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Greatwalls i7 Crossover to launch later this year
Greatwall are on a wall with their small car range, despite some small hiccups along the way that made them rethink their European strategy, their Chinese plans are going extremely well. Their latest...
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Hawtai’s B11 mid level sedan to roll off the lines this month
Huatai B11 Hawtai might be a relatively small company in the Chinese auto market, but with small size comes agility that the bigger players don’t have. Hawtai’s small size allows it to react to market...
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Chevrolet Orlando spotted out testing in China!
The Chevrolet Orlando is GM’s shot at a making an MPV that will resonate with younger buyers, the concept was officially launched at the Paris auto show in 2008, and it has been seen since testing in...
View ArticleShanghai green car buyers to be awarded upto 50,000rmb in subsidies
According to the new energy office and policy maker Mr. Liu Jian Hua, Shanghai city is developing its own plans to promote green cars in the city in a bid to clear up the cities automotive smog. Should...
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Huatai’s B11 comes down the line
The Huatai B11 has officially come down the production line today and will be available for sale in a matter of weeks. The Huatai B11 will go by its Chinese name of 元田 (Yuan Tian) and will be...
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Is Yang Rong coming back to China unheeded?
Yang Rong Yang Rong is one of the Chinese state’s bad boys, not quite an enemy of the state but certainly not a best buddy of those in power. Yang was born in Anhui province and was one of the early...
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A vist to Ariel Atom
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...
View ArticleBYD and Mercedes first car to be an electric B-Class variant priced at 500k plus
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...
View ArticleBYD shares sink fast on missing profit
Bloomberg reports in detail: BYD Co., the Chinese automaker backed by Warren Buffett, fell as much as 3.9 percent in Hong Kong trading today, the lowest level in almost a year, after second-quarter...
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Chinese auto makers and fuel companies to form electric car alliance
SASAC Sixteen of the largest state owned Chinese auto makers are set to form an alliance that will push for the development of electric vehicles in China, and will be a major linchpin in the...
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MG3 looking close to production in latest spy pictures
It seems the MG3 is very close to production with this latest set of spy pictures, which include the Roewe W5 SUV that seems to be accompanying the MG3 out and about: The MG3 appears to have leather...
View ArticleBYD backing away from worlds biggest car company dream
Late last year BYD announced it would be the world’s biggest car manufacturer by 2025, now it seems that BYD are backing out of that goal in a bid to shore up meager sales in their home markets. Two...
View ArticleAugust auto sales over 1.2 million units sold. Energy saving vehicles see...
For those of us that drive in China on a daily basis, we’re really starting to feel that China really is moving over 1.2 million units per month off the dealership lots, traffic is crawling to a halt...
View ArticleGeely brand to die in 2012
Last week at Geely’s newest flagship dealership in Shanghai, Geely announced that the Geely brand will slip away from the mainstream by 2012, and will allow its sub brands to pick up the slack. Geely’s...
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Changfeng’s Zhuo Yue sedan spotted out
Changfeng was recently soaked into the Guangzhou Auto empire but this has not stopped the development of Changfengs self developed sedan, which has been named the Zhuo Yue which roughly translates to...
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QQme – a sales disaster
Its a well known fact that Chery have some unique cars within their line up, but nothing quite as unique as the Chery QQme. The QQme was initially known as the Chery WOW! concept car, and was largely...
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Beijing Auto’s big designs on old platforms
Beijing Auto has big desires for its soon to relaunch Beijing branded automobiles, they’ve got a bevvy of world class platforms from the likes of Saab and Chrysler on which they are planning to build a...
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Lincolns to be made in China
Ford maybe planning to follow in GM’s footsteps and put the Lincoln luxury brand into production in the Chinese market to take advantage of a booming luxury segment that has so far been untapped by the...
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Roewe W5 SUV – the final pictures
Shots of a Roewe W5 SUV that looks like it is being dropped off at a Roewe dealership have been leaked to the internet. The W5 SUV appears to be packing the 1.8T engine that is shared with the Roewe...
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VW’s E-Up electric concept sighted in China
It appears that VW maybe willing to throw in its electric know how with one of its partners here in China which echoes Nissan’s stance also, and seems to go against the vitriol that was spouted in the...
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