Honda Civic hybrid to hit Chinese market by year-end
Oct 18, 2007
Honda Civic hybrid to hit Chinese market by year-end http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3603/Honda-Civic-hybrid-to-hit-Chinese-ma rket-by-year-end.html Shanghai. October 18 (Gasgoo.com) - Honda Civic hybrid will be imported into Chinese market by the end of this year, a senior Dongfeng Honda official said during an after sa ... Continue reading
Chrysler LLC vows not to give up production of Jeep in China
Oct 18, 2007
Chrysler vows not to give up production of Jeep in China http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3606/Chrysler-vows-not-to-give-up-product ion-of-Jeep-in-China.html Shanghai. October 18 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Chrysler will not give up the local production of Jeep vehicles in China, possibly in partnership with another Chinese automake ... Continue reading
VW Aims to Take 20% of China's Sedan Market
Oct 17, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 17, 2007: Volkswagen plans to increase its market share in China from the current 18% to 20%, Chinese media reported yesterday. The German automaker has recently raised its 2007 sales target in Chinese market from 800,000 vehicles to 900,000. The company expects to sell more than one million vehicles ... Continue reading
Changan To Mass Produce Hybrid Vehicles in China Next Year
Oct 17, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 17, 2007: The Chongqing based Changan Automobile will deliver 10 hybrid vehicles to Beijing Olympic Games next year, Xu Liuping, the president of Changan Automobile said earlier this week. "The means Changan automobile will start mass production of hybrid vehicles next year," Xu told Chinese media. T ... Continue reading
Dongfeng Launches Its First Own-Brand Hatchback "Joyear"
Oct 16, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 16, 2007: Dongfeng Motor Group, China's third-largest automaker, released its first own-brand passenger car--"Joyear" today, which is scheduled to hit the market later this month. By design, this new hatchback is 4320 cm in length, 1804 cm in width and 1644 cm in height, leaving bigger in-vehicle roo ... Continue reading
China's Changan Auto to Launch 30 Own Brand Models Before 2010
Oct 15, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 15, 2007: Changan Auto Group, Ford Motor's Chinese partner, plans to launch 30 of its own branded vehicles within the next three years, Xinhua News Agency reported. Under Changan's plan, the automaker will invest 12 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) to develop local brands; the company aims to launch 30 co ... Continue reading
Chery Expects to Sell 100,000 Vehicles Overseas This Year
Oct 15, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 15, 2007: China's biggest homegrown auto maker, Chery is expected to sell 100,000 vehicles overseas this year, up 100 percent from one year earlier, according to Bureau of Commerce, Anhui province. The Anhui-based automaker has sold 77,000 vehicles overseas in first nine months this year, up 220 perc ... Continue reading
China's FAW Sold One Million Vehicles in The First Nine Months
Oct 13, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 13, 2007: First Automobile Works (FAW) sold 12,8377 vehicles in September, up 21.4 percent from a year earlier; meanwhile the company sold 1.05 million vehicles in the first nine months, according to Shanghai Securities News. To break it down, FAW sold 827,000 sedans in the first nine months, up 25.4 ... Continue reading
FAW-Toyota Plans to Sell 400,000 Vehicles in China Next Year
Oct 11, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 11, 2007: FAW-Toyota plans to produce and sell 400,000 vehicles next year, an increase of 50 percent compared to this year, said a senior FAW-Toyota official. "Starting October this year, FAW-Toyota began to implement double shifts on Toyota Corolla production, therefore FAW-Toyota's output capacity ... Continue reading
Russia Declares Zero Tariffs for CKD Assembly; Chery and Great Wall Applaud
Oct 11, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 11, 2007: The Russian government has declared a long-term zero tariffs policy for CKD (Completely Knocked Down) auto parts imports, Chinese media reported yesterday. The report also said the zero-tariff policy will only be applicable to auto parts and accessories that are used directly for local or f ... Continue reading
Ferrari Hopes to Deliver 150 Vehicles to Chinese Market This Year
Oct 10, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 10, 2007: Ferrari has sold 130 vehicles in Chinese market in the first nine months this year, and the company hopes to deliver 150 vehicles by year end, Ferrari executive director Jean Todt told a press conference in Shanghai. Ferrari plans to increase sales in China by 15 percent this year and 20 pe ... Continue reading
Oct 10, 2007
Beijing 11th October 2007; A new industry report from SBD, the specialist research and consulting company, identifies a bright future for navigation and traffic information in China but it urges the automotive industry to see through the characteristic hype surrounding telematics to focus on the real end user needs and ... Continue reading
Top 10 Selling Auto Brands in China - Shanghai GM Regains No.1 Position
Oct 10, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 10, 2007: Shanghai General Motors has regained its place as best selling automaker in the Chinese market in September after the American automaker had lost No. 1 place to Volkswagen in Chinese market in five consecutive months earlier this year, according to official statistics released today. In Sep ... Continue reading
Audi Plans to Sell 200,000 Vehicles in China By 2015
Oct 9, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 9, 2007: Audi plans to raise its sales target in Chinese market from the current 82,000 units to 200,000 by 2010, the company's chief marketing officer, Ralph Weyler said yesterday. Weyler's plan is based on rapid growth of Audi's presence in Chinese market over the last two years. In the first half ... Continue reading
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