China first quarter saloon sales figures
By Yoann Besnard on 17 May 2008 | 
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Here are the results of saloon sales for the first quarter of 2008 in China.
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MG to launch a new TF in 2010
By Yoann Besnard on 8 May 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
SAIC is determined to become a major player on the European market thanks to the MG and Roewe labels. After the promising 550 saloon unveiled at the recent Beijing Motor Show, the Chinese carmaker plans to launch an all-new MG TF according to Auto Express.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Landwind X6 CRDI
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Landwind has shown its commitment to Europe by unveiling a diesel-powered model at the motor show.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Geely Tiger GT
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here are the live pictures of the Geely Tiger GT which is a singular model among all those serious saloons and compacts unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show.
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Beijing 2008 Live: ChangAn concept «Hydrogen»
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The ChangAn Hydrogen Concept looked interesting when the carmaker announced it for Beijing but the reality looks like more a DIY than a serious car.
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Beijing 2008 Live: GAC Guanqi CC Concept
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Guangzhou Automobile Company, GAC in short, has unveiled a convertible called Guanqi CC at the Beijing Motor Show.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Chery Faira
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
While most carmakers unveils a few models, Chey has unveiled a family of small vehicles: BB, NN, HH, JJ and YY.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Citroën C-Elysée
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Citroen has unveiled a new iteration of the C-Elysee which is based on the old ZX.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Nissan Livina C-Gear
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Nissan has unveiled the Livina C-Gear at Beijing expanding its lineup in order to boost its sales in China.
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Beijing 2008 Live: FAW-VW New Bora
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
FAW-VW has unveiled its latest creation, the new Bora saloon set to compete with the new SAIC-VW Lavida.
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Beijing 2008 Live : ChangAn CV8
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Along with the new V101 and V802, ChangAn also displayed the CV8 model, the company’s flagship.
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Beijing 2008 Live : ChangAn V101 and V802
By Yoann Besnard on 25 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
ChangAn has unveiled two futures models at Beijing, a compact model called V802 and a saloon called V101.
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Beijing 2008 Live: SAIC-VW Lavida
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (1) Comments | Permalink
SAIC-VW joint venture has unveiled its first all-new vehicle the Lavida already reported by Petrol-Head.
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Beijing 2008 Live: BAW/BAIC
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
BAW has a long tradition of building off-road vehicles, but this time, the carmaker has unveiled two new saloons in addition to the concept car B40.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Great Wall Kula
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Great Wall has unveiled a small electric car similar to the G-Wiz at the Beijing Motor Show.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Roewe 550
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here are the pictures of the most promising Chinese car, the Roewe 550 which is actually a former MG-Rover project.
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Beijing 2008: Ford Fiesta S
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Ford has unveiled the Fiesta S at the Beijing Motor Show which is destined for the Chinese market.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely NL
By Yoann Besnard on 24 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chinese carmaker has unveiled the NL set to compete on the fast growing compact SUV market segment.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely GE
By Yoann Besnard on 23 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has also unveiled a van called CE that might preview a future model.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely GC
By Yoann Besnard on 23 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has unveiled a new flagship, a saloon called GC enabling the carmaker to cover another market segment.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely FC-1
By Yoann Besnard on 23 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
After the FC-2 saloon, the FC-3 hatchback, Geely has also unveiled a third variant for its FC model, the FC-1 which attempts to combine estate and van in one shell, a bit like Toyota did with the Mark X Zio.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely FC-3
By Yoann Besnard on 23 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
As said earlier, the FC-2 is saloon Geely has developed to conquer the world. In addition to the saloon, the carmaker has also unveiled a hatchback variant called FC-3.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely HL
By Yoann Besnard on 23 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has unveiled another model, the HL which is what the Citroen C4 Picasso is to the Citroen C4, a minivan variant of the Geely CE reported here.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely FC-2
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Among all the models unveiled by Geely, the FC-2 is the most realistic model which is expected to go on sale in Europe in the coming years.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Geely CE
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Among the models Geely has unveiled, there is the CE model, a five-door hatchback.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Great Wall Feelfine
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Great Wall continues its offensive by unveiling the Feelfine for the first time at the motor show.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Haima Fushida Fstar
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Haima, subsidiary of FAW, short for First Automobile Works, has unveiled the Fushida Fstar, an electric small car which hasn’t been confirmed for production yet.
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Beijing 2008 Live : Dongfeng EQ2050 Hanma
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (3) Comments | Permalink
Dongfeng has unveiled a civil version of the EQ2050 Hanma, a Chinese copy of the Hummer H1.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Great Wall Phenom i7
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Great Wall has displayed the Phenom i7 at the Beijing Motor Show. The small car takes its styling cues from the Toyota Yaris.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Geely FC-E
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has brought out the big guns at the Beijing Motor Show by launching many new vehicles. Among them, there was the FC-E, a hybrid-powered saloon which embeds an interesting technology.
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Beijing 2008 Live: Great Wall Peri électrique
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Great Wall fears nothing. Despite a threat from Fiat over the Peri model which is a carbon copy of the Panda, the Chinese carmaker launched the Peri and has unveiled an electric version at the Beijing Motor Show.
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Beijing 2008 Live: BYD F3 et F6 hybrides rechargeables
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Along with the surprising E6, BYD has also displayed the hybrid-powered F3 and F6 models once again already seen at Detroit and Geneva.
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Beijing 2008 Live: BYD E6 électrique
By Yoann Besnard on 22 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chinese carmaker has unveiled the E6 model, an all-electric car, which might go on sale within two years.
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Beijing 2008: Geely Panda
By Yoann Besnard on 21 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has unveiled a new small car dubbed Panda because of its front fascia similar to that of the eponym animal.
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Beijing 2008: Brilliance BS4 Estate
By Yoann Besnard on 21 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here are the pictures of the new BS4 Estate that Brilliance launched at the Beijing Motor Show.
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New teaser of the Buick Invicta
By Yoann Besnard on 9 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
GM, first carmaker in China, has released a teaser of the concept car it will take the wraps off at the Beijing Motor Show. Like the Riviera unveiled last year, the Invicta was designed by the PATAC, the company’s Chinese design studio.
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Brilliance BS4 Wagon: first official pictures?
By Yoann Besnard on 8 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Pictures of the expected BS4 estate have emerged on the Internet although there is some doubt whether they are official or not.
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Buick unveils the Excelle
By Yoann Besnard on 6 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Buick has taken the wraps off the new Excelle sold in China which will be officially unveiled on April 12th.
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FAW wants to buy Bertone
By Yoann Besnard on 2 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
A few weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra, the Chinese carmaker FAW has entered the bid over Bertone acquisition.
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Geely to unveil the GT concept car next month
By Yoann Besnard on 27 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Geely has released two pictures of the concept car, called Geely GT, due to be launched at the Beijing Motor Show next month.
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Spyshots: Chery B13
By Yoann Besnard on 21 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here are the spyshots of the Chery MPV called B13 due to be unveiled next month at the Beijing Motor Show
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FAW unveils the Bentung A501
By Yoann Besnard on 18 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chinese carmaker FAW has unveiled the A501 saloon under its luxury brand Bentung.
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SAIC in talks with Karmann to build the Roewe 550
By Yoann Besnard on 4 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
SAIC has entered into talks with Karmann to build the European Roewe 550.
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Roewe to conquer Europe?
By Yoann Besnard on 29 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Chinese carmakers are used to changing their mind regularly. One day, the announce that they will conquer the world next year. The day after, they say that they won’t go overseas before 2012. SAIC doesn’t breach the rules of etiquette.
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Spyshots: Chang’an CV8
By Yoann Besnard on 28 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The car you see here is likely to be unknown to you as the saloon is the future Chang’an CV8 which will hit the showrooms sometime this year.
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SsangYong to unveil hybrid diesel at Geneva
By Yoann Besnard on 27 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
South Korean carmaker SsangYong will unveil a new diesel hybrid powertrain at the Geneva Motor Show which it claims delivers a 30 per cent improvement in fuel efficiency.
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Top 10 in China in January
By Yoann Besnard on 26 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Petrol-Head reported the sales data for the month of January on the Chinese market. This time, here is the list of the top 10 sellers in China.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Industry News
Ford, Mazda and ChangAn to invest £29 million
By Yoann Besnard on 21 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Ford has announced it will invest £29 million in China with the help of Mazda and ChangAn to boost sales on the Chinese domestic market.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Ford | Mazda
Chery to replace the controversial QQ3
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Chery engineers are working hard to release this year the planned models: A6 CC convertible, A5 estate, the small QQ5. They still found time to replace the controversial QQ3. The future QQ2 is expected to be unveiled at the next Beijing Motor Show in April of this year.
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China January sales
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Despite the worst winter storms in half a century increasing the number of car accidents, China passenger vehicle sales soared to 639,000 vehicles in January, a 32 percent increase over the same period last year.
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Beijing to be stricter with pollution
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Beijing which will organise the next Olympic Games this summer has announced a new emission regulation called “China IV”, inspired from the “Euro IV”.
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Shuanghuan CEO lands in Greece
By Yoann Besnard on 14 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Shuanghuan CEO has gone on sale in Greece. The SUV is well known for its inspired design that takes its styling cues from the Toyota Land Cruiser, the BMW X5 and the Honda CRV.
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New pictures of the new Ssangyong Chairman W
By Yoann Besnard on 13 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
After the teaser, Ssangyong has released the first official pictures of the exterior and the interior of the new Chairman W.
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Great Wall Florid got the green light
By Yoann Besnard on 4 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chinese car maker has been given the green light by the Chinese government to build the Florid model which is a rip-off of the Toyota IST/scion xA model.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Toyota
Chery QQ5 to feature a turbocharged engine
By Yoann Besnard on 10 January 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chery QQ will soon become the first Chinese first small car to be powered by a turbocharged engine. The 0.8-litre petrol engine will have an output of 59bhp.
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Chery A1 to head to Mexico
By Yoann Besnard on 19 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Chery will sell the A1 in Mexico next year under the Dodge label following the agreement signed by Chysler and Chery this year. The exact price remains unknown but for Chery it's an access to the American market where the small Chinese car will be sold by 2009.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Chrysler | Dodge
Record sales for Honda in China in November
By Yoann Besnard on 19 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Honda has announced it has increased its sales by 36.4% in China in November over the same period last year. This is good news for the Japanese car maker as Chinese market recorded a good month too.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Honda | Industry News
Nanjing Auto to get a 10% stake in SAIC for MG
By Yoann Besnard on 14 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
It might be the most interesting and worrying partnership as SAIC and Nanjing Auto might sign an agreement next according to anonymous companies' sources. Nanjing Auto would give its MG assets in exchange of a stake in SAIC less than 10%.
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2008 Citroen ZX Fukang
By Yoann Besnard on 13 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
A previous post reported an interview given by PSA CEO Christian Streiff about the revised Fukang model and here are the latest specs. The Fukang is a compendium of '90s technologies and design with a Gallic taste.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Citroen
November sales on the Chinese Market
By Yoann Besnard on 13 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Chinese market continue growing at a high pace and in November total sales reached an impressive 583,200 vehicles, a 17% increase over the previous month. The closest segments to ours are the saloon and hatchback markets. The Santana 3000 topped the chart with 19,300 vehicles being sold while Toyota performed rather well with two cars in the top ten, the Corolla and the Camry. GM proves it can be competitive with 18,500 sold Buick Excelle which is the Chinese version of the Chevrolet Lacetti
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Ssangyong has released the first teaser of the next Chairman
By Yoann Besnard on 13 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Have you ever heard of the SsangYong Chairman? It is a luxury Korean car based on an outdated Mercedes platform with an outdated six cylinder petrol engine and I saw the car once in my life in Sapporo, Japan. The situation might change with the next-generation as the Korean car maker has released the first teaser.
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Byd has unveiled the final F8
By Yoann Besnard on 30 November 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The convertible is still in its embryonic stages, but soon the MG TF won't be alone. Indeed, Byd has finally unveiled the production version of the F8 model, which is mash-up between the Mercedes-Benz CLK and the Renault Megane CC.
See also : Chinese manufacturers
Roewe will unveil two new models next year
By Yoann Besnard on 27 November 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Roewe, former MG Rover has announced it will launch two new models next year: the long-awaited 550 model and an expected SUV.
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Byd F1 unveiled
By Yoann Besnard on 23 November 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Chinese carmaker Byd has unveiled the F1 model. Despite such a name, the new vehicle is not a supercar, but a small hatchback , inspired by the Toyota Aygo sold in Europe.
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New logo for Geely
By Yoann Besnard on 8 November 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
On Tuesday, the Chinese carmaker Geely unveiled its new logo. Say goodbye to the mountain and welcome the new swirling shape that symbolizes the “corporate concept and spirit” of Geely. While the carmakers spend a lot of money to create a new logo, Geely chose a cheaper and original way to create a new one. In last January, it had launched a contest for designers all over the world to design a new logo. Two months later, two logo had been elected. The first one was a patriotic logo while the second one was more symbolic. The latter one won and the lucky winner is Yue Xian De. He will receive a £23,000 cash prize.
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