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JAC Starts Crossdressing its Yue Yue
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Shanghai VW Developing New Sub Passat Sedan
Chinese media reports from earlier today indicate that Shanghai-VW, the joint venture between Shanghai Auto and Volkswagen, will build a new sedan that will sit under the Passat in terms of sizing. FAW-VW will soon release the latest generation of Sagitar (Jetta in overseas markets) and it seems that Shanghai-VW require their own sub-Passat side [...]
2011 China Auto Sales in Revew
When the Chinese auto market got its wheels spinning in early 1995 the market was spit down the middle quite evenly, you had a fairly constant 60-40 split of commercial vehicles and passenger car vehicles, in the early days it was companies buying trucks and government departments buying cars, later on as incomes improved regular [...]
Youngman to bid 730 million USD for Saab
The seemingly never end Saab drama took another turn yesterday when it was revealed that a Swedish Government delegation had visited Youngman in China prior to the start of the Chinese New Year to talk about selling Saab to the Chinese bus and car manufacturer. The Swedish Daily Dagens Industri is reporting that a person [...]
Friday Fun: You know you’ve been driving in China too long when…
So its the last Friday before Spring Festival, plus its nearly lunch time which means that you will spend the next five hours doing practically nothing. So why not tell us about your China driving habits: Speed signs are no longer mandatory, but have become suggestions Parking on the sidewalk is a suitable solution to [...]
JAC Starts Crossdressing its Yue Yue
The Yue Yue small car from JAC has not been a top seller when compared to the BYD F0 or Chery QQ, both of which regularly see sales of over 10,000 units per month. So how do you get a car to sell more in China? you increase the suspension height, attach plastic cladding and [...]
First look at Luxgen 5 hatch testing in China
Taiwanese car maker, Yulong, may have hit a home run with their new Luxgen brand. Luxgen haven’t yet entered other countries other than the Taiwan-China markets but will likely do well when they expand outside of China’s borders. The first Luxgen to be made in China was the Luxgen7 SUV, the sedan is expected to [...]
Chinese Auto Exports Get Their Wheels Turning in 2011
Chinese automotive exports have been long threatened but have not materialized, Western automotive media have been issuing ‘The Chinese are Coming!!’ headlines since 2003, but barely any Chinese cars have made it to Western roads in that time – aside from the London taxi, which ironically is now majority made in Shanghai and shipped to [...]
BYD’s Xia Zhi Bing lands at Zotye
Xia Zhi Bing left BYD in a media storm, the former sales director left just before a round of mandatory lays offs in BYD’s sales department which saw 1000 white collar workers without a job. Mr. Xia was responsible for the rapid expansion of the BYD sales network which eventually lead to unsatisfied dealers leaving [...]
Next Generation Roewe 750 Seen Again (and again, and again…)
The next generation 750 is still firmly under its camo wrap but the final shape and style of the vehicle is finally starting to take place. The 750 is reportedly riding on the same Epsilon II platform which came from Shanghai Auto’s joint venture partner, GM. This same platform underpins the majority of GM’s best [...]
Swedish Government Delegation in China Visiting Youngman
Although Saab is officially out of business, a Swedish delegation is reportedly in China visiting Youngman according to reports from both of the Swedish Daily and also China Daily, the Swedish government is obviously eager to sell off any outstanding parts of the Saab automobile company and Youngman is still appears to be in the [...]
Chevrolet Malibu To Hit The Market in February
The Chevrolet Malibu is a hotly anticipated car for 2012, the mid size sedan has already been shown off at multiple auto shows in China including the Shanghai and Guangzhou Auto Shows last year and has already been given plenty of air time by the Chinese press which seems to have made consumers think the [...]
Over 8000 New Energy Cars Sold in 2011
The Chinese market is often seen as the potential back yard of any major push for EV and other new energy vehicle sales, however until recently the market has been unbelievably small with very low adoption rates. Initial owner cost has been one the more obvious reasons for Chinese consumers to shy away from taking [...]
BMW Sales Increased by 37.6% in 2011
BMW China will be celebrating this week in the final days before the Chinese New Year vacation, the company put forward one of its best years to date with sales increasing by a 37.6% in 2011. The German company has a joint venture with Brilliance automotive where it produces the 3 and 5 series, and [...]
BYD Shares Rise Thanks to Zero Sales Tax on EV’s in 2012
From Bloomberg BYD Co. (1211), the automaker partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., rose to a two-month high in Hong Kong after the People’s Daily today reported China’s government will exempt three of the company’s electric car models from vehicle-usage tax charges. BYD gained as much as 6.7 percent to HK$22.20, the highest [...]
BYD L6 Ready to Launch
The BYD G6 is already a handsome car with a decent 1.5T engine and also a fairly strong tech line up under the hood, however BYD are eager to bring out the L6 which will sit above the G6 but look somewhat similar to the G6. Confused? It seems that although BYD have cleaned out [...]
Year-end bonus: Jealousy, Envy and Hate
With the end of the Chinese work year approaching, the year-end bonus is undoubtedly a great concern in all industries. Recently, a rumor circulating on the internet stated that FAW-Volkswagen will issue 27 months of salary as bonus, causing much tittle-tattle within various circles A reporter at FAW-Volkswagen confirmed the news this morning that it [...]
State Owned Manufacturers Are The Problem
This article by Auto News China’s Yang Jian brings quite the argument to the privatization of China’s biggest state owned manufacturers, he correctly asserts that the companies biggest weakness is the fact that they are state owned either at the local or provincial level which makes them more keen to listen to government policy rather [...]
Luxgen M7 MPV spotted out testing
Luxgen’s rise has been interesting to watch, they have so far followed the ‘Roewe Formula‘ which is of course to come in with high priced cars and then make lower priced cars later, its easier to come in as a high level brand with an expensive car first and then move into cheaper cars at [...]
MG6 Turbo Diesel Spotted in China, sporting six speed gearbox
If you listen to European MG fans all they want is a diesel, and perhaps an automatic gearbox, the current MG6 made in MG UK from kits sent from China offers neither, and thus there hasn’t exactly been Apple-like queuing to buy the MG6. Europeans love their diesels, UK’ers love their diesels even more, so [...]
Besturn B90 Sunning Itself in Hainan Ahead of Launch
The Besturn B90 is heading into production soon, or so we hear, but in the meantime the Mazda based sedan is testing down in the sunny climes of Hainan rather than the frigid tundra of FAW’s hometown in Changchun. Rumor has it the B90 will be using a 2.0L and 2.5L engine from Mazda, and [...]
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