Business / Latest Motoring News

GAC to boost output to 1 million cars

[2016-09-14 07:18]

GAC Motor focusing on research and development of Chinese homegrown vehicles-will expand its annual output capacity to one million vehicles by 2020.

Subaru to recall 13,336 vehicles in China

[2016-09-13 17:10]

Subaru will recall 13,336 imported vehicles in the Chinese mainland due to defective airbags, the country's quality watchdog said Tuesday.

China to build more electric vehicle charging stations

[2016-09-13 09:35]

China will accelerate construction of electric vehicle charging facilities in residential areas to boost production and sales of green cars.

Porsche's Chinese expansion not slowing down

[2016-09-12 07:33]

German luxury automaker Porsche AG is consolidating its position in China as it expects sales to hit a new high in the world's largest auto market.

Mid-sized SUVs hold the key to FAW-VW's future

[2016-09-12 07:33]

FAW-Volkswagen is ready to roll out its first batch of new energy models and sport utility vehicles to catch up with the market tendency and further boost profitability when planning the 2025 strategy for the new phase.

Favorable policy boosts passenger vehicle sales

[2016-09-12 07:33]

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers will lobby the government to extend the favorable policy on cars with engines no larger than 1.6 liters.

Mitsubishi still under regulator's watch

[2016-09-12 07:33]

Mitsubishi Motors Corp, which has been raided three times by Japan's transport ministry over its decades-long fuel economy scandal, could be searched again by the regulator, because a planned rescue by Nissan Motor Co has fallen behind schedule.

Phaeton provides luxury at summit

[2016-09-12 07:33]

A total of 345 Volkswagen luxury Phaetons drove into the spotlight when they provided an exclusive premium mobility service to the government heads and senior delegations at the G20 Leaders Summit, which wrapped up last week in Hangzhou.

NEV subsidies making a U-turn

[2016-09-12 07:07]

China is to start a new, intensified phase of developing the new energy vehicle sector after the government exposed and punished dishonest subsidized manufacturers in a bid to clean up the chaotic sector.

BYD launches Europe's biggest all-electric bus fleet

[2016-09-10 07:10]

Chinese automotive manufacturer BYD officially launched 51 new single decker electric buses on Friday, which it said would be Europe's biggest all-electric bus fleet so far, saving London 700 metric tons of CO2 emissions a year.

Car sales surged in August

[2016-09-09 15:44]

China sold 2.07 million vehicles in August, surging 24.2 percent year-on-year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

China punishes green car makers in subsidies scam

[2016-09-09 07:30]

China's Ministry of Finance on Thursday announced punishments for five new energy vehicle producers for illegally obtaining government subsidies, which involved a total of over $149.2 million.

Five NEV swindlers exposed, punished

[2016-09-08 17:40]

The Ministry of Finance exposed the names of five new-energy vehicle producers that swindled subsidies from the central government on Thursday.

Volvo Cars and auto safety group Autoliv team up to develop autonomous driving

[2016-09-08 07:13]

Chinese-owned Volvo Cars and the Swedish-based automotive safety group Autoliv Inc say they are creating a jointly-owned company to develop autonomous driving software.

JAC drives ahead with VW tie-up

[2016-09-08 07:13]

German carmaker Volkswagen AG is to set up a 50:50 joint venture on new-energy vehicles with China's Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co.

VW to build joint venture with JAC

[2016-09-07 10:32]

German auto giant Volkswagen AG will likely build a joint venture with Chinese automaker JAC Motors.

BMW's plug-in electric hybrid is answer to green auto trend

[2016-09-07 07:27]

BMW Brilliance's maiden plug-in hybrid electric Sports Activity Vehicle to be produced in China, which is also the first new energy premium compact SAV on the domestic market, fulfills the joint venture's commitment to sustainable development.

BMW's new breed of luxury cars: strong, powerful, clean and green

[2016-09-06 07:43]

The stunning new energy BMW i family of vehicles had added sheer driving pleasure to sustainable e-mobility, while the celebrated BMW M series has combined high-performance technology with its reinforced sports heritage.

Lincoln starts pre-sales of Continental

[2016-09-05 13:58]

Ford Motor's luxury arm Lincoln started pre-sales of its sedan Continental starting from 420,000 yuan ($63,000) on Sept 2 at the Chengdu Motor Show.

China's heavy truck sales surge in August

[2016-09-05 10:45]

China's heavy truck sales surged 45 percent year on year to 495,00 units in August, the traditional slack season for the market.

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