Michigan couple appeal sentence in GM trade-secret case 6:07 pm U.S. ET | May 13, 2013 A Michigan couple sentenced to prison for stealing General Motors hybrid-car technology trade secrets filed appeals Friday with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.... Read More »
YANG JIAN Chinese automakers will showcase strategies at Shanghai show 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 19, 2013  The Shanghai auto show will provide an opportunity for Chinese carmakers to declare they've learned from past mistakes.... Read More »
Chery to ax subbrands, trim lineup 3:04 pm U.S. ET | April 18, 2013 Chery plans to drop its three subbrands and eliminate half its models to revamp its unprofitable business.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Qoros will launch compact sedan in Europe priced below 20,000 eurosMarch 5, 2013 14:17 CET  Chinese carmaker Qoros said its Qoros 3 sedan will cost below 20,000 euros ($26,000) when it launches later this year.... Read More »
Ex-GM engineer, husband found guilty of trade-secret theftDec. 3, 2012 06:01 CET  A former GM engineer and her husband were found guilty of conspiring to steal the automaker's trade secrets for hybrid and electric vehicles. Shanshan Du, 53, the former GM employee, was ruled guilty of conspiracy to possess trade secrets without authorization and two counts of unauthorized possession of trade secrets. She was found not guilty of three counts of wire fraud.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover, Chery to invest $1.75 billion in China plantNov. 18, 2012 06:01 CET  Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile will invest 10.9 billion yuan ($1.75 billion) to build a manufacturing plant in eastern China and create a new brand to cater to the nation's consumers.... Read More »
SPECIAL REPORT China's automakers find new success at making better cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 22, 2012  China keeps getting better at making cars. One reason: It's getting better at cutting corners. Paring back on crash tests, skimping on frills, simplifying designs, using cheaper materials and, in a departure for the industry, outsourcing most of their design and engineering are having a profound effect on the cost bases of China's dozens of automakers.... Read More »
China's Chery Automobile expands asbestos recall to 6 countries 11:19 am U.S. ET | Aug. 30, 2012 Chery Automobile, China's biggest car exporter, said it will widen a vehicle recall in Australia this month to five more countries after finding potential cancer-causing asbestos parts in some models.... Read More »
Chinese automakers' Europe, U.S. export plans clouded by recalls in AustraliaAug. 21, 2012 13:13 CET  Plans by Chinese automakers to grow exports to Europe and the U.S. may have been damaged after the country's two biggest car exporters Chery and Great Wall were forced to recall vehicles in Australia that were found to contain potential cancer-producing asbestos parts.... Read More »
China automakers' export plans clouded by asbestos recall 12:34 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 15, 2012 An Australian recall by China's two biggest car exporters for potential cancer-producing asbestos parts may threaten plans by Chinese automakers to expand into the United States and Europe amid intensifying competition at home.... Read More »
Chinese make big gains in Russia, putting pressure on LadaJuly 19, 2012 06:01 CET  Chinese automakers are exporting a variety of cars, SUVs and commercial trucks to Russia, and now they are starting to consolidate their niche with local production. Last year, Chinese automakers shipped 67,701 vehicles to Russia, China's third-largest export market behind Brazil and Algeria.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover's plan to build China plant gets environmental OKJune 27, 2012 14:01 CET  Jaguar Land Rover's proposal to build a Chinese plant with partner Chery has won approval from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, according to the ministry. Now the joint venture must receive approval from the National Reform and Development Commission, China's central economic agency.... Read More »
2012 ANE CONGRESS BMW tops in supplier relations, survey saysJune 21, 2012 16:00 CET  BMW edged Porsche to finish No. 1 in the eyes of partsmakers in a new study on automaker-supplier relations. BMW finished on top with 617 out of a total 1,000 points in the 2012 Supplier Relationship (SuRe) index -- a ranking of 28 global automakers done by suppliers. The results were part of the 8th annual Automotive News Europe/IHS Automotive OEM-Supplier Relations Survey.... Read More »
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