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Nissan Leaf Becomes a Venucia

Almost all sub brands from joint venture manufacturers are expected…

Nov 30, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged brand, car, electric models, Electric Vehicles, end, government, introduction, joint venture manufacturers, length, line, LxWxH, nbsp, network, nissan, Nissan dealerships, Nissan Leaf, none, range, review, sedan, sub, testing, the, the Leaf, tiida, time, vehicle, Vencuia, venture, Venucia, volume, wheelbase Comments 2

BYD Shoots Up Quality Scales

JD Power’s 2012 China New Automobile Quality Study…

Nov 29, 2012 Posted by In BYD Auto, Industry News Tagged apple, automobile, Bosch, brand, BYD, China, China New Automobile Quality Study SM, company, cooperation, development, die, Factory, German, Haval, history, Hyundai, increase, introduction, IQS, JD Power, joint venture, Kia, Korean, level, mainstream, Mercedes, model, New, Nokia, Ogihara, painting, partnership, Power, PPG, quality, Quality satisfaction, Quality Scales, report, RMB, S6, Samsung, Satisfaction, Scales, score, seller, Shoots, Sportage, standard, study, Subaru, suv, SUVs, Tatebayashi, technology, Tiguan, venture, Week, year Comments 6

Youngman Lotus SUV Appears at Guangzhou Auto Show

The Youngman-Proton tie up is producing some interesting cars, not interesting in a ‘wow‘ factor but more interesting in the ‘What were they thinking?‘ aspect. Youngman bases its cars off the Proton RCR, a car that was originally sold in China but has since given away to two self developed models from Youngman, neither products are…

Nov 28, 2012 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged Appears, APX, aspect, auto, car, China, Concept, control, countryside, cruise, Design, displacement, economy, end, engine, eye, factor, favor, gallery, Guangzhou auto show, guerrilla, halogen, interesting cars, introduction, leather, LED, Lotus, LxWxH, mantra, Market, Mitsubishi, naturally aspirated engine, plan, Porsche, pricing, Proton, Proton RCR, RCR, rival, RMB, self, shelf, show, step, suv, the, tier, turbo, vehicle, war, way, wheelbase, Youngman, Youngman Lotus SUV Comments 6

We’re at the Guangzhou Auto Show

Expect major updates from tomorrow onwards.

What we’ve seen so far:

Very sweaty people – Why did the organizers choose not to turn on the AC on the first day? So many sweaty executives, PR people and journalists.
Taxi drivers complaining its cold – It’s 25 degrees in Guangzhou. Hot for the swarms of media that came in from…
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Nov 23, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged attendance, Audi, auto, bmw, Bora, brand, business, Chery, China JV, Club, Consumer, cool, couple, Day, executives, Fall, Fiat, floor, friend, ghost, grass, guangzhou, Guangzhou auto show, hairline, Hot, introduction, Japanese brands, JLR, Joint, Lavida, money, month, option, part, partner, Reely, Riich, run, Santana, Seriously, show, slide, stand, stride, sub, Subaru, sweaty executives, taxi, Thankfully, time, tomorrow, Toyota, tree, venture, Viaggio, Volvo, VW Santana Comments 6

VW Golf 7 Caught Naked in China

The VW Golf has been a major hit in the Chinese market, VW followed it up with the introduction of the GTI as a locally made model and also imported the wagon, crossover and R Series models to satisfy Chinese appetite for the hatchback model. The 7th generation Golf has been a headline inducing topic for the past few months, questions about when it…

Nov 19, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Spy Shots Tagged 7th Generation, appetite, Audi, Caught, China, China The VW Golf, choice, Crossover, engine, Foshan, gallery, gen, generation, Golf, GTI, hatchback, headline, hit, introduction, June, June 2013, life, major, Market, model, models, MQB, Naked, News, part, platform, plenty, PRC, production, Series models, share, spy, the Chinese market, topic, TSI, VW, VW Golf, Wagon Comments 4

BMW 3-Series GT Road Testing in China

Audi, BMW and Mercedes are battling it out for the Chinese…

Nov 12, 2012 Posted by In BMW China, Spy Shots Tagged Audi, base, bmw, China, China Audi, Consumer, entry, form, future, GT Road Testing, hump, introduction, launch, line, Market, market entry, market plans, Mercedes, PRC, Question, road, sale, series, testing, time, version, way, wheel, wheelbase Comments 2

Peugeot 3008 Gets Styled Up in China, To Launch Soon at Dongfeng-Peugeot

The Peugeot 3008 was a handsome car in concept car, but the…

Nov 12, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Spy Shots Tagged ASX, AWD, Cant, car, China, competition, Concept, concept car, Design, diesel, Dongfeng, engine, exterior, face, facelift, favor, fish, introduction, launch, Market, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi ASX, model, month, mouth, News, option, Peugeot, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot models, Peugot, Power, product, production, range, RMB, sale, spy, Styled, suv, the Chinese market, top, update, weekend, wont Comments 0

New Models Dont Move Sales Up in China for Mercedes, Sales Down 3.9%

Mercedes are struggling to move their models in China, as mentioned previously on China Car Times, Daimler saw a decrease of 7.48% on its C and E-Class sales in the first seven months of the year. Sales were expected to…

Nov 7, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged A-Class, area, Audi, August, B-Class, bmw, C-Class, car, China, class, company, Daimler, decrease, displacement, Dont, E-Class, facelift, generation, GLK, introduction, Market, Mercedes, middle, models, mpv, New, product, RMB, savage, September, suv, tailor, Times, turbo, use, volume, whilst, year Comments 0

China Sub Brand Sales To Date

Just How Are Sub Brands Performing in China?

Nov 5, 2012 Posted by In Commentary, Industry News Tagged access, agreement, amp, anything, badge, bang, baojun, blink, brand, brands, campaign, car, cause, China, CIIMO, civic, combo, competition, concern, date, dealership, dispute, end, Everus, experience, face, Fit, generation, gm, government, honda, Idea, ink, international brands, introduction, IPR, July, King, lack, launch, line, local brands, manufacturer, manufacturers, Market, market access, Marketing, MINI, month, mother, network, nissan, partner, production, PSA, race, range, reality, return, road, rubber, sedan, September, show, side, slow, solution, spat, stamp, sub, Subaru, swing, technology, technology idea, territorial, the Chinese market, tiida, time, traffic, Venucia, version, visitor, way, whilst, Wuling, year Comments 3

Last Gen Mazda 3 Becomes the Changa CINTURX

The Chinese market has some howler brand names, we can point at Roewe, Besturn, Venucia, Ciimo, Everus and now we can welcome CINTURX to the party.

Ford and Mazda produce a wide range of vehicles with Chang’an, but with increased attention on the Chinese market by both companies has lead to greater technology cooperation between the three way tie…

Nov 1, 2012 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged announcement, attention, baojun, Becomes, Besturn, brand, brand names, car, Chang, Changa, CIIMO, CINTURX, cooperation, engine, Everus, Focus, Ford, gallery, generation, hell, howler, introduction, Market, matter, mazda, model, number, offer, ownership, partner, party, Question, range, rebrand, Roewe, start, sub, tax, tech, technology, the, tie, vehicle, Venucia, version, way, whilst Comments 6

MG Announces 4.6 Million GBP Loses in the UK

From Birmingham Mail:

LONGBRIDGE ran up losses of more than s4.6 million last year despite selling more cars following the long-awaited launch of…
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Oct 12, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Announces, building, car, cash, cent, centre, challenge, company, corporation, debut, deficit, Design, diesel, Director Hao Wang, engine, Events Manager Doug Wallace, Factory, firm, future, GBP, Group, group companies, handling, income, increase, introduction, launch, Longbridge, Loses, loss, Mail, Market, material, McD, MG Motor UK, MG Motor UK PR, Million, money, motor, number, parent, product, recognise, recognition, redevelopment, reduction, report, SAIC, SAIC Motor Corporation, show, size, space, tax, test, time, tip, trend, turnover, UK, UK market, value, vehicle, version, while, work, year Comments 4

Volvo announces new ‘Design Around You’ brand strategy

Volvo based on Ren.

Aug 24, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged alignleft, approach, attachment, brand, brand strategy, brass, building, caption, car, center, choice, company, construction, course, Daqing, deal, dealership, dependable cars, Design, emphasis, empire, experience, factor, Factory, feedback, Geely, half, hand, heritage, history, Industry, introduction, Investment, Li Shu Fu, Luxury, Market, Marketing, network, part, Plant, praise, president, Richard Monturo, sedan, strategy, suv, time, understanding, vice, Volvo, Volvo models, way, width, year, Yesterday Comments 2

Americans are not ready to buy Indian or Chinese cars

According to this report from India’s Economic Times, American consumers are not entirely ready for an influx of low cost…

Aug 23, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged acceptance, American consumers, automotive, Automotive Awareness, awareness, Baby, Barometer, Boomers, brand, BYD, car, case, cent, challenge, Chery, China, China-based, Chinese and Indian, Chinese and Indian automakers, Chinese cars, company, consideration, contrast, corporation, cost, curve, debut, difference, Economic, face, firm, Geely, GfK, hop, Hyundai, Idea, Imagery, India, India-based, Indian car, influx, intent, introduction, Jaguar, Land, Mahindra, majority, manufacturer, Market, model, nation, nbsp, parent, perception, performance, purchase, purchase consideration, quality, reliability, report, research, Rover, safety, study, time, Times, vehicle, Volvo, wave, wheel, whilst Comments 17

GM releases Buick GS interior shots ahead of September launch

The Buick Regal GS will enter the market in September this year and will be packing an upgraded version of the 2.0T engine found in the current Regal, the GS will also carry a slightly more sportier face which was borrowed from the Opel OPC that is sold in Europe. The interior has also undergone some changes with improved sports seats and the surprise…

Aug 23, 2011 Posted by In Buick China Tagged Buick, date, engine, face, form, gallery, gearbox, Interior, introduction, launch, link, Market, mode, mood, OPC, Opel, paddle, pricing, put, Regal, RMB, September, sportier, Style, surprise, version, wheel, year Comments 1

The Greatest Small Car GM ever made â€“ 2012 Chevrolet Aveo (Sonic) in review

Aug 3, 2011 Posted by Ash In Chinese Car News Tagged ability, acceleration, adult, aircraft, appearance, Audi, automotive, Aveo, background, bhp, bit, blogger, body, brand, buffoon, buyer, car, car buyer, chevrolet, Chevrolet Aveo, China, China.GM, Concept, conclusion, control, cooperation, course, court, cruise, Cup, Daewoo, dash, dashboard, decade, deck, Design, drive, Driver, economy, engine, everyone, everything, evidence, exterior, face, Fact, favour, floor, friend, Gasoline, gearbox, gearstick, generation, gm, Greatest, handling, head, Idea, inch, introduction, Ital, jail, job, Korea, kph, lazier, leg, license, limit, line, Luxury, magician, majority, Market, Mercedes, mistake, mode, model, motor, motorway, name, nameplate, newspaper, notch, option, order, original, ownership, Paris, PATAC, personality, plastic, pleasure, plenty, pod, price, priest, quality, race, race car driver, range, record, review, role, rpm, S-Class, selling, show, small, something, Sonic, sort, space, Specification, speed, Style, suggestion, Suzhou, switch, tea, The Greatest Small Car GM, thing, time, tool, top, town, traction, traffic, turbo, version, voodoo, way, weave, winner, wizard, world, youth Comments 8

Jeep Patriot hits the market in China â€“ priced at 230,000rmb and rising

Jul 27, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged Anniversary, AWD, brand, Chrysler, Compass, Country, engine, facelift, introduction, Jeep, launch, Market, model, offer, Patriot, pricing, RMB, series, splash, standard, today, town, version, Wrangler, year Comments 0

BMW’s stretched 3-series readying for the Chinese market

The biggest problem that BMW and Mercedes have had in the Chinese market is that their basic sedan offerings in the 3-Series and C-class are just too short and thus are only good for home use, on the other hand the Audi A4L became the perfect vehicle for home and business use with plenty of legroom in the back for those chauffeur driven days and enough…

Jul 27, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged anything, Audi, back, bmw, business, car, chauffeur, choice, class, gallery, hand, home, introduction, legroom, link, Market, Mercedes, offer, plenty, problem, range, sedan, series, testing, the Chinese market, time, use, vehicle, way Comments 0

GWM releases final Hover H6 pictures

The Hover H6 is the first new Hover from Great Wall that is not based around a facelift of the original Hover H3, the H6 is going to be a city-fied car that has a greater focus on its handling rather than its offroad ability when it finally makes it to the roads. Chinese consumers got their first look at the H6 when it was launched at the Shanghai Auto…

Jul 26, 2011 Posted by In Great Wall Motors Tagged ability, auto, bhp, car, course, CVT, diesel, engine, facelift, Focus, gallery, Gasoline, GWM, Hover, interest, introduction, launch, link, Look, max, offroad, Power, show, speed, suv, talk, torque, year Comments 1