MG sales hurt by SAIC personnel changes

The sales of MG-branded cars has been badly hurt by the personnel changes at Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp.
Statistics show that MG’s monthly sales volume during the first five months of this year was not more than 400, compared with a monthly sales of about 800 units from September to December 2007. It is the frequent [...]

Second- and third-tier cities offer new chances for auto industry

Second- and third-tier cities offer new chances for China’s auto industry, agreed experts and insiders at a recent industry event in Chengdu, Sichuan province, the China Business News reported yesterday.
“Consumers in second- or third-tier cities would be the main driver for auto market growth,” Tang Teng, vice general manager of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile, said [...]

Electric vehicles drive closer to reality

State Grid Corporation, China’s largest electric power transmission and distribution firm, will accelerate the construction of charging stations for electric vehicles in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin municipalities, according to a report in China Business Journal yesterday.
“The first batch of pilot charging stations will not only serve trial electric buses, but also be available for electric [...]

Chery to pursue exports by independent brand

Chery, one of the top-selling Chinese auto brands, has increased its overseas sales to 40% of its total sales this year and tries to achieve half of its total sales abroad by 2010 , Beijing Business News reported yesterday.
The talks between Chery and Russia’s authorities have approved Chery’s assembled cars to enter the Russian market [...]

Russia: TagAZ clones a Chery for the Vortex Estina

Russia’s TagAZ has unveiled a new revamped clone of a Chery car made in China, the Vortex Estina. The company has upgraded the Chery Fora to make it stronger and more reliable, TagAZ officials said.
The Taganrog Car plant (TagAZ) is releasing the compact sedan to dealers this month and started assembly in July. Vortex Estina [...]

Freescale holds car design competition in China

Showcasing embedded design among engineering students in China, Freescale Semiconductor staged the finals of its third annual Freescale Cup University Smart Car Racing Contest at Northeastern University in Sheyang, China.
This year’s competition drew more than 600 teams from more than 270 Chinese universities, which is twice the number as in 2007. The final race narrowed [...]

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