News By Topic: China Auto News

Renault Laguna Will Be Imported to China Next Year As Renault-Donfeng Talks Fail - VIDEO ENHANCED

Sep 19, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 19, 2007: Renault's latest generation Laguna will go on sale in China as completely-built imported units next year, an official from Renault's Beijing office said. Renault (Beijing) marketing director Lin Yaping said the unsuccessful talks between Renault and Dongfeng has led to his company’s ... Continue reading

Fiat Bravo to Arrive In China Later This Year

Sep 18, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 18, 2007: Fiat Bravo will be imported to China in the fourth quarter this year and its lowest price will be no more than 200,000 yuan ($26,620), state media Xinhua News Agency reported today. Bravo made its debut early this year in Italy. It has four models priced from 14,900 euros to 22,800 euros. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Genesis Going to China Next Year, Priced at $53,200 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Sep 18, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 18, 2007: Hyundai Motor Group (China) plans to import the latest luxury sedan Genesis and the fifth-generation coupe to the Chinese market next year, state media Nanfang Daily reported yesterday. Positioned between Hyundai Equus (called Centennial overseas) and Yazun (Azera), the 3.3L-3.8L Genesis ... Continue reading

Chinese Cars Find Easy Road in Russian Market

Sep 18, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 18, 2007: Russia may import 120,000 Chinese-made cars this year, a Russian official predicted. Andrei Novikov, head of the international department of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) in Russia made this prediction during his recent visit to China. The mission of Novikov¡¯s visit is to wor ... Continue reading

China Car TV Industry Report 2007 Out Now

Sep 18, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c68666) has announced the addition of “China Car TV Industry Report, 2007” to their offering. In recent years, along with the rapid development of the digital technology and network technology, the broadcast TV field is undergoin ... Continue reading

BMW Sues Shuanghuan's Importer in Germany, But Not the Company

Sep 18, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 18, 2007: BMW AG has filed suit against Shuanghuan's importer in Munich last week to prevent the importer from selling a Shuanghua SUV model that BMW said is a copy of its X5, BMW AG's spokerperson told reporters last week. "BMW AG's lawsuit targets Shuanghuan's importer in Germany, not Shuanghuan ... Continue reading

China Encouraging Automakers To Be Actively Involved In Setting International Standards

Sep 17, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 17, 2007: China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said the government encourages Chinese auto enterprises to be actively involved in making international auto test standards. "Though China's auto exports have been surging rapidly in recent years, Chinese auto industry is still a labor-intensive and ... Continue reading

Chery Sees Biggest Sales Increase In Russia

Sep 14, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 14, 2007: Sales of foreign cars in Russia for January-August went up 66% year on year to 1.502 million units and China’s Chery showed the biggest increase in sales in the market, the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European Businesses in Russia announced. Chery saw it ... Continue reading

SUV sales grow fastest in the first 8 months, up 49.78 % year-on-year

Sep 13, 2007

SUV sales grow fastest in the first 8 months, up 49.78 % year-on-year http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3288/SUV-sales-grow-fastest-in-the-first- 8-months-up-49-78-year-on-year.html Shanghai. September 13 (Gasgoo.com) China¡¯s sales of SUV vehicles grew fastest both in August and in the first eight months of this year, a ... Continue reading

Zhengzhou Nissan to Launch 4 New Models in Next Three Years

Sep 13, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 13, 2007: Zhengzhou Nissan, a 50/50 joint venture between Dongfeng Automobile Co and Nissan Diesel, plans to launch four new vehicle models in the next three years, Chinese media reported today. The Beijing-based Jinghua News says Zhengzhou Nissan will launch two new models, a redesigned Paladin an ... Continue reading

In China, 86% of gasoline consumption is burned to power automobiles

Sep 13, 2007

In China, 86% of gasoline consumption is burned to power automobiles http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3287/In-China-86-of-gasoline-consumption- is-burned-to-power-automobiles.html Shanghai. September 13 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Automobiles burn one third of China¡¯s total oil consumption and 86 percent of China¡¯s total gasol ... Continue reading

GPS Operations in China: Where They Are now? Where the Road Lies?

Sep 13, 2007

BEIJING, Sept. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), releases its article on China's GPS operations. In recent years, one of the most dynamic semi ... Continue reading

GMAC-SAIC Celebrates Third Anniversary

Sep 13, 2007

Announces Growth in Retail Credit Business of 125 percent SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 13 -- GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (GMAC-SAIC), which is celebrating the third anniversary of its founding, announced today that its retail credit business grew 125 percent on an annual basis through August 2007, and the operatio ... Continue reading

China's Geely Automotive Drops 32% in Net Profits in H1

Sep 12, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 12, 2007: Geely Automobile Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries announced last week that its net profit amounted to HKD 82 million (USD 10.54 mln) for in the first half of this year, representing a drop of 32% compared to the same period a year earlier. The decline was mainly due to a slide in the ... Continue reading

2007 Frankfurt Motor Show: Brilliance is Only Chinese Automaker to Appear at IAA

Sep 10, 2007

SHANGHAI - September 10, 2007: Brilliance Auto will be the only Chinese automaker to appear at the Frankfurt Auto Show this month, Chinese media reported today. Brilliance Auto has three car models, Zunchi, Junjie and M3 sports car, to show up at the auto show, said Liu Juan, a Brilliance Auto official in charge of ove ... Continue reading