BYD to debut new models at Guangzhou show

Chinese battery and auto manufacturer BYD is preparing to unveil a series of new models at the 6th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition opening tomorrow.
Among them are F4, F5 mid-sized sedans, an M6 MPV and an F8 sport car. Major dimensions vary, with the F5 being 4,600 mm long, 1,760 mm wide and 1,490 mm [...]

AVIC to supervise Hafei, Changhe auto business

The China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC), formed by the merger between AVIC I and AVIC II earlier this month, will carry on its automotive and airplane at the same time. The new AVIC will set up an auto industry group as a division to supervise its two auto subsidiaries - Hafei Auto and Changhe Auto, [...]

Big discounts tempt buyers to accelerate slack car sales

Bigger price discounts and eased restrictions on Beijing traffic created a rise in China’s passenger car sales in October, reversing a two-month decline.
Sales of sedans, sport utility vehicles and multi-purpose vehicles rose 8.36 percent to 538,500 units in October from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said yesterday.

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Chinese auto market likely to grow 5% in ‘09

The Chinese auto market is likely to grow by 5 percent next year despite the global economic slump, a Honda official said Thursday.
“China’s total car sales this year will likely be about 9.4 million, 6 percent shy of the 10 million estimate made (by the industry) earlier,” said Honda Motor Co. Senior Managing Director Atsuyoshi [...]

Honda China exports 100,000th Jazz car to Europe

Honda Motor Co has held a ceremony at its Chinese joint venture in Guangzhou to mark the shipping of the 100,000th Jazz car to Europe since the car was produced in the plant in 2005, the Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.
Speaking at the ceremony Honda Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said he has “great confidence” in [...]

Shanghai VW to debut hydrogen fuel-cell Lingyu in US

Shanghai VW will debut its hydrogen fuel-cell Volkswagen Lingyu sedan at the upcoming 2008 Los Angeles auto show on November 21-30 in the U.S. It is the first China-made new-energy car model of the Volkswagen brand to be displayed at an auto show, said Shanghai Securities News today.
The hydrogen-powered Lingyu, based on Volkswagen Passat Lingyu, [...]

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