Vehicle exports from China surpassed 1 million in 2012, reaching 1,056,091 units on a 29.7% increase from 2011. According to CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers), a total of 37 automakers based in China recorded overseas sales last year, mostly in emerging markets. Chery remained the largest exporter, selling 184,757 cars abroad, followed by Geely, … Read more
Top 15 Chinese Auto Exporters in 2012
February 24th, 2013 | Posted in exportsBYD to Assemble Electric Buses in Bulgaria
December 12th, 2012 | Posted in BYD | Electric Car | exportsBYD signed an agreement with Bulgaria’s Bulmineral Tuesday on assembling pure-electric buses in Breznik, a town 50km west of Sofia, according to Xinhua News. Alexander Usachev, CEO of Bulmineral, told reporters that a monthly production capacity of 40-60 e-buses would be created in the initial phase of the joint venture, and the first vehicle was to roll … Read more
Geely Exports Exceeded 80,000 in the First Ten Months
November 6th, 2012 | Posted in exportsBy the end of October, Geely shipped over 81,000 vehicles to overseas markets, the automaker revealed last week. Compared with the same period last year, exports surged 190% (Geely cars assembled from KD kits outside China are apparently counted as vehicle exports). 40% of the exports come from three models: the Emgrand EC7, EC7-RV, and … Read more
SAIC Maxus (Datong) celebrated its first successful attempt at cracking the market of developed countries as an order of 210 LDV V80 vans was shipped to Australia on October 26. According to an agreement signed in July this year, SAIC would supply 7 versions of the V80 van to Australian customers, including both goods and … Read more
Geely and its local partner GB Auto started assembling Emgrand EC7 in Egypt on Sunday, reports Xinhua. The factory assembling CKD (Complete Knock Down) units of Geely’s most popular car is located in Cairo, and has a designed production capacity of 30,000. According to an agreement signed in February this year, GB Auto, the largest … Read more
GWM’s and Chery’s Official Statements on the Recall over Asbestos Parts in Australia
August 16th, 2012 | Posted in Chery | exports | Great Wall | RegulationsBelow are Chery’s and Great Wall Motor’s press releases on the recall of their vehicles, numbering around 23,000, in Australia over asbestos hazard. From Chery, August 16 (translated by ChinaAutoWeb.com from the Chinese version, which can read in this Xinhua report): On August 15, Chery announced its decision to recall some of its Tiggo and … Read more
Chery Auto says its overseas shipments topped 20,093 in May, reaching a new monthly high. Compared with the same period in 2011, exports surged 42.4.%. The company currently has 16 production bases and more than a thousand dealerships outside China. In the first five months, Chery sold nearly 70,000 vehicles (including complete sets of parts) … Read more
First Wuling Rongguang Microvan Rolls off Line in Egypt as Chevy Move N300
May 13th, 2012 | Posted in Chevy | exports | GM | SGMWOn May 9, the first Chevy Move N300 microvan, a re-badged Wuling Rongguang, rolled off assembly line in GM’s factory in Egypt. Built from complete-knock-down (CKD) kits provided by SGMW, a three-way joint venture between SAIC, GM, and Wuling, the N300 will go on sale in the third quarter of 2012. It will be distributed … Read more
China Exported 850,000 Vehicles in 2011, as Brazil Became Its Largest Overseas Market
March 8th, 2012 | Posted in exports | SalesAutomakers in China delivered 849,500 automobiles to overseas buyers last year, 50.03% more than 2010, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). In terms of value, exports gained 56.74% to reach 10,951 million US dollars. Overseas sales both in volume and value surpassed the previous historical high reached in 2008. Sedan exports more than … Read more
Chery and Israel Corp. Unveils Qoros Automotive
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Chery | exports | New Cars | QorosThe 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 its first product, a midsize/compact sedan, in China and Europe in … Read more
Chinese Auto Exports Gained 50% in H1, Average Unit Price Slipping to $12,200
August 16th, 2011 | Posted in exportsFigures 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 vehicle sold for $14,000 in overseas markets in 2009, $12,300 in … Read more
Chery Broke Ground on Vehicle Factory in Jacareí, Brazil
July 24th, 2011 | Posted in Chery | exportsFoundation stone was laid on July 19 for Chery’s vehicle factory in Jacarei, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil at a ceremony attended by local officials, Chery Chairman Yin, Tongyao, and the Chinese ambassador Qiu, Xiaoqi. Chery is to invest 400 million US dollars in the factory, which is to be constructed in two … Read more
Chery Auto says that in the first five months of 2011 its vehicle exports to Brazil increased 413.6% from a year ago to 13,605 units, which makes the South American country its largest overseas market. There are currently 70 Chery-franchised sales and service outlets in Brazil. Local sales of Chery cars reached 5,000 in 2010, … Read more
Dongfeng PSA (DPCA) Exports Peugeot 408 to Egypt
June 24th, 2011 | Posted in Citroen | Dongfeng | exports | Peugeot | PSAA shipment of 120 units of Peugeot 408 bound for Egypt left a Wuhan port on the Yangtze river Thursday, marking the first time Dongfeng-PSA (DPCA) exports whole vehicles in batch. Bi Gaocheng, General Manager of DPCA, says the Sino-French joint venture will deliver at least 2,080 cars, including the firs shipment of 120, to … Read more
Shanghai-listed Lifan Motors has started assembling sedans in Iraq from knocked-down (KD) kits imported from China, source at the company says today. The manufacturing enterprise is co-owned with ZAMAZAM SPRING, one of the largest local auto dealers. The Middle East has been a major export market for Chinese automakers. Last year, Syria, Iran, and Egypt … Read more
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