series are going to be made in China in the next year, but in the meantime imported models will be called upon to pick up the slack and get the brand out there. Imports are never cheap, so we can expect the DS5 to be north of 300,000RMB when it hits the market [...]
Playing the name game: Roewe 95 to become 950?
Chinese media are playing the name game with Roewe today, now it seems that the Roewe 95 will become the 950 to fit in with the rest of the Roewe line up which obviously consists of three numbered names: 350, 550, 750 and soon to be 950. The 95/0 is based on the Buick Lacrosse’ [...]
MG6 Touring Car revealed at long last
MG Motor UK, the British arm of SAIC Motors has finally unveiled its Touring Car entry for the 2012 season. The new car is being piloted by renowned racing car driver, Jason Plato. The MG6 will be driven under the KX Momentum Race Team and will have their first race on April 1st at Brands [...]
Here’s Daimler-BYD’s new brand: Denza
When Daimler, the world’s leading luxury car manufacturer, decided to create a joint venture with BYD, China’s leading economy car manufacturer, the automotive world was slightly confused. How would this relationship come about? Obviously BYD’s electric vehicle technology coupled with Daimler’s luxury ability was key to creating a new brand that would be able to [...]
Buick Encore doing more testing in China
The chunky mini SUV from Buick is still doing road testing in China ahead of a potential December 2012 launch, the American version receives a 1.4T engine but the Chinese version is likely to call a 185bhp 1.6T unit its powerplant when it launches. Pricing is expected to be from 150,000rmb to 200,000rmb. Will it [...]
Geely to set up new factory in South West China’s Tax Free Zone
Geely, along with the vast majority of other Chinese manufacturers, are looking at the export market as the next big growth engines to offset a slowing Chinese domestic market. Geely has signed a deal with Guangxi’s Qingzhou government to set up a car and engine manufacturing plant in the city’s tax free zone with a [...]
Nissan Renault Boss to announce Renault’s Chinese production plans at BJ Auto Show
Renault-Nissan boss, Carlos Ghoson is set to announce Chinese production of Renualt vehicles at the Beijing Show according to media reports. Renault currently do not have a joint venture in the Chinese market despite their partner, Renault, being in China for the past decade. Originally Renault set up a joint venture with San Jiang Motors [...]
Brilliance FRV gets major update for 2013
The FRV has quickly become a bread and butter car for Brilliance, the hatchback first aired in late 2008 and quickly became popular thanks to its low cost but spacious interior. Over the course of the past 4 years the FRV has been given several minor updates and also a Crossover version. The latest facelift [...]
Hawtai loses another top man
Hawtai has two major problems, it can’t keep its high level staff, and it can’t sell cars. In the past 5 years Hawtai has run through CEO’s and other high level staff faster than any other Chinese automotive company. This time the Vice President, Mr. Hou Hai Jing, has left the company along with 5 [...]
JAC’s compact SUV gains 1.5T and Dual Clutch
JAC’s SUV offerings have so far been based on the first generation Hyundai Sante-Fe, hardly the most exciting vehicle in 2012, however JAC have come up with a new compact SUV that will likely take the market by storm when it eventually launches. The new SUV is apparently codenamed ‘B-SUV’ in JAC’s product line up, [...]
Oley rolls down the production line
FAW’s Oley branded vehicles came down the production line earlier this week, as mentioned many times on CCT the Oley is based on the legendary PQ32 platform which VW used in their 1982 Mk2 VW Jetta making the cars platform 30 years old. In China, old platforms never get thrown out they get reused, rebranded, [...]
Fiat’s C-Medium is a Dodge Dart/Fiat mashup
Guangzhou-Fiat are readying a new compact sedan for the Chinese market, Chinese automotive websites are already publishing spy shots of the sedan which they believe will be a Dodge Dart with a Fiat badge. The Dart is based on Fiat’s C-Medium platform that already under pins the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, and will be the first [...]
NDRC announces subsidy for hard hit cabbies
With the price of gasoline breaking through the 8rmb barrier for the first time, Chinese consumers are beginning to rethink their automotive lifestyles. Taxi drivers are going to be among the worst hit with increasing costs cutting into their bottom line. The National Development and Reform Commission has the ultimate say in the price of [...]
Jaguar Land Rover and Chery finally sign a deal
The UK’s Jaguar-Land Rover has been in talks with multiple different partners over the past 12 months, initially it was the fellows at Great Wall that were looking like the leading company to develop a Jaguar Land Rover joint venture in China, however Chery have managed to cinch the deal. Our earlier reports indicated that [...]
Chang’an-PSA to be kick started at Beijing Auto Show, DS9 to be flagship vehicle
The joint venture between Chang’an-PSA is to be kick started at the Beijing Auto Show next month with the company announcing the start of production at the company. The joint venture has been named CAPSA after the two parent companies initials. The DS9 will be produced in China as a flagship vehicle to rival the [...]
Kia Sportage, Austin Maestro and Subaru Forrester in three way tie up – Yema F12
The car you see below is a Sichuan Yema F12, the car itself is based on the world tested Austin Maestro platform that first aired in the early 80′s and quickly became the car to have in the UK*, owing to their fantastic quality and rust proof architecture*, under the MG-Rover era the British company [...]
The old Tiida is the new Venucia D50
As we’ve stated many times on China Car Times, old cars never seem to go to the crusher in the sky when production ends, why throw out a perfectly good platform when you can sell it on or continue production under a new brand and count the profits rolling in. The Nissan-Dongfeng backed Venucia brand [...]
FAW to build VW SUV in next two years
Chinese automotive media are reporting that First Automobile Works, a major partner to VAG will begin work on a jointly developed SUV in the next two years. VW are already producing the exceptionally popular Tiguan SUV at their joint venture with Shanghai Auto and its likely that First Automobile Works also wants in on the [...]
Roewe 95 to launch in April
There was a little confusion over the role of the Roewe 95, the Epsilon II based vehicle will hit the market in April via a Beijing Auto Show airing and will be a major vehicle for SAIC over the next two years. The Roewe 750 will continue to be sold, but only in 1.8T hybrid [...]
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