Earlier this year BYD and Daimler signed a joint venture agreement that would see Mercedes provide the engineering expertise, and BYD supply the electric drive chain knowledge to the project. The first car is due out in 2013 and will be built on the front wheel drive Mercedes B-Class model, and will be priced high – today’s media reports are indicating that it will be in the 500,000rmb segment which will make it a premium vehicle.
Interestingly enough, pictures of a modified Mercedes B-Class were posted to China Car Times several …

It appears that the design theme that first came with the ginarmous Buick Lacrosse is working its way down the Buick product line, and the next generation of GL8 will be getting the snub nosed wide grill design that Buick have become widely known for. In a yet another series of blurry pics, the GL8′s front end has been revealed for the first time without extensive camouflage or sticky tape.
The GL8 will launch later this year, although pricing and engines have not yet been announced. The new generation of GL8 …

Today Volvo announced that their planned location for a new Volvo China factory were not concrete, and there is no substance to the rumors that have attached the cities of Shanghai, Beijing, and even Da Qing to the planned factory.
Plenty of media outlets in the Chinese media have been guessing where the Volvo plant may land, but Volvo have put the breaks on the rumors by announcing that the China factory is part of the global strategy for Volvo post Geely take over and an announcement will eventually come from …

The unstoppable Ford Fiesta and Suzuki Swift are going to get some stiff competition over the next few months as a myriad of new small cars launch in China, specifically the Hyundai Verna. The Verna will launch on August 23rd and will be built via the Beijing-Hyundai joint venture in Beijing, it’s addition to the market is likely to further spur on deals on the Ford Fiesta and the Suzuki Swift which are already highly competitive in China.
The Verna will launch with the choice of a 1.3L and a …

If you say ‘Atom’ to a regular person, they will think of the atom bomb, if you say Atom to a petrol head, then they will crack a smile wider than the Nile Delta and understand what you’re talking about.
The Ariel Atom is basically a metal frame that can be propelled to extremely high speed with the assistance of a supercharged Honda 4 pot engine, it is capable of reaching a top speed of 230kph per hour and delivering smiles that make your face ache.
When we first heard of Ariel …