China Roars Ahead as Porsche's Fastest-growing Region
Feb 8, 2013
In 2013, Porsche China expects to continue building upon its spectacular successes from the past year and further establish its position as the leading luxury sports car maker in the market. The marque set another sales record in 2012, delivering a total of 31,205 cars across mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, realis ... Continue reading
ZAP Discloses California Superior Court Ruling on the Composition of the Board of Directors of ZAP
Feb 7, 2013
ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California confirmed today that at the hearing held on February 4, 2013, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles (Case No. BC499106), the Superior Court Ruling invalidates all actions taken by Mark Abdou, Steve Schneider and A ... Continue reading
Jan 30, 2013
On January 20 th, 2013, ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, confirmed Dr. Priscilla Lu as Chairman of the Board and the appointment of Wang Huai Yi, Founder and Chairman of Jonway Group, and founder of Jonway Auto as director on the board of ZAP, replacing Alex Wang who resigned as ... Continue reading
China Automotive Systems Won the 2012 Annual Chrysler China Regional Excellent Supplier Award
Jan 30, 2013
China Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CAAS" or the "Company") , a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that it received the 2012 Chrysler China Regional Excellent Supplier award at the Chrysler Excellent Supplier Award Conference in Xiamen, China. CAAS also received Chrysler's sec ... Continue reading
Auto Shoppers of All Ages in China Use the Internet
Jan 29, 2013
Auto shoppers of all ages in China are using the Internet to make auto buying decisions, according to Market Insight Corporation. Two-thirds of the auto shoppers visiting MyProductAdvisor.cn were age 30 or over in January 2013, up from January 2012 when about half of shoppers in China were 30 or over. 'The data suggest ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2013
'With DFG as a partner, we can improve our position in the increasingly important Chinese market and become more internationally competitive by virtue of the Chinese volumes.' ... Continue reading
JAC Holds Third Passenger Car Plant Completion and S5 Offline Ceremony
Jan 24, 2013
On the morning of January 5, 2013, JAC held its third passenger car plant completion ceremony, as well as the new SUV (S5) offline ceremony. JAC's passenger car plant reportedly has invested 2.18 billion yuan total, with an annual capacity of 240,000 units of cars for double shifts, and its equipment and technological ... Continue reading
China Automotive Systems Awarded "National Excellent Supplier of Steering Systems"
Jan 24, 2013
China Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CAAS" or the "Company") , a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that at the 9th National Top 100 Excellent Auto Parts Suppliers Awards in Beijing, CAAS's subsidiary, Hubei Henglong, was named as the "National Excellent Supplier of Steering Sy ... Continue reading
Maxion Wheels Will Attend Tyrexpo Asia 2013 Trade Fair
Jan 17, 2013
Maxion Wheels announced today that a number of its commercial vehicle representatives from China, India, Japan, Thailand and Turkey will attend the Tyrexpo Asia 2013 Trade Fair in Singapore. Tyrexpo Asia, which runs from January 17 through January 21, is Asia's leading trade fair for tyres, workshop equipment and acces ... Continue reading
Jan 15, 2013
Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Chrysler Group International LLC and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) have signed a Framework Agreement to expand their cooperation on passenger car manufacturing and sales in China. The agreement was signed at Chrysler Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., by Zeng Qinghong ... Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover Announces Record Global Sales - up 30% in 2012 - and 800 Jobs in the UK
Jan 15, 2013
Jaguar Land Rover delivers record breaking global sales performance selling 357,773 vehicles, up 30% across 177 markets worldwide 800 new jobs announced to support future model programmes China becomes Jaguar Land Rover's largest market up more than 70% Land Rover sells more cars in 2012 than ever before - up 36% Jagua ... Continue reading
2013 Detroit Auto Show - Johnson Controls Unveils Complete Interior For Chinese Luxury Vehicle
Jan 14, 2013
Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, showcases its complete vehicle interior development capabilities in China ââ¬â including design, engineering and manufacturing ââ¬â with the debut of the Hongqi (which means "Red Flag") H7 vehicle at the 2013 North American International A ... Continue reading
China Yuchai To Launch 12 New Engines for 2013
Jan 4, 2013
China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), introduced 12 new engines to be launched in 2013 at a new product conference held on December 27, 2012 in Yulin, Guangxi Province. Seven of the mod ... Continue reading
SORL Auto Parts Receives High-Tech Enterprise Status and Preferred Tax Rate
Dec 31, 2012
SORL Auto Parts, Inc. ("SORL" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, announced today that the Chinese government has renewed SORL's High-Tech Enterprise status. The Company was also designated as a High-Tech Enterprise beginning in 2009, the first y ... Continue reading
AB Volvo Partners Centre for Research into Traffic Safety in China
Dec 18, 2012
AB Volvo is one of five partners behind a new centre for research into traffic safety in China that was inaugurated today, December 18, in Beijing. The China Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety signals closer cooperation between Sweden and China in the field of transportation. 'The fact that both governments want ... Continue reading
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