Daqi enough? In China, that's crucial The meaning's unclear, but everybody wants it 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  What's the secret sauce that will prove irresistible to millions of Chinese auto shoppers? With the Chinese market projected to hit 30 million units by the beginning of the next decade, more than the United States and Europe combined, it's a recipe all the world's carmakers are dying to find.... Read More »
KEITH CRAIN The more things change 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  It doesn't seem that long ago that a lot of us were driving station wagons. It looks to many like we have slowly migrated back into three-row vehicles.... Read More »
For China buyers, the back seat is a front-burner issue 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013 To learn just how different the Chinese Ford Kuga compact crossover is from its North American sibling, the Ford Escape, step into the back seat. Most American car owners rarely ride there. But to many Chinese customers, the back seat might be the most important space in the vehicle.... Read More »
Yen skews U.S. pricing, data show 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013 The yen's plunge against the dollar gives Japanese automakers a big price advantage here, and arguments that transplant U.S. factories slash the impact don't hold water, says a Morgan Stanley analyst.... Read More »
China's Great Wall targets Jeep's SUV crown 5:04 am U.S. ET | May 31, 2013  Chinese billionaire Wei Jianjun has set a target for Great Wall's Haval marque to surpass Chrysler Group's Jeep lineup and become the world's best selling SUV brand in three to four years.... Read More »
Red Flag sedans will challenge Audi in ChinaMay 31, 2013 06:01 CET  FAW Group has started sales to the public of its new Red Flag sedans, pitting the symbol of Communist privilege against Audi for China's elite.... Read More »
McLaren says its Asia sales will double this year on China demandMay 30, 2013 06:01 CET  McLaren forecasts that sales in Asia will more than double this year on demand from China as the carmaker prepares to open its first four dealerships in the market.... Read More »
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Porsche names China chief; shuffles executives in North America, other marketsMay 29, 2013 06:01 CET  Porsche named Deesch Papke as its new China CEO as part of a wider management reshuffle in markets including North America and Australia as the sports car maker seeks to double global sales by 2018.... Read More »
Chinese interior-trim supplier Huaxiang acquires German counterpart HIBMay 28, 2013 14:31 CET Ningbo Huaxiang Electronic Co., a major Chinese interior-trim supplier, has acquired German counterpart HIB Trim Part Solutions Group. HIB supplies wood, metal and carbon fiber interior trim to BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen Group.... Read More »
Germany's Continental develops navigation system for PSA in ChinaMay 28, 2013 14:15 CET  German supplier Continental has developed a multimedia navigation system for PSA vehicles in China.... Read More »
Audi dealer China Yongda targets 14-fold surge in sales after VW agreementMay 28, 2013 09:19 CET  Audi dealer China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings said it aims to boost sales by 14-fold in five to six years after signing an agreement with VW Group giving it priority to sell new models and take control of certain dealerships in China.... Read More »
A Chinese MG? Not cricket, say Britons, who stay away in droves 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 27, 2013  The new generation of Chinese-designed MGs is proving a tough sell in England, birthplace of the legendary carmaker that produced a long line of stylish roadsters dating back to the 1920s.... Read More »
Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon on Fisker bid, report saysMay 24, 2013 16:59 CET  Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week.... Read More »
Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon on Fisker bid, report says 10:59 am U.S. ET | May 24, 2013  Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week.... Read More »
European carmakers shares decline on weakening China manufacturingMay 23, 2013 11:04 CET Volkswagen, PSA and Renault shares all dropped 5 percent or more after preliminary data showed Chinese manufacturing is unexpectedly contracting.... Read More »
Magneti Marelli expands China production of lighting componentsMay 21, 2013 09:15 CET  Magneti Marelli has opened a plant in the southern China city of Foshan to produce rear lights, headlamps and other lighting components. The company aims to secure a 10 percent share of China's lighting market in the midterm.... Read More »
Dongfeng-PSA sales rise 37% in April on new modelsMay 21, 2013 08:49 CET  PSA's China joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp. said it increased sales 37 percent last month to 45,303 units helped by strong demand for its stretched Citroen C4 and Peugeot 3008 models.... Read More »
Continental names veteran exec Cramer as China headMay 20, 2013 11:38 CET  German supplier Continental has named veteran executive Ralf Cramer to head its operations in China, which it sees as the main driver of its growing business in Asia. The company says it gets around 18 percent of its sales from Asia and wants to increase this proportion to more than 30 percent.... Read More »
Magna opens body, chassis plant in China's ChongqingMay 20, 2013 09:36 CET  Magna's Cosma unit has opened a plant in southwest China to supply body and chassis parts to automakers in the area including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen.... Read More »
M-B redesigned S class with China in mind 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013 The redesigned Mercedes-Benz S class made its world debut last week in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for 49 percent of all 2010-12 S-class sales.... Read More »
BRADFORD WERNLE In the Land of Many Buicks, one in particular stood out 3:59 pm U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  If you were an alien from another world and your spaceship landed in Shanghai, you would immediately conclude that Buick is a planetary titan among automotive brands.... Read More »
In boost to GM and VW, China resumes incentives for foreign auto investment 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  A surprise policy shift in China is expected to give a boost to GM, Volkswagen Group and other foreign automakers planning to expand in the world's largest car market.... Read More »
ANALYSIS New S class key to boosting Mercedes profit margins, China salesMay 17, 2013 06:01 CET  Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was leaning back in the rear seat of a prototype Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan in 2010 when he realized it didn't recline far enough.... Read More »
VW Group sales increase 7% in AprilMay 17, 2013 12:06 CET  Volkswagen Group's global monthly sales picked up pace again in April after growing at their slowest rate in more than three years a month earlier. VW Group said on Friday that deliveries to customers rose 7 percent to 784,600 vehicles last month.... Read More »
VW, GM, others get unexpected boost in ChinaMay 17, 2013 06:01 CET  A surprise policy shift in China is expected to give a boost to VW Group, GM and other foreign automakers planning to expand in the world's largest car market.... Read More »
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