Chery To Reassign Focus on Own Range
# 2013-06-17 17:08:43, China Car Times
Chery are set to refocus their attention on a core range of products after a disastrous expansion into a range of sub brands which did not resonate well with consumers in China. The new plan will see Chery focus on four core brands within its range: Arrizo, Fulwin, Tiggo and QQ. The Arrizo range of ...GAC’s GA3 Sedan To Launch in July, More Vehicles On The Way
# 2013-06-17 16:42:07, China Car Times
GAC’s latest addition to its Trumpchi range, the GA3, will launch in early July according to Chinese media reports. The GA3 will be the cheapest model in the range with prices starting at a rumored 80,000RMB, the GA3 has already been shown at the Shanghai Auto Show and will be available for consum...Honda To Introduce 12 Models into China by 2015
# 2013-06-17 16:19:31, China Car Times
At a recent Honda China event, Honda announced that they plan to introduce 12 models into the Chinese market by 2015 including the introduction of locally made hybrid models. The new model range includes both new generations of vehicles and facelift vehicles. Honda will introduce new engines for the...The Story Behind Fisker in China
# 2013-06-17 16:05:23, China Car Times
Reuters top China automotive journalist, Norihiko Shirouzu, brings the background story on Fisker’s mercy trip to China where he was tasked with finding a suitor – the only issue being is that Fisker favored another partner over Geely’s deep pockets. Read the rest at Reuters. n late January, c...China Commences With Investigation into EU Made Cars
# 2013-06-13 19:23:24, China Car Times
From IBtimes.co.uk Reports said the Chinese authorities have received a complaint from an unknown person over subsidies to cars imported from the EU with engines of 2 litres or larger. According to foreign media outlets, China is considering imposing import duties on high-end European cars following...Nippon Steel and China’s BaoSteel To Establish Automotive Steel Mill
# 2013-06-13 19:17:59, China Car Times
Japan’s leading steel manufacturers Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp will create a new steel mill to specifically create automotive steel as part of a JV with China’s Baosteel Group Corp. The Nikkei reports that the investment will likely total 30 billion Yen/302.6 million USD, the largest i...Just for FUN! MG3 Launched in the UK
# 2013-06-12 17:04:24, China Car Times
At 10am the UK Press from motoring magazines, newspapers and TV gathered in small hospitality room within Longbridge’s engineering department. In addition to the UK visitors, dozens of SAIC engineers and suppliers had flown in from China for the occasion. We were all waiting to see the simultaneou...Five Chinese Cars That Were Ahead of Their Time
# 2013-06-10 20:55:44, China Car Times
Chinese cars seem to be uniamously held with suspicion in both international and domestic markets, international consumers are more than familiar with the risk that comes with buying Chinese white goods, so why would they invest upwards of $10,000USD in a Chinese automobile? It’s an even bigger ri...MG UK Responds to Jeremy Clarkson
# 2013-06-10 16:53:06, China Car Times
A couple of weeks ago Jeremy Clarkson test drove the MG6. Results were as expected, Jeremy derided the stop-start system, he said: “It’s not bad, its hysterically terrible.” MG UK were not going to sit idly by and let Jeremy have his own way with the car, they issued their own rebuttal a coupl...Dongfeng Renault Receives Approval From Environmental Department
# 2013-06-10 16:16:54, China Car Times
China’s Ministry of Environment revealed yesterday that the JV between Renault and Dongfeng has already received approval on May 22nd. The new JV are aiming to produce 150,000 cars per year in its first phase. Renault’s rapid approval for Chinese production comes just after the French president ...Great Wall to Double Capacity and Staff
# 2013-06-10 15:54:07, China Car Times
By 2015 Great Wall plans to expand its production capacity by 100% due to an ever increasing demand from both within China and its international markets. By 2015 Great Wall are aiming to increase production capacity to 1.5 million vehicles and increase staff numbers by hiring a further 63,800 worker...China’s Tit for Tat Trade War With the EU
# 2013-06-09 18:49:21, China Car Times
Reports indicate that China is planning to increase tariffs on European made cars as a means to push the EU into not placing its own tariffs on Chinese made solar panels. Would China really want to cut off its supply of luxury vehicles to avoid tariffs on solar panels? We think not, not unless the l...Are Fiat Looking For a New Partner for Jeep?
# 2013-06-09 18:45:45, China Car Times
At the last Shanghai Auto Show it seemed almost as if it was a ‘done deal‘ between GAC and Fiat that Jeep would produce its new Cherokee at the brand new GAC-Fiat facility in Changsha that is currently just producing the Fiat Viaggio, a China only sedan. Reports from Reuters indicate that Chines...Gm to Export More From China
# 2013-06-09 18:43:28, China Car Times
From India’s Economic Times: GM, the biggest foreign automaker be sales in China, aims to boost its exports from the country by nearly 70 percent this year because of strong demand for its Chinese-developed low-cost cars, a local executive said. The U.S. automaker plans to export as many as 130,000 China-made vehicles this year, up from...First Volvo S60L Roll Down Production Line in Chengdu
# 2013-06-09 18:36:05, China Car Times
The first Volvo S60L’s have reportedly rolled down the production line in Chengdu according to Chinese media reports. Chinese media are quoting Geely Volvo Chairman Li Shu Fu who told press over the weekend that the first Chinese made Volvo’s are currently coming down production lines at Volvo...
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