First Glimpses: Long-delayed Beijing Auto Museum Starts Trial Run after...
After years of delay Beijing Auto Museum finally opened to visitors on March 18 for a trial run, showcasing over 70 models and replicas of historical significance. During the two-month trial period,...
View ArticleChina’s Compass (Beidou) Navigation System Ready to Guide Drivers Next Year
Car drivers in China are going to have an alternative to the popular GPS for finding roads next year, when the Compass (Beidou) satellite navigation system will be able to cover the whole Asia Pacific...
View ArticleMinistry of Commerce: US Automakers Received Illegal Subsidies, Dumping
Certain US-made "saloon cars and cross-country cars (of a cylinder capacity >2500cc)" have received subsidies from the US government and/or been dumped on China, causing harm to the latter’s auto...
View ArticleVW Seeks 49% of Foshan Factory, to Build Audi Q3, Golf 7, and Kaili EV
With construction underway on FAW-VW’s vehicle factory in the Nanhai district of Foshan, Guangdong, the German side of the joint venture is looking to increase its holding in the new manufacturing...
View ArticleThe Number of Registered Automobiles Increased 16.4% in 2011 to 106 Million
There were 105,780,000 automobiles registered in China for civilian use at the end of 2011, 16.4% more than a year ago, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (the count includes...
View ArticleNorinco Bought Kiekert AG, Maker of Car Locks and Latches
A group of Chinese companies led by Hebei Lingyun Industrial Group, a subsidiary of Norinco (China North Industries Group Corporation), acquired 100% stake in Germany’s Kiekert AG, the world’s largest...
View ArticleDelphi Broke Ground on Diesel Engine Systems Plant in Yantai
Delphi Automotive, a world-leading auto parts manufacturer, laid the foundation stone of its new plant in Yantai for producing diesel engine management systems. Initial investment amounts to US$100...
View ArticleNEVS to Build Saabs in Qingdao
Qingdao Qingbo Investment Co. Ltd., State Power Group Co. Ltd. and its Swedish branch signed an agreement on January 7 to build Saab cars in Qingdao, Shandong, according to the city’s newspaper,...
View ArticleNEVS’ Jiang on the Saab Project in Qingdao
The project to build Saabs in Qingdao, announced earlier this month, has met with wide skepticism. While setting an ambitious goal of rolling out 400,000 Saab cars a year, including both traditional...
View ArticleTata Daewoo Teams Up with CHTC
CHTC (China Hi-Tech Group Corporation) and South Korea’s Tata Daewoo has recently signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on jointly building commercial vehicles in China. The pair aims to...
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