The joint venture of SAIC and GM started construction of a Cadillac plant in Shanghai today, which will open in 2015 with a designed production capacity of 160,000 units a year. At a ceremony held in the Pudong district, officials from the city government as well as the JV, including GM CEO Dan Akerson and … Read more
A fleet of ActiveE started to roam the streets of Beijing on Tuesday as BMW’s "project i" entered the second phase in China–after the field testing of the Mini E. 20 Beijingers were given keys of the pure-electric sedans, and for 4,200 Yuan a month (after paying a deposit of 30,000 Yuan) they can drive … Read more
With sales more than doubled in the past three years, Lifan has become a potent rival among native carmakers. To sustain its rapid growth, it plans to radically revamp and expand its product line. The small, copycat models, which helped the company gain a foothold in the market, will all soon be replaced by the … Read more
Shanghai’s program to promote EVs, carried out with much fanfare in the past two years, has achieved little success. At a press conference held on June 7, the municipal government disclosed that private consumers had bought only 269 pure-electric cars, of which 121 went directly to individuals, 148 to vehicle-leasing companies. One of the pilot … Read more
Geely-Volvo has got the go-ahead from the Chinese government for its carmaking project in Daqing, Heilongjiang, where production is scheduled to begin towards the end of this year, says the city’s Development and Reform Commission. The first Volvo vehicle to be made in Daqing will be the XC60 compact SUV, according to several other sources. … Read more
Implementing its new brand strategy, Chery plans to organize its confusing product lines under four nameplates. Three of them are familiar–QQ, for mini models, Fulwin, for subcompact and compact sedans (hatchbacks or notchbacks), and Tiggo, for SUVs. The fourth is a new tag, Arrizo, which in combination with specific numbers will designate larger compact and … Read more
Sales of automakers in China increased 9.81% from a year earlier to 1,761,500 units in May, data from CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers) show. Compared with the previous month, deliveries dropped 4.36%. The commercial vehicle market, which shrank in 2012, saw recovering demand, with May sales up 12.88% on year. Passenger car sales climbed … Read more
China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) recorded 1,399,169 sales of China-built sedans, SUVs, MPVs, and mini vans in May, 9.9% more than a year earlier. Within the country, deliveries rose 13.4% on year to 1,335,574. All sectors except mini vans saw growing demand. Sedans MPVs SUVs Microvans Total Wholesales in May 936,448 87,002 235,179 140,540 … Read more
Changan Auto will soon be able to test-run cars on its own tracks, as the Dianjiang proving ground enters the final phase of construction. Costing 1.3 billion Yuan, the new facility can reduce almost by half the time needed for developing new Changan vehicles, according to the company’s spokesperson Jiang Aiqun. Located in the Huangsha … Read more
With an ambition to surpass Jeep and become the world’s largest SUV brand in 3-4 years, Great Wall’s Haval runs on an unrelenting schedule for new model launches. In two years, its lineup is expected to double. The full-size H8 will hit showrooms in fall, followed by the compact H2 coming towards the year end. … Read more
Toyota and its battery supplier/subsidiary, Primearth EV Energy, plan to establish a joint venture with two Chinese companies in the city of Changshu, reveals Hunan Corun New Energy, one of the partners. The new venture, to be approved by the Chinese government, is named CORUN PEVE (CHINA) AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY CO., LTD and devoted to developing, … Read more
Despite the rapid expansion of China’s vehicle fleet and road network, the number of people killed by road traffic injuries fell sharply in the past ten years, said Gao Hongfeng, a Vice Minister of Transport, at the recent conference of RS4C (Road Safety on Four Continents). In 2003, according to Mr. Gao, 668,000 road accidents … Read more
On May 9 the joint venture of Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia (DYK) handed over the keys of an EV fleet to government officials in Yancheng, Jiangsu, setting in motion a pilot program promoting green mobility. The fleet includes ten Horki all-electric sedans and two Kia K5 hybrids. They will be managed by a green car company set up … Read more
On strong demand for C4L the joint venture between Citroen and Dongfeng revised up its 2013 sales goal from 263,000 to 280,000 units, according to Pan Jianian, the JV’s General Manager. He also revealed that the first Chinese-made Citroen SUV will hit the market before 2015. Not content to be in the second tier, Dongfeng-Citroen … Read more
Peter Arcadipane, who left BYD-Daimler for BAIC, was in spotlight at the Senova release ceremony held on Saturday evening, introducing the Saab-derived midsize sedan. Peter Arcadipane, BAIC’s design chief, at the Senova release ceremony Designer of several Mercedes-Benz cars including CL, CLS, and M, Peter Arcadipane, an Australian, had recently worked on Daimler’s EV project … Read more
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