China's first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolls off assembly line
Dec 13, 2007
China's first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolls off assembly line http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4208/China-s-first-local-brand-hybrid-veh icle-Jiexun-rolls-off-assembly-line.html Shanghai. December 13 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C China¡¯s first local brand hybrid vehicle Jiexun rolled off assembly in Changan Automobile tod ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi and Changfeng recall Pajero SUVs
Dec 13, 2007
Mitsubishi and Changfeng recall Pajero SUVs http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4207/Mitsubishi-and-Changfeng-recall-Paje ro-SUVs.html Shanghai. December 13 (Gasgoo.com) - Mitsubishi Motor Corporation said today it would recall 169 Pajero SUV made between November 10, 2004 and November 24, 2007 by its Chinese joint venture w ... Continue reading
China imported 23,300 vehicles in October, up 52.76 percent year-on-year
Dec 12, 2007
China imported 23,300 vehicles in October, up 52.76 percent year-on-year http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4177/China-imported-23-300-vehicles-in-Oc tober-up-52-76-percent-year-on-year.html Shanghai. December 11 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C In October this year, China imported 23,300 vehicles, up 52.76 percent year-on-year, but down 1 ... Continue reading
Beijing Hyundai Starts Trial Production of the New Elantra
Dec 11, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 11, 2007: Beijing Hyundai started trial production of a new Elantra at its second plant yesterday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Elantra is Beijing Hyundaiâs best-selling car model. But in the first ten months this year, the sales of Elantra declined to 94,410 units from 139,790 units in 2006, a ... Continue reading
China's Top 10 Sedan Brands in November
Dec 11, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 11, 2007: China sold 437,400 sedans in November, and the number is expected to reach 4.7 million units for the full year of 2007, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said recently. ... Continue reading
China exported 20,000 vehicles to central Asian countries in Jan-Nov
Dec 10, 2007
China exported 20,000 vehicles to central Asian countries in Jan-Nov http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4160/China-exported-20-000-vehicles-to-ce ntral-Asian-countries-in-Jan-Nov.html Shanghai. December 10 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C China exported 20,563 automobiles to central Asia region via Customs in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regi ... Continue reading
Skoda to produce 100,000 vehicles in China by 2010
Dec 10, 2007
Skoda to produce 100,000 vehicles in China by 2010 http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4163/Skoda-to-produce-100-000-vehicles-in -China-by-2010.html Shanghai. December 10 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of Volkswagen, said it would produce 100,000 vehicles in China as its compact car model Fabia and Superb are re ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Opens Second Production Plant in China
Dec 10, 2007
Dongfeng Yueda Kia (DYK) Motors, officially opened its second manufacturing facility in China at a ceremony in Jiangsu Province on Saturday. The opening of the US$800 million state-of-the-art, fully integrated passenger car production facility indicates that expansion plans to boost overseas production to over one mill ... Continue reading
GM Signs Up With 198 Chinese Suppliers This Year
Dec 7, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 7, 2007 The biggest U.S. automaker, General Motors has signed up with 198 Chinese automotive parts suppliers this year and it will increase its procurement spending in China by 25 percent in the period between 2005 and 2010, a senior company official said during a China International Auto Parts Exhi ... Continue reading
China Auto Parts Exports Hit $13.25 Billion, Up 30% Year-To-Year
Dec 7, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 7, 2007: In the first ten months this year, China exported $13.25 billion worth of auto parts products, up 30 percent year-on-year, Chinaâs Ministry of Commerce said. "The total auto parts exports in the first nine months have surpassed the total exports last year," said Wang Qinhua, deputy dir ... Continue reading
BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi Boast 27% Sales Increase in China
Dec 6, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 6, 2007: Luxury car automakers, BMW, Benz and Audi, all see an average of 27 percent sales increase in China in the first three quarters this year, Chinese Business News reported. Mercedes-Benz's China sales surged by 37% year-on-year to 20,000 in the first ten months of 2007, and the company expect ... Continue reading
Peugeot-Citroen and Hyundai-Kia Announce New Leaders in China
Dec 6, 2007
Scrambling for a piece of Chinese pie two of the world's leading automakers change top executives SHANGHAI - December 6, 2007: Peugeot Citroen announced last evening that it would appoint Claude Vajsman as the CEO of its joint venture in China, effective on January 1, 2008, according to the automaker's press release on ... Continue reading
Sinotruck Signs 5,000 Heavy Trucks Export Deal with Russia Partner
Dec 6, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 6, 2007: China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp or Sinotruck announced that the company has signed a heavy truck export deal with Russia heavy truck maker Likhachev-AMO ZIL, according to Chinaâs Ministry of Commerce. Under the export deal, Sinotruck will supply at least 5,000 heavy trucks t ... Continue reading
Ford Mulls New China Car Plant
Dec 5, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 5, 2007: Ford Motor Co, which is closing factories in North America, is mulling a new car plant in China with its Japanese unit Mazda Motor Co and local partner Chang'an Motor Corp, to meet growing demand. Kenneth Hsu, spokesman for Ford's China operations, told China Daily: "We are gauging the need ... Continue reading
Chinese Government OKs Toyota RV-4's Local Production Plan
Dec 4, 2007
SHANGHAI - December 4, 2007: China's all-powerful economic planning and regulatory body, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has recently approved the local production plan of Toyotaâs SUV model RV-4, official media Xinhua News Agency reported today. The Toyota RV-4 will be built in an assemble line ... Continue reading
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