Chinese-Japanese consortium will be the winner for Saab?
贴地飞行As we all know, the Chinese-Japanese consortium seems to be in pole position (the presumed winner) of the bid process for Saab’s bankrupt assets. Bloomberg spoke with their spokesman in…
Inside the New Chinese-Owned MG Motor Co.
In the town of Longbridge, just outside of Birmingham in the U.K., British workers assemble an all-new MG model from kits imported from China. We went up to the once-sprawling…
Chinese car dealer: what a good service example
This young man wants to buy a mini bus of price 29,800 yuan ($4,500), and he moved out of two cardboard boxes from the car, inside filled with 400 bundles…
Guangzhou Evergrande match photo (Lippi’s first match)
TURBOII030This is the new coach Lippi's first match by Evergrande, 1:0 win.
Beijing to begin using electronic parking meters
A new measure for street parking has just gone into effect in Beijing. Fees have increased to 10 yuan an hour. And new electronic parking meters are now in use.
China allocates $949m subsidy for fuel-saving cars
From Reuters May 23, 2012 Reuters (Beijing) - The central government has allocated 6 billion yuan ($949 million) to subsidise consumer purchases of fuel-saving cars, Xinhua News Agency reported late…
Infiniti opens its new global headquarters in Hong Kong
As Infiniti opens its new global headquarters in Hong Kong, CEO Carlos Ghosn discusses reasons for the relocation and the outlook for the China auto market.
Infiniti sales in China 2011: 20,000 vehicles
From BBC News May 23, 2012 Infiniti targets Chinese market with new Hong Kong base
Italian designer Dimitri Vicedomini joins Brilliance Auto
(Shanghai May 24) - Famed Pininfarina designer Dimitri Vicedomini has officially taken up the position of design director at Brilliance Automotive, Economic Observer News reported today. Mr. Vicedomini has over…
Hyundai Sales in China 2012: About 1.2 million vehicles
Hyundai sells over 127000 vehicles in China in March 2012.
VW sales in China 2011: 2.26 million vehicles
Volkswagen Group China said Friday that it sold a record 2.26 million vehicles in China, including Hong Kong, in 2011 an increase of 17.7% from a year earlier.
[HongQi Model] RedFlag H7 Chinese luxuary sedan
The very first spy shots of an all-naked Hongqi H7, in black for sure, the color of government-power in China! The Hongi (Red Flag) H7 will debut at the Beijing…
[GWM Model] Haval M4, Sports Version of Florid $15,000
Great Wall Motor is to show off about 20 new models at the upcoming Shanghai Auto Exhibition. Besides the H6 mid-size and M3 mini, which made public appearances before, its…
PLA Random Images – 2012.05.19
Just posting some random life pictures around this time
Didier Drogba: Going to play for a Chinese Club?
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: ; born 11 March 1978) is an Franco-Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He is set to leave Chelsea in the…
Toyota sales target in China: 1 million cars in 2012
Toyota has set a sales target of 1 million cars in China this year.
Toyota in China: FAW Toyota and Guangqi Toyota
Toyota's production capacities in China: 800,000 cars annually. Toyota currently possesses two joint ventures in China, FAW Toyota and Guangqi Toyota. The two joint ventures boast production capacities of 460,000…
ChangAn: China’s largest national auto brand by output
Changan planning to promote its own brands. China Daily - Rather than set up more joint ventures overseas, China Changan Automobile Group Co Ltd, China's largest national auto brand measured…
[China Navy Forces] Statics from USA’s China Military Report
Statics from USA's China Military Report 2012
[BMW M3 Cab] 2011 BMW M3 by ATT-TEC
German tuner ATT-TEC, a tuning company that specializes in wicked programs for BMWs.
[BMW Model] BMW X3 compact crossover SUV $100,000
The BMW X3 is a compact crossover SUV marketed by the German automaker BMW since 2003. Based on the BMW 3 Series platform, and now in its second generation, BMW…
BMW Total Sales in 2011: 1.6 million units world wide
BMW expects to sell 2 million cars annually in 2016 world wide.
[PLA] Chinese landforces photo gallery 2012.05.20
Random pictures of Chinese armed forces in 2012
[Hawtai Mode] Terracan 4WD SUV $20,000 [80P]
February 18, 2008 – Chinese automaker Huatai will use German technology to build 4-speed automatic transmission gears for its new SUV and sedan cars, Chinese language newspaper Beijing News reported…
[Luxgen Model] Luxgen 7 Grand CEO [100P]
LUXGEN Motors (Chinese: 納智捷汽車; pinyin: Nàzhìjié Qìchē) is a Taiwanese automaker. It was initially a private brand, announced by Yulon on January 6, 2009. The name "Luxgen" is formed by…
Chery Riich G5 at Beijing Auto Show 2012 [90P]
Chery Riich G5 at Beijing Auto Show 2012
[Chery Model] Chery Riich G5 $20,000 to $30,000
2009 Shanghai Auto Show: Chery Riich G5 SHANGHAI, China — As part of the ongoing launch of its new Riich (Ruiqi) premium sub-brand, Chinese automaker Chery has unveiled the G5…
[Chery Model] Chery Riich G3 USD 11.000 to USD 20.000
The new Chery Riich G3 sedan debuted at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The G3 is based on the Chery A5 sedan. Chery thinks more cars means more sales. Price of…
[Volov Model] Volvo XC60 $80,000 [20P]
The Volvo XC60 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Volvo Cars in Ghent, Belgium and is based on Volvo Y20 platform. Introduced in 2008, the XC60 has been Volvo's…
[Volvo Model] XC90 SUV Crossover $100,000 [20P]
The Volvo XC90 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Volvo Cars since it was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show 2002. It is based on the P2 platform,…
[FAW Model] FAW NH2 concept car [40P]
This is the FAW NH2 concept car at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show
[Zotye Model] Zotye mini SUV + Electric EV of 2008
Zotye 2008 auto is a small and multi-function sport-utility vehicle, the appearance is moving and vogue, the space inside the car is spatial; the visual field is vast.
[ZhongXing Model] The new SUV [40P]
NO detailed specification available yet.
Guangzhou Evergrande offered + £350,000 a week for Drogba
Drogba offered more than Eto'o's £350,000 a week as Chinese look to make Chelsea star world's richest player on the planet.
PLA Random Images – 2012.05.17
Just posting some random life pictures around this time
New standards for pure EVs in China gain official approval
(Shanghai May 17, 2012) - According to a story appearing on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's website today, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and…
[HongQi Model] Red Flag L7 for party bosses 402 HP
Dating back to 1958, the Hongqi L7 is the latest in a long line of limousines built exclusively for high-ranking Chinese government mandarins. Today, some models come with an in-house-designed…
[ZhongXing Model] Grand Tiger F1 4×4 Pickup $ 12.000
Zhongxing Grand Tiger is designed according to latest trend of development, and in step with TUNDRA, NISSAN FRONTIER, which are TOYOTA's car models currently sold well in North America.
[Brilliance Model] H530 REEV Electric Sedan
That the H530 REEV looks like a BMW comes as no surprise, since Brilliance is BMW's Chinese partner. This concept uses an electric drive system.
[Brilliance Model] Brilliance Greater China II 180HP
The Greater China II previews Brilliance’s new flagship sedan that will see production in 2013.
[Brilliance Model] V5 City 4×4 SUV – $ 15,000 to 20,000
The new Brilliance V5 SUV will debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show next week. Late October we saw the first pics of the naked production car but it was kinda…
[Brilliance Model] Jinbei Large Sea Lion Camper
The Jinbei Camper looks OK but no detailed info available.