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New Chinese tax on luxury automobiles rumored to be announced soon

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 21) - Recently rumors of impending taxes on luxury vehicles have been appearing across the Chinese media. In a report appearing the Nanfang Daily today, an anonymous official from a German luxury car manuf...

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Geely roars past its sales growth target

South China Morning Post - Sales at mainland carmaker Geely Automobile in the first four months of this year are already well ahead of its target growth rate, the company said, and it predicted a stro...

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Chery suffers loss in Q1 and 'plans layoffs'

People's Daily Online - Chery Automobile Co, headquartered in Anhui, lost 191 million yuan ($31 million) in the first quarter and is planning on slashing jobs to cut costs, China Business News reporte...

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JAC's US electric car deal seen as modest step

Anhui News - An announced electric-vehicle venture in the United States between Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co and Virginia's GreenTech Automotive is unlikely to generate significan...

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BYD's electric taxis hit Hong Kong roads with big ambitions

Reuters (Hong Kong) - Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co Ltd rolled out Hong Kong's first electric taxi fleet on Wednesday, marking a milestone for its all-electric battery car that highlig...

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Chinese automobile sales up despite weak economy

AFP (Shanghai) - China's auto sales surged 13.4 percent year-on-year last month, an industry group said yesterday, despite weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. A total of 1.84 mill...

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Majority of Chinese automobile manufacturers fail to complete 1/3 of 2013 sales targets from January to April

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 21) - Over the past few days, Chinese automobile manufacturers have been releasing their sales performance reviews for April. A report appearing in the Science and Technology ...

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BAIC to sell three new EV models this year

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 20) - This year will be an important one for BAIC Group's electric vehicle business, with the manufacturing focusing on testing of new pure EV models. According to a report ap...

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Geely announces internal management reorganization

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 17) - Geely announced a new reorganization of its management team, Gasgoo.com (Chinese) reported today. Sun Xiaodong, deputy head of the Geely's brand development and product ...

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GAC, ZX Auto and CAPAC sign cooperation agreement

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 17) - Guangzhou Automobile Group and ZX Auto, in association with China Auto Parts and Accessories, have held a signing ceremony in Yichang, Hubei, autohome.com.cn reported to...

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South Korea's auto exports fall on less business days

China Daily (Seoul) - South Korea's automobile exports posted a double-digit fall last month due to less business days arising from the Lunar New Year's holiday and weak demand for locally-made cars, a government report showed Mon...

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Weaker yen is mixed bag for Japan auto makers

The Wall Street Journal - Japan's auto makers have been some of the most vociferous proponents of a weaker yen—calling for the U.S. dollar to appreciate to ¥100 or more. That is because t...

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India: Car registration gets simpler, no government nod needed

The Times of India (Kolkata) - Next time a new car is launched in India, the first batch of owners in Kolkata will get to drive it around the same time that customers do in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ban...

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GM's Opel says to move Zafira assembly to Ruesselsheim

Reuters (Frankfurt) - General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel will move production of the multi-purpose vehicle Zafira to Ruesselsheim in Germany, shoring up its headquarters as it prepares to...

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US car use falls as younger generation shifts gears

Reuters (New York) - Americans are driving less than they used to because of higher gasoline prices, a weak economy and changing generational preferences, according to a report released Tuesday that f...

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Today update
Why Volts built on Mars are possible -- in an election year

I hear General Motors is planning to lay off thousands of workers in Detroit and move production of the Chevrolet Volt to Mars. This is obviously more bad news for Detroit, which will then be left ...

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Do Pickup Drivers Really Want Six-Cylinder Engines?
General Motors Co. General Motors’ 4.3-liter EcoTec V6 engine. General Motors’ GMC truck unit said its Sierra full-size pickup truck will come with a standard 4.3-liter V6 engine tha...
Saab and Jaguar On Different Roads
Remember when Ford was considering selling Jaguar? The questions at the time were not much different than they were when GM first said it was looking into selling Saab. At the time, analysts talked ab...

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Generation Y is “out of love” with cars
The industry is facing a time in its history in which it has many more questions than answers. It is a time in which consumer insight and understanding should play a pivotal role. Growth will come to those brands that gain a subtl...
Summary: Sales of US brand passenger automobiles in China from 2002 to 2012
Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics collected by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), sales of American brand passenger automobiles manufactured in China have constantly grown in the ten years since Chin...
Summary: Growing number of privately owned automobiles in China
Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - In the ten years since China joined the World Trade Organization, its economy has soared, with average income levels growing immensely. These factors, combined with the decreas...

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TRW: Design safer automotive products for Chinese consumers
Manfred Meyer(left) & Jeff Shaya(right) TRW owns a high reputation in the filed of automotive safety products globally. In order to meet the growing demand of Chinese consumers, the company is mana...
Slowdown of sales growth yet flourished development opportunities in the Chinese auto market
tesa (Shanghai) Trade Company, Ltd. Marketing Director Thomas Gassner As one of the world’s leading producers of self-adhesive solutions for industry, trades, and consumers, tesa possesses mo...
Dana:Meeting the local customers’ requirements is our mission
Despite slowdown in market growth rates, China is still home to the world's largest number of automobile consumers, something which multinational enterprises must still pay attention to. How to succee...

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Faurecia Wins Three Awards at China Automotive Industry 2011 Award Demonstrating Commitment to the China Automotive Market
Faurecia, a leading global supplier of engineering solutions and automotive components, stood out from nearly one hundred participants as it won three awards at the China Automotive Industry 2011 Awar...
Schaeffler receives Excellent Supplier Award from Geely
HERZOGENAURACH, 7th May 2013. Schaeffer has been presented with the Excellent Supplier Award 2013 for the first time during the "Geely powertrain supplier conference 2013" in Ningbo/China. By presenti...
Schaeffler places senior secured notes of 1.25 billion Euro
• Volume upsized from €1 billion to €1.25 billion • Two tranches with maturities of five to eight years in Euro and US-Dollar • Proceeds to be used to prepay existing...
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