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Sales of Chinese-made new cars dropped 2.42% in November from a year ago to 1,656,000, says China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Compared with October this year, sales climbed 8.6%. The passenger car market saw a slight 0.29% gain from a year ago to 1,343,700, while deliveries of trucks and buses fell 12.59% to...
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The Chery-Quantum project we have been following made its first public appearance on Nov. 29, but under a different name, Qoros Automotive Co., Ltd. The 50:50 car-making joint venture of Chery Auto and Israel Corp. is based in Changshu, Jiangsu, and plans to release...
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Fujian Daimler, the commercial joint venture of Fujian Auto and Daimler AG, released the Sprinter van on Nov. 21, the opening day of the 2011 Guangzhou Auto Show. Available in three basic models with seating capacities ranging from 14 to 21, the Sprinter is...
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China’s auto sales fell slightly in October from a year earlier on lower demand for trucks and microvans, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). A total of 1,524,800 new vehicles were sold last month, 7.37% less than September and 1.07% less than...
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Automakers in China sold 1,646,100 new vehicles in September, 19.19% more than August and 5.52% more than a year ago, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Passenger car sales gained 8.79% on year to reach 1,319,500, while commercial vehicle sales fell 5.92%...
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BYD recently confirmed that the long-awaited e6 would finally be made available to individual buyers towards the end of the next month. As taxi cabs, a fleet of e6s, growing eventually to 50 units, have been on test run in Shenzhen for over 15...
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Monthly report from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows that automakers in the country delivered 1,381,100 new vehicles last month, 4.15% more than August 2010 and 8.29% more than July 2011. Production rose 8.72% on year to 1,393,000 units. In the first eight...
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Chinese bought 1,041,584 sedans, SUVs, MPVs, and microvans last month, 3.3% more than a year ago, according to China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Compared with July, sales gained 8.7% in August. Production increased 14.3% on year to 1,113,840 units. For the first eight months,...
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As Chinese demand for cars loses steam, more automakers post falling monthly sales. Ford says on Tuesday that it sold 34,916 vehicles in China last month, 7% less than a year ago. Yet for the first eight months of this year, sales gained 11%...
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BYD Auto and Hertz, the world’s largest car rental company, inked a deal in Shenzhen on August 26 on jointly launching electric car rental services in Chinese cities. According to Wang, Jie, General Manager of BYD’s Green Public Transport division, Hertz will initially deploy...
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On Monday evening, Brilliance Auto unveiled the pricing and configuration options of the Zhonghua H530 midsize sedan (previously called Zhonghua 530 or Brilliance A4) at Beijing’s Water Cube. The nine versions, with a 1.6L or turbo 1.5L engine, are priced between 79,800 Yuan (for...
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Automakers in China sold a total of 103,912 medium and large buses in the first six months of this year, 3.31% more than the same period a year ago, according to China Bus Statistical Info. Site (Zhongguo Keche Tongji Xinxi Wang). The growth rate...
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Several Chinese sites have recently exposed an extended version of Wagon R to be launched by the joint venture of Changhe-Suzuki later this year, along with the all-new passenger car brand it bears. Called Beidouxing X5, the upcoming box car is to have a...
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Figures from China Customs and China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that as the total volume and value of Chinese auto exports grew steadily in the two and half years, the average price per exported vehicle went in the opposite direction. A typical Chinese...
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The Chinese newspaper "Economic Observer" reports that Hawtai Motor has been in talk with the Malaysian automaker Proton over partnership since last month, and there are signs that an initial framework agreement has been reached. Malaysian guests have been sighted several times visiting Hawtai’s...
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The three way joint venture of SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) released the first Baojun model, the 630 compact sedan, on August 9. All three current versions, priced at 62,800 yuan ($9,820), 66,800 yuan, and 73,800 yuan, employ a 1.5-liter petrol engine and 5-speed manual transmission; the...
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Figures released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Wednesday show that automakers in China sold 1,275,300 new vehicles in July, 2.18% more than a year earlier. Compared with June, sales fell 11.19%. Production rose 1.26% on year to 1,306,100 units. 1,011,800 passenger...
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