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Chevrolet Spin Spotted in China

Chevrolet may have a new compact low cost MPV up its sleeve for the Chinese market if these spy shots of the Chevrolet Spin are anything to go by. The Spin is a Brazilian produced car for the South American market motor and is aimed at the lower end of the market, does that sort of market fit in with China’s current Chevrolet line up at all?

Feb 6, 2013 Posted by Ash In Chevrolet China, Spy Shots Tagged chevrolet, Chevrolet China, Chevrolet Spin, China, China Chevrolet, Chinese Market, Orlando, the Chinese market, The Spin Comments 1

BYD’s S7 Coming At Years End With 2.0T

BYD’s current S6 SUV has already been a major hit, the Lexus inspired SUV gained huge momentum in the Chinese market…

Jan 31, 2013 Posted by Ash In BYD Auto, Spy Shots Tagged compact SUV, dual clutch gearbox, Guangzhou auto show, Lexus, manufacturers, mid size SUV, Momentum, price bracket, price ratio, the Chinese market Comments 2

Hyundai to Launch Facelift Tucson In Next Three Months

Selling two or more generation of cars has become the ultimate trick in the Chinese car sales handbook. VW sold a few dozen different Passat’s alongside each other, and still does, Mazda has multiple 6′s and Hyundai offer up three different Elantra’s and Buick has three Excelle’s. Now Hyundai are planning to keep the first generation around a little…

Jan 29, 2013 Posted by FrankF In Beijing Hyundai, Spy Shots Tagged Beijing Hyundai, Elantra, Facelift Tucson, generation, Hyundai, Hyundai SUV, mazda, Passat, the Chinese market, the first generation, VW Comments 0

Viaggio Based Jeep Road Testing in China

Jeeps are popular vehicles in the Chinese market, however some consumers are put off due to the imported status…

Jan 28, 2013 Posted by Ash In Spy Shots Tagged changsha, China, China Jeeps, Fiat, Fiat Viaggio, insurance premiums, Jeep, Jeep Road Testing, Jeeps, the Chinese market, vehicles, Viaggio Comments 0

Ford’s Kuga Launched in China

From 2008 onwards, Ford finally found the accelerator pedal in the Chinese market, it may have had some unusual policy ideas, such as neglecting to introduce a 1.6L Focus during the massive sub 1.6L displacement car boom from 2008-2010, but the company is moving to understand the Chinese consumer. Previous Ford models launched in China were European…

Jan 24, 2013 Posted by Ash In Industry News Tagged China, Chinese Market, Ford models, Kuga Launched, the Chinese market Comments 0

Work on Renault Factory to Begin in March

Renault have long been out of the Chinese market, Renault initially had a joint venture with SanJiang where the Renault Traffic was made. The JV was not successful but SanJiang was taken over the larger Dongfeng, meaning that Renault and Dongfeng can go ahead with producing cars in China thanks to the original agreement with Sanjiang, nonetheless Dongfeng…

Jan 8, 2013 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged China, Chinese media, Dongfeng, joint venture, March Renault, National Development and Reform Commission, production lines, Renault, Renault Factory, Renault Traffic, SanJiang, the Chinese market Comments 1

Toyota China Lands Sales of 840,000 Units in 2012

Toyota, the worldâ€™s biggest car manufacturer, announced earlier today that the company achieved sales of 840,000 units in the Chinese market. Sales were less than expected owing to the political issues between China and Japan which kept Chinese consumers away from Japanese branded cars after riots broke out in several different cities where Japanese…

Jan 8, 2013 Posted by FrankF In Industry News, Toyota China Tagged car manufacturer, cars, China and Japan, Chinese consumers, political issues, the Chinese market, Toyota, Toyota China Lands Sales Comments 0

Toyota GT86 To Launch in March

The Toyota GT86 has been aired in the Chinese market at the Beijing Auto Show alongside the Subaru BRZ last year, this year the much hyped car is set to launch on Chinese roads.

The GT86 has been lauded in overseas markets, especially in the USA where it prices in at 26,000USD. Chinese prices are expected to be closer to 300,000RMB when it launches,…

Jan 8, 2013 Posted by FrankF In Industry News, Toyota China Tagged Beijing Auto Show, car price, import taxes, Subaru BRZ, the Chinese market, Toyota, Toyota GT86 Comments 0

Buick Lacrosse Facelift Spy Shots: More Grill, More Black

The Buick Lacrosse has been a hit on the Chinese market, business users and personal users have taken to the cars oversized bulk with much glee making it a regular sight on Chinese roads. The Lacrosse hit the perfect price segment with the launch of the current generation, Chinese consumers love the idea of a ‘Da Qi‘ car that is able to command…

Dec 28, 2012 Posted by In Buick China, Spy Shots Tagged Buick Lacrosse, Chinese consumers, Da Qi, Facelift Spy Shots, Lacrosse, price point, the Chinese market Comments 1

VW Sagitar GLI Readying for China

The pu-tong (regular) Sagitar has been on the market for a few months already and seems to be holding its ground in the sales figures as per usual for a VW vehicle in the PRC. Powered by the choice of 1.6L or 1.4TSI engines mated to DSI or manual transmissions the new Sagitar is a regular sight on Chinese roads, alongside the current Golf which…

Dec 28, 2012 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged China, GLI, Golf, manual transmissions, Sagitar, sales figures, the Chinese market, torsion beam rear suspension, VW, VW Sagitar Comments 1

Best Selling Cars in November – Volkswagen Still Doing Well

Volkswagen are still on a strong roll in the Chinese market with no less than four top selling models in the Chinese market. The Passat is an extremely well selling vehicle, previously it was unknown for larger vehicles to enter the top 10 ten sales models amongst popular demand for small compact vehicles.

Dec 11, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Best Selling Cars, Demand, Market, models, November, Passat, popular demand, Roll, selling, the Chinese market, top selling models, vehicle, vehicles, Volkswagen Comments 1

Toyota Continues China Slide into November

Toyota’s China sales are continuining with their downward trend according to reports from the South China Morning Post. The SCMP reports that Toyota sold just 60,000 cars in November in the Chinese market across its two joint venture partners, whilst November 2011 saw sales of over 80,000 units.

The violent protests that erupted in September over…

Dec 4, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged brunt, buying, China, Continues, Damage, Diao, Diao Yu, downward trend, Japan, Japanese brands, Japanese owners, joint venture, mainland, Market, morning, November, November 2011, November Toyota, Post, SCMP, September, slide, South, South China Morning Post, storm, the Chinese mainland, the Chinese market, Toyota, trend, venture, whilst Comments 0

Chinese Made Peugeot 3008 is Guaranteed to be a Winner

The Peugeot 3008 was originally imported into China, but cost a small…

Nov 28, 2012 Posted by In Dongfeng Peugeot-CitroÃ«n Automobile, Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged China, Chinese made compact SUV, Chinese Made Peugeot 3008, CRV, Dongfeng, Dongfeng-Peugeot, facelift, fortune, gallery, honda, Honda CRV, Market, model, naturally aspirated, Peugeot, Peugeot 3008, pricing, RMB, suv, the Chinese market, version, volume, winner Comments 1

The Lime Green Fabia is Skoda’s Star Car

This green Fabia, on show at the Guangzhou Auto Show, is now the star of the Chinese car market. The lime green Fabia is the Skoda’s star car in the Chinese market with it appearing in nearly all Skoda Fabia adverts.

Nov 27, 2012 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged Car Market, Fabia, Fabia VRS, Guangzhou auto show, Skoda, Skoda Fabia, the Chinese market, The lime green, The Lime Green Fabia Comments 1

Toyota Venza Has Chinese Premier, One Step Closer to Local Production

The Toyota…

Nov 27, 2012 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged auto, AWD, China, Chinese, Chinese consumer, Chinese Premier, Consumer, gray market, guangzhou, Guangzhou auto show, Guangzhou Toyota, interest, line, Market, nothing, number, partnership, Positioning, Premier, pricing, production, province, RAV, RMB, road, show, step, term, the Chinese market, time, top, Toyota, Toyota Venza, venture, Venza Comments 0

2013 Subaru Forester on Show in Guangzhou

Subaru executives were…

Nov 24, 2012 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show Tagged China, Chinese made products, Compass, CRV, CVT, earth, eco, face, Flagship, gallery, gearbox, government, guangzhou, honda, importer, Japanese executives, Jeep, joint ventures, Market, mode, model, naturally aspirated, network, nothing, pricing, production, RMB, show, something, Subaru, Subaru executives, Subaru Forester, support, the Chinese government, the Chinese market, turbo, whilst Comments 0

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

SAIC-GM-Wuling Adds New Capacity in China For Baojun Sales

The three way…

Nov 19, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged Asean, baojun, base, benchmark, Bob Socia, business, capacity, car, center, Chief, Chief Country Operations Officer, China, Country, Expansion, facility, Factory, foundation, Global, GM China, Group, Growth, Guangxi Province, Investment, line, Liuzhou, Manufacturing, Market, milestone, mixture, New, officer, opening, Operations, part, Passenger, passenger car, Phase, Plant, production, production line, RMB, SAIC, SAIC-GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling, sedan, SGMW, space, strategy, system, technology, the Chinese market, tie, tier, today, vehicle, venture, way, world, Wuling Comments 0

GM’s SPRINGO Joins the China Bucket of Brands

SPRINGO, or rather Springo for those that don’t like to be shouted out is the new brand/model name for the Chevrolet Sail EV. The Sail was designed and developed in China for the Chinese market and other developing markets, South American markets have already been on the receiving end of the gasoline variant for several months now. The pure electric…

Nov 16, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged auto, brand, brands, Bucket, car, charge, chevrolet, Chevrolet Sail, China, course, developing, electric Sail, end, gallery, Gasoline, gm, home, hour, Joins, kph, Market, model, name, outlet, range, Sail, Shots, show, South American markets, speed, SPRINGO, spy, strategy, teaser, the China Bucket of Brands SPRINGO, the Chinese market, time, variant, Week Comments 0

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

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

Lifan Announces Global Strategy, Aims to Export 120,000 Vehicles Per Year

Although Lifan are not a strong name in the Chinese market, they have grown at a rapid rate in the global market, particularly in developing markets such as Russia.

At a press conference earlier today it was announced that Lifan exported 53,000 vehicles this year and expects to export 75,000 by the end of the year, this figure is going to be expanded…

Oct 23, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Lifan Tagged addition, amp, Announces, auto, center, company, conference, end, Export, figure, Global, global market, half, increase, Lifan, Market, name, press, rate, share, strategy, the Chinese market, today, vehicles, year Comments 0

Volkswagen China Keeps Up Strong Sales Momentum

VW China is continuing with its strong sales in the Chinese market, the group saw total sales of 2 million in the first 9 months of the year and continues to see strong growth despite the Chinese market cooling off.

VW’s China market growth stayed well above the market average with 18% growth in deliveries in the first 9 months of 2012.

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Oct 15, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Volkswagen Group China Tagged Audi, average, board, brand, carmaker, China, deliveries, Group, Growth, head, Heizmann, incl, increase, January, Jochem, Jochem Heizmann, Keeps, KODA, Market, Member, model, Momentum, month, percent, performance, period, position, Prof, result, sale, sales, sept, September, Skoda, story, strategy, Strong Sales, success, suv, the Chinese market, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen China Keeps, worldwide, year Comments 0

Ford Focus ST to be Imported in Early 2013

The Ford Focus is already a hot product for the Chinese market, but perhaps the forth coming ST model will be just as hot. The ST won’t be made in China according to media reports circulating earlier today, but the model will be imported into China. Of course the media haven’t yet revealed where the country of origin will be, the Focus is currently…

Oct 15, 2012 Posted by In Chang'an Ford Tagged area, China, Country, course, donor, drip, Factory, Focus, Ford, Ford Focus, Golf, GTI, Imported, Market, model, option, origin, petrol, product, RMB, status, the Chinese market, time, today Comments 0

Japanese Brands See 40% Drop in September, Chinese Brands Up

The China Association of Car Manufacturers released its monthly car stats for the Chinese market earlier today and showed that Japanese brands are essentially in a free fall situation in the Chinese market with Japanese brands falling by 40% on the whole.

160,000 Japanese branded cars were sold in China in September, a fall of 29.49% over August…

Oct 10, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged China Association of Car Manufacturers, Chinese Brands, Chinese cars, domestic brands, Japanese brands, the Chinese market Comments 2

Daihatsu Back to China? Spy Shots Say Maybe Yes

Daihatsu is one of those car manufacturers that made massive early gains in the Chinese market only to proverbially piss it all into the wind just as the market began to really open. The Japanese company played upon early warm relations between Japan and China when Japan was all about investing its new found wealth into its former colony, Daihatsu hit…

Oct 10, 2012 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged arrangement, auto, body, brand, car, car companies, center, Chang, Charade, China, city, Clone, colony, company, Daihatsu, Daihatsu Charade, ebola, FAW, FAW-Toyota, frame, gallery, gold, hafei, home, Idea, Japanese market, launch, level, license, Market, model, number, outbreak, parent, parent company, PRC, presence, Shots, spy, stage, start, story, suv, technology, Terios, the Chinese market, tie, time, Toyota, wealth, weight, Wind, Wuling, Xiali, Zotye Comments 1

Tuesday Question: Which Car Should Be Imported to China ASAP

China is the World’s Biggest Car Market, as any over sensationalized headline will tell you. But what headlines don’t tell you, is that the Chinese market is a rather bland one. The compact segment has no real hot hatches aside from the GTI, the pick up truck market is limited to oil burning four cylinders and gears that you have to row yourself,…

Aug 28, 2012 Posted by In Culture Tagged Cabriolet, car, Car Market, China, GTI, headline, mazda, Mondeo, oil, Question, segment, the Chinese market, truck Comments 9

Audi Q3 Launches in China, Priced On Par With Q5

In an unusual…

Jul 26, 2012 Posted by In Audi China, Industry News Tagged Audi, Audi Q3, Audi Q5, bmw, China, Chinese Production, Launches, Market, par, Plant, price, production, range, the Chinese market, whilst Comments 0

Infiniti’s Eyes for China

Hong Kong recently became the Global HQ for Infiniti with a view to producing cars in China, many have asked, why not place your HQ in Shanghai or Beijing, why Hong Kong? Obviously the Chinese market is extra important for a growing luxury brand like Infiniti, but the Chinese market isn’t going to become the biggest market, but Infiniti does stand a…

May 31, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged chance, China, China Hong Kong, circle, hand, Infiniti, Investment, Lexus, pioneer, production, range, splash, the Chinese market Comments 0

BMW launches new 125i 1-Series in China

BMW proved a point in the Chinese market, they…

May 15, 2012 Posted by In BMW China, Industry News Tagged bmw, cheap cars, Chinese, headway, mindset, MINI, model, pysche, range, the Chinese market, time, today, version Comments 1

Cadillac Trio to See Chinese Production

Cadillac are getting serious about China, the luxury segment seems to be the only hot segment with growth far outstripping the demand for regular cars. Audi, BMW and Mercedes already have a strong foothold in the Chinese market, but Cadillac are begining to show signs of putting up a fight. Aside from the aging SLS, the rest of the Caddy range is produced…

Apr 16, 2012 Posted by In Cadillac China, Industry News Tagged are, ATX, Audi, business, Cadillac, China, Chinese Production Cadillac, Demand, fight, German cars, range, segment, SLS, the Chinese market, Trio, XTS Comments 0

GM may build new 7 billion USD factory in China

GM are ready to up their game in the Chinese market, it seems that VW and GM are limited by just one constraint in the Chinese market: Production. Lead times for GM cars are apparently running high which has lead the company to look at expanding production in the Chinese market via a new 7 billion USD factory.

From Bloomberg:

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Feb 16, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged China, China Minzu Securities Co., gm, GM cars, Hubei Environmental Protection Bureau, production capacity, SAIC Motor Corp., Shanghai GM, the Chinese market Comments 1

MINI Recall Reaches China

Earlier this year BMW announced that it was to recall over 235,000 MINI vehicles due to a faulty water pump which could potentially catch fire, the recall was of course a global one and has finally reached the Chinese market.

BMW will recall just 3,406 cars in the Chinese market,with the recalled vehicles including the Mini Cooper…

Jan 25, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Administration, bmw, Countryman, course, General, January, March, MINI, quality, Supervision, the Chinese market, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, water pump, year Comments 0

China Auto Market Crawls at Slow Pace in 2011

The Chinese auto market saw its slowest period of growth since 1999 according to figures released yesterday, the Chinese market grew by just 2.45% over the course of 2011. Elsewhere in the world, the US market showed itself as the continued bedrock of the world auto industry with 2011′s sales rising by 10% and an expected growth of between 4 and 12%…

Jan 13, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged car, China Auto Market Crawls, city, congestion, course, development, growth rate, line, Pace, road, sub, the Chinese market, tier Comments 2

EV’s and Fuel Cell Vehicles To Be Tax Free Purchases in 2012

Pure electric and fuel cell vehicles are poor sellers in the Chinese market, in fact only Shanghai and Shenzhen have seen any sort of EV sales over the past 12 months but the rest of China seems to be a death ground for the development of a much lauded EV market. China has been labelled as the potential savior market for electric vehicles owing to the…

Jan 12, 2012 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged automobile, car, Cell, China, choice, development, Electric Vehicles, Free, fuel, Fuel Cell Vehicles, ground, Ministry of Finance, Purchases, sales tax, sort, Tax Free Purchases, the Chinese market Comments 0

Smart ForSpeed concept leaks from leaky Chinese patents office

The Chinese patent office seemingly has more holes than the Titanic, this time the Smart ForSpeed concept has been leaked ahead of a possible launch. However, let’s think about this in real times – the Chinese market is now the world’s biggest market and also the world’s most notorious market for having your car ripped off by a local manufacturer, thus…

Dec 1, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged business, car, China, Chinese patent office, Chinese patents, Concept, hand, launch, link, patent, Patent Office, Sohu, spot, the Chinese market, the Smart ForSpeed, vehicle Comments 0

Chevrolet Volt pricing announced in China, priced high

Nov 23, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged apartment, area, Chevrolet Volt, China, course, home, Lexus, market positioning, outlet, range, spec, the Chinese market, trouble, version Comments 7

China announces new unified rules for new joint venture companies

The first application for an automotive joint venture came in 1983, a brave American company called AMC thought that the Chinese market might be a good place to sell its Jeep Cherokee line up, by 1983 they had nailed the contract and were ready to build, a few months later Volkswagen got the similar deal and became the first car maker in China – with…

Nov 19, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged car, China, course, deal, January, Jeep, joint venture, joint venture companies, joint ventures, line, scale, set, strain, suv, the Chinese market, unified rules, Volkswagen Comments 2

Facelift X-Trail spied, will launch in Guangzhou Auto Show

How old is the X-Trail now? The X-Trail will be ten years old next year and it doesn’t seem to be going out of style anytime soon, the chunky styling seems to take this city SUV into a capable off road vehicle. The Chinese market has had the X-Trail as a locally made vehicle since 2009 but has been imported into China since around 2003. The X-Trail…

Oct 27, 2011 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged chord, Guangzhou auto show, link, qashqai, range, road, suv, the Chinese market, truck, vehicle, version, X-Traill Comments 0

Foton planning to take on the Indian market

To the outside eye, the Indian auto market looks like a sweet low hanging peach – a market that could potentially be the same size as the Chinese market in the next five to ten years and has the same needs as the Chinese market, albeit with the steering wheel on the other side of the dashboard, so it will be no shock to hear that commercial vehicle…

Oct 17, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged commercial vehicles, course, foton, Indian market, market share, Online, Plant, player, production, sector, state, the Chinese market, vehicle, wheel Comments 2

JLR to build cars with Chery – or maybe not

JLR themselves mentioned a while ago that they were looking to produce cars locally in the Chinese market to combat their Germanic luxury rivals, of course this fired up the rumor mill with many people pointing to local manufacturers…

Oct 11, 2011 Posted by In Commentary, Industry News Tagged amount, car, Chery, Chery Auto, Chery Automobile, China, China Business News, course, Germanic, Jaguar, JLR, joint venture, Land, Land Rover, PSA, technology, the Chinese market, while Comments 2

SEAT launch delayed until early 2012

VAG Group’s Spanish subsidiary will see its models launch in the Chinese market in early 2012 according to media reports from Chinese auto outlets earlier today, Seat had its brand launch at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year with the Ibiza showcasing the brand. It was largely expected that Seat would hit the Chinese market towards the end of…

Sep 27, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Group, Guangdong Province, Ibiza, launch, production, province, PSA, Shanghai Auto Show, Spanish subsidiary, the Chinese market, today, Toyota, VAG, VAG Group, year Comments 0

Next Generation Audi A6 prowling the roads in China

Audi was the first luxury car maker to enter the Chinese market, and they have exploited that early entry with great success, in 2010 their sales reached 240,000 vehicles and are continuing to improve into 2011. On the other hand, Mercedes and BMW entered the Chinese market relatively late and have been trying to catch up with Audi ever since. For Audi…

Sep 23, 2011 Posted by In Audi China, Spy Shots Tagged A6, Audi, car, China, hand, level, mass, model, Next Generation Audi A6, place, production, roads in China Audi, TFSI, the Chinese market, vehicle Comments 0

Fiat 500 hits the market in China

The funky 500…

Sep 14, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged bmw, car, chance, China, Chinese consumers, demise, engine, Fiat 500, Guangzhou Auto, meantime, Nanjing Auto, News, range, smart, taste, the Chinese market Comments 0

Fiat’s Marchionne says mature developed auto manufacturers are not equipped for the Chinese market

From Market Watch

“The future of this industry is bound to lead to the elimination of marginal players,” Marchionne said. “Unless…
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Sep 13, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Alberta, architecture, business, Calgary, car, China, developed world, elimination, Fiat, hand, Hyundai, lead, Marchionne, resize, retool, scale, the Chinese market Comments 1

Peugeot RZC arrives in China

Peugeot have launched their flagship…

Sep 8, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged Audi TT, car, China, China Peugeot, likelihood, middle, model, Peugeot, production, R-Line, range, RCZ, RZC, series, the Chinese market, TT, two seater sports car, whilst Comments 9

Harman going after Chinese consumers, will help Geely with sound systems

From China Daily:

“Our sales goal is to achieve $1 billion a year by 2015 in the Chinese market, which means we have to grow our business here by 35 percent every year,” said Dinesh Paliwal, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the US company.

“We also plan to triple our head count by 2015 and aim to grab 30 percent of…
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Sep 1, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged chief executive officer, China, Chinese consumers, Dandong, Dinesh Paliwal, Harman audio, Liaoning province, market share, the Chinese market Comments 4

Shanghai-VW preparing mega attack on Chinese market this year

VW is breathing down GM’s neck in the Chinese market and could potentially unseat GM as China’s biggest car maker if they continue to expand their offerings in the Chinese market.

New Lavida: The Lavid has already proved to be a popular car since its launch, the model was developed independently by Shanghai-VW and is only available in the Chinese…

Aug 31, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged China, Chinese Market, gm, SH-VW, the Chinese market, VW Comments 0

GM launches Buick eAssist Lacrosse in China

Hybrids…

Aug 26, 2011 Posted by Ash In Green News, Industry News Tagged Buick, eAssist, gm, Lacrosse, Lacrosse eAssist, the Chinese market, Toyota Prius Comments 2

Cadillac SRX to be made in China

The Cadillac SRX has proven to…

Aug 1, 2011 Posted by In Shanghai GM Tagged Audi, bhp, bmw, Cadillac, Cadillac SRX, car, China, contender, date, displacement, engine, favor, GLK, home, Injection, launch, Market, Mercedes, model, Power, pricing, production, RMB, sedan, SLX, SRX, the Chinese market, The Chinese media Comments 0

Etios for China?

According to a Reuters report, Toyota are considering producing the Etios mini car for the Chinese market, the Etios of course being a developing market car. Now China already has the Vios which is also a developing market car, so could the Etios be placed under the Vios and be part of a seperate brand? Highly likely.

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Jul 29, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged automobile, brand, business, car, China, China FAW Group Corp, Corp, course, developing, end, engine, Etios, FAW, Group, guangzhou, Highly, liter, Market, MINI, model, motor, Nikkei, output, paper, part, percent, production, report, Reuters, seperate, the Chinese market, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp., Vios, year Comments 0

Next generation Ford Focus sedan sighted in China

For Ford, the Focus is quite simply its bread and butter car and without it Ford would be in a much dire a situation in the Chinese market. The Focus sells in excess of 10,000 units per month on a regular basis and has become the go to car for any budding middle class Chinese consumer that wants a new car at around the 100,000rmb area. The next generation…

Jul 29, 2011 Posted by In Chang'an Ford, Spy Shots Tagged area, basis, bread, butter, car, China, Chinese media, class, Consumer, engine, excess, Factory, Focus, Ford, Ford-speak, gallery, GDI, generation, Injection, link, Market, month, Next generation Ford Focus, Online, RMB, sedan, situation, the Chinese market, time, unit Comments 1

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

Saab’s to be made in Tianjin City

Saab maybe shuttered for July and possibly August, but that has not stopped plans moving ahead for the production of Saab’s in the Chinese market, thanks to a life saving investment from Chinese partners Youngman and Pangda, the trio are planning to pin Saab’s survival on the red hot Chinese market. The Swedish-Chinese love triangle is working hard…

Jul 25, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged amount, area, August, capacity, car, Chinese Market, Chinese Production, city, decision, Factory, home, hub, import, Investment, July, life, love, Market, meantime, Online, pangda, powerhouse, production, Saab, Saab vehicles, support, survival, Swedish, Swedish-Chinese, team, the Chinese market, Tianjin, Tianjin City Saab, triangle, Trio, year, Youngman Comments 1

Caterham coming to China

Late…

Jul 25, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged brand, business, car, Caterham, Caterham Cars, China, company, compliant, Courtenay, CSR, cult, entry, Euro, Export, Ferrari, International, Lamborghini, majority, manager, manufacturer, Market, niche, orientated company, production, range, road, Roadsport, Roadsports, sign, Spirra, sports car, sports cars, status, story, Superlight, the Chinese market, Track, Trading, Week Comments 2

The skeleton in the closet – Why I’m not bullish on the Chinese market

Chinese automotive consultants from both the West and China have gotten themselves into a circle jerk over the Chinese car industry sales. This year is heading for 18 million sales, and if you believe the optimists then next year will approach 25 million and the year after 35 million and companies will continue to operate on ever increasing profits…

Dec 10, 2010 Posted by FrankF In Commentary Tagged beijing, car, cars, Chinese food, circle, city, Gasoline, home, house, litre, network, parking, sales tax, Shanghai, skeleton, the Chinese market Comments 13