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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 [...]
Ford EcoSport going into production in China
News from Netease Auto, editing by Pierce Geng Due to the fast development of Chinese car market, the appetite of Chinese buyer changes rapidly. Mini SUVs and compact cars are back. This time, they are not the synonym of “cheap and cheerful”. They are small and fine. Ford EcoSport is a SUV sharing the platform [...]
Shanghai VW To Build New Factory in Ningbo
Shanghai VW have been on a roll for several years with their hot range of models, it almost appears as if Shanghai-VW cannot build its range of cars fast enough, dealers are boasting of long waiting lists for hot products such as the Lavida compact, new Passat and also the VW Tiguan SUV. To satisfy [...]
Citroen C4 AirCross sighted in China
China loves SUV’s, big ones, small ones, basic ones and of course luxury ones. The Mitsubishi ASX recently launched in China, and this SUV also forms the basis for the forthcoming Citroen C4 Aircross. Mitsubishi’s fortunes as a vehicle maker have changed over the past few years, but what does keep the lights on at [...]
Chang-an’s first SUV sighted out testing
The brains at Chang-an’s Beijing based technical center have clearly been busy over the past few years, the Eado sedan has already received strong praise ahead of its launch in China thanks to its good looks and high level of equipment, and now Chang’an are eager to follow it up with the development of an [...]
Maserati calls China its second biggest market – sales double in 2011
Maserati sales in China have propelled the Chinese market to become Maserati’s second biggest market, 2011 sales reached 780 units alone and represent a doubling of 2010′s efforts. The best selling cars in the Chinese market were the GranTourismo which took 57% of sales, whilst the GranCabrio took 43% of the market. SusanZhaoSusan is an [...]
Fiat Coming Back To China Slowly But Surely
Not being part of the World’s biggest auto market must be a pain for Fiat, however a late entry does not always nessecerily mean a poor start, in fact the market is now probably more ripe for Fiat’s fashionable car designs and Alfa’s sporty numbers more than ever. If Fiat would have attempted to introduce [...]
GWM Haval H6 to recipitant of 4sp and 6sp automatic gearboxes
Although Chinese manufacturers have made great strides in developing engine technology, they have been left behind in the race for gearbox independence, most manufacturers rely on bought in products from Aisin and other tier one suppliers although some manufacturers such as Great Wall have gone some way in developing their own gearboxes. The hot selling [...]
Gleagle GX7 SUV Aiming to Hit Market in Early 2012
Geely hasn’t yet made its own SUV, whilst its rival over at Chery have been tootling along with their own Tiggo3 SUV for a number of years, Geely has recently invigorated its line up with the new Emgrand and Gleagle brands which have boosted the companies sales considerably. The Gleagle brand will be the first [...]
New Audi A4 All Roader Sighted in China
The Audi A4 has been a killer car for Audi in the Chinese market, the compact sedan became a mid size sedan with the addition of extra leg room for rear passengers as business focused consumers would use the A4 as a chauffeured vehicle. In recent months luxury car manufacturers have been putting a greater [...]
JD Power: Chinese Brands Narrow Gap In Quality; BYD F0 and Pentium B70 Grab Top Spots
JD Power recently released its vehicle reliability study for 2011. The study indicates that, from 2010, Chinese brands made huge strides in quality…narrowing the gap with foreign brands. Overall, Chinese brands narrowed the gap by a whopping 34% compared to their foreign rivals over the past year. The vehicle reliability study measures eight categories of issues [...]
Chinese Turbo Days Are Here
Looking back six years ago, there were hardly any non VAG turbo vehicles out there, it seemed as if VW and its portfolio of brands had a death grip on that side of technology, but fast forward to 2012 and we have a myriad of companies offering gasoline turbo engines in the Chinese market, including [...]
Cadillac XTS to launch in China in 2012, to see local production by years end
The recently unveiled Cadillac XTS will be launched in China at the Beijing Auto Show in April this year according to media reports from earlier today, the XTS was unveiled in late 2011 and sits on top of an extended Epsillon II platform, a platform that is already made in China via the Shanghai-GM joint [...]
1.2 million RMB (or 190,000USD) for Jeep SRT8 in China
The Jeep SRT8 had its official launch in China a few months ago at the Guangzhou Auto Show, but prior to that Chrysler had a few going around the deserts of Xinjiang along with Wranglers on customer test days out in the Gobi and Taklaman deserts, now the SRT8 is officially on the market. The [...]
China to Boost Car Market With New Policies
2009 and 2010 were golden years for the Chinese car industry with year on year growth of over 30%, however that has slowed down for 2011 and is looking even more miserable in 2012. China’s economy is still largely export driven but with a potential 1.2 billion consumers inside China the government is looking to [...]
Own-brand: the key of BAIC’s IPO game
What’s the best way to begin producing cars? First you get the nessercary licences from the Central Government, and then you begin R&D and then production, for BAIC, it was all backwards. First they gained the technology, then they did the R&D and only recently did they receive a license to produce its own cars, [...]
Hong Qi Flagship Limo to hit the market in 2012 priced at 3 million RMB
How much would you pay for a car? 20,000USD? 50,000USD? 100,000USD? How about 3 million RMB or 476,000 USD? The Chinese premier, Hu Jin Tao, aired the Hong Qi HQE in October 2009 when he viewed the nations troops in Beijing on the 60th anniversary of the founding of modern China. Hu Jin Tao’s ride [...]
Brilliance’s New Small Car To Be Named Brilliance H330
Brilliance are following up with the launch of the compact H530 with the launch of the new H330 which will likely sit in the 50,000rmb to 80,000rmb segment when launched. The H330 is being bench marked against other small international sedans such as the Toyota Vios in terms of ride, handling and quality according to [...]
Facelift Roewe 550 sporting DCT gearbox
The Roewe 550 has been the backbone of the Roewe brand since its introduction in 2008, the Roewe 350 has since come in to give the 550 some respite but the two models together seem to be doing quite well in the Chinese market. For 2012 the Roewe 550 is being given a slight make [...]
Bentley Sells More Cars in China than it does in UK for first time
The 92 year old British luxury car marker, Bentley, posted record sales for 2011 in the Chinese market making China Bentley’s second largest market after the USA. Super wealthy Chinese consumers bought 1839 Bentley models in 2011 and were just behind wealthy Americans in total sales volume, American consumers bought 2021 Bentley’s. Bentley’s home market [...]
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