BMW will recall 6,009 X5 3.0 sports utility vehicles in China because of a fuel pump flaw, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday.
All-electric cars are the only area where Chinese automobile companies are likely to play a leading role in the global market, Chen Quanqing, president of the World Electric Vehicle Association, said on Monday.
General Motors Co (GM), the largest overseas carmaker in China, has failed to replicate that success in India. To crack the market, the Detroit-based carmaker is enlisting its partner in China, SAIC Motor Corp.
Auto sales in China grew 34.76 percent from a year earlier to 14.68 million units in the first 10 months of the year, exceeding the total number of vehicles sold last year.
General Motors (GM), the biggest foreign automaker in China, expects domestic sales to hit 2.3 million units this year, Kevin Wale, president and managing director of GM China, said on Sunday.
Germany's Volkswagen Group, the top-selling carmaker in China, is presenting its electric drive designs and technologies at the 25th World Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS25).
Parking fees have been increased, license plate numbers determine when drivers can access their cars during the week, and purchase taxes for car buyers could be raised soon.
Research and development by the Tongji Joint Lab has produced an all-electric concept car named Urban Morning Light that can run 130 kilometers on a single charge.
US auto parts supplier Delphi aims to cash in on China's burgeoning electric vehicle market, which is predicted to grow 10-fold in the next five years.
Sino-Japanese joint venture Dongfeng Motor Co Ltd has sharply raised its sales target for 2012 due to stronger than expected performance in the first 10 months of this year.
BMW forecast last week that China will become its top market in the next decade at the same time competition sharply escalates.
Hong Kong Environment Bureau said it will conduct a three-month trial starting in January 2011 on a new model of hybrid vehicle.