When Nanjing Automobile took on MG-Rover in 2005, an offshoot car company run by Will Riley managed to purchase all of the remaining shells, chassis, and engines for the MG SV sports car which Nanjing evidently have any interest in.  Mr. Riley foolishly called his new company MG X-Power Sports, which irked the rightful owners of the MG brand, Nanjing Automobile, who ultimately took Mr. Riley to the British High Court, finally Mr. Riley was arrested by the police for not providing his workers with their salary.
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Huatai are taking a lot of flack for producing a sedan that initially appeared to have a lot of Bentley styling, but it appears that Huatai are well on their way to producing a car for a niche market that Chinese automakers have largely overlooked until now.
Chinese automakers have mostly involved in a race to the bottom of the barrel cost wise, and have been in a race to produce ever cheaper cars with ever lower profit margins. Huatai seem not too interested in getting involved in this game …

Late last year it was announced that Beijing Automotive Works (BAW) had purchased several models from Saab’s owners, GM, the IPR fire sale included three platforms and two turbo assisted engines from Saab, in 2011 BAW is planning to get its own ‘Baw-aab‘ out into dealerships across China.
BAW reportedly signed up a team of Saab engineers within 30 days of completing the purchas to work with BAW towards the goal of getting their own BAW branded Saab vehicle off the drawing board and into the factory in early 2011.
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As Peugeot are planning to up their market share to 8% of the Chinese market, they are going to need some new models. Their current Chinese model is entirely made up of hatchbacks, and then sedans which are essentially notchback versions of the hatches, although Peugeot have stated before that they do plan to build some China only models which will take in various Chinese ideas and styles for the local market. Peugeot is currently lacking a crossover model in a market where crossover and compact SUV’s are king, hence …

Reuters is currently reporting that the Volvo – Geely deal is going to see Geely build a Volvo plant near Beijing city where it will be able to pump out several thousand Volvo models per year for the Chinese market place, which is where Geely hopes to make the majority of its money back from the Volvo investment. However, the Chinese media are also reporting that Chang’an and Ford are planning to put the Volvo S60 into production via the Chang’an-Ford-Volvo JV, although it is expected to be imported first …