<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.</title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/index.html</link><description><font></font>Gasgoo automotive news covers China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.</description><item><title><![CDATA[China's opportunity: green mobility vs. electric cars]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1013028/China-s-opportunity--green-mobility-vs--electric-cars.html</link> <description><![CDATA[President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao this week launched a joint effort to &amp;quot;reduce oil dependency, cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote economic growth&amp;quot; through accelerated deployment of electric vehicles &amp;mdash; an effort that needn&apos;t exist in opposition to &amp;quot;green mobil.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-11-20 10:19</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM turnaround strategy gets lift in China]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012947/GM-turnaround-strategy-gets-lift-in-China.html</link> <description><![CDATA[General Motors Co.&apos;s turnaround effort will come under fresh scrutiny Monday as the company reports financial results, but one part of the strategy appears to be working: China.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-11-16 09:20</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends That Are Revolutionizing the Auto Industry (4)]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012930/-The-Eight-Overarching-China-Automotive-Trends-That-Are-Revolutionizing-the-Auto-Industry-(4).html</link> <description><![CDATA[
The fourth of the Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends That Are Revolutionizing the Auto Industry was highlighted in the article China&apos;s Next Revolution: Transforming the Global Automotive Industry (GLG News, June 18, 2009).]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-11-13 14:39</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blind expansion should be avoided]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012900/Blind-expansion-should-be-avoided.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Most of the mergers carried out in China&apos;s auto industry are targeted at increasing output and sales. But in a few, profitability has been mentioned.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-11-11 15:52</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will China miss out on electric car investment?]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012801/Will-China-miss-out-on-electric-car-investment?.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Industry executives and government policymakers in China seem generally to agree on the need for China to encourage the shift to more economical and cleaner vehicles like electric-battery cars, and on the benefits that might bring along &amp;ndash; including a chance for Chinese auto upstarts to close t.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-11-03 16:14</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Geely has ample reasons to acquire Volvo]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012755/New-Geely-has-ample-reasons-to-acquire-Volvo.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Shanghai, October 30 (Gasgoo.com) A month ago, Geely insiders told some reporters that it was going to acquire Volvo. At that time the media overwhelmingly believed that Geely&apos;s acquisition of Volvo would be nothing but a publicity stunt.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-30 16:37</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volvo may lose supplier contracts if Geely bid succeeds]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012736/Volvo-may-lose-supplier-contracts-if-Geely-bid-succeeds.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Volvo Cars, Sweden&apos;s third-largest private employer, may lose contracts with some suppliers unless Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the favored bidder, promises to protect their patents and not plagiarize products in China.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-29 09:56</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercedes mines China for global car design]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012719/Mercedes-mines-China-for-global-car-design.html</link> <description><![CDATA[A decade ago, in search of inspiration for an ultra-luxurious Mercedes-Benz, designer Olivier Boulay studied Japan&apos;s chauffeur-car culture.
Now, as he dreams about the future of the automobile, he zips around Beijing on a $367 electric bike, along with throngs of the city&apos;s residents.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-28 09:16</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends That Are Revolutionizing the Auto Industry (3)]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012718/The-Eight-Overarching-China-Automotive-Trends-That-Are-Revolutionizing-the-Auto-Industry-(3).html</link> <description><![CDATA[The forces shaping the third of the Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends That Are Revolutionizing the Auto Industry were addressed in my article entitled &amp;quot;The Path to Globalization of China&apos;s Automotive Industry&amp;quot; (GLG News May 18, 2009).]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-28 09:12</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota Motor flexing muscles in China]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012656/Toyota-Motor-flexing-muscles-in-China.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp., the largest automaker in Japan, is flexing its muscles these days so as to polish its brand in China, one of the largest auto markets around the globe. 
The Japanese titan is working on a plan named Entry Family Car (EFC).]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-22 13:02</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chery reaches Europe through Turkey]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012603/Chery-reaches-Europe-through-Turkey.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Chery has fit perfectly into the Turkish automotive market by offering quality vehicles at a lower price. The products help change the mindset of the public regarding Chinese goods, and despite the global economic crisis it has managed to increase sales.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-20 09:57</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to China buying all those foreign car companies?]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012587/What-happened-to-China-buying-all-those-foreign-car-companies?.html</link> <description><![CDATA[
For a year, most large Chinese car companies were rumored to have their eyes on foreign car companies. None of these marriages have been consummated. Why?
A year ago, the 21st Century Business Herald reported that SAIC might buy GM and Dongfeng might buy Chrysler.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-19 11:57</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Hummer deal should be approved]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012557/Why-the-Hummer-deal-should-be-approved.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Admittedly I have always been quite critical when it comes to plans of Chinese auto manufacturers to acquire an international brand.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-16 11:01</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The eight overarching China automotive trends that are revolutionizing the auto Industry (2)]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012522/The-eight-overarching-China-automotive-trends-that-are-revolutionizing-the-auto-Industry-(2).html</link> <description><![CDATA[As noted in the introduction to this series, I believe we are witnessing the early stages of an economic revolution: a shift of the global center of gravity of economic strength towards the east, which will result in profound changes in numerous industries.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-14 09:47</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China auto market likely to slow after record 2009]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012513/China-auto-market-likely-to-slow-after-record-2009.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Chinese car sales soared to a record in recent months on government incentives, but the same money tap that turbocharged sales could easily be turned off in 2010 if Beijing frets about an overheating economy.
China&apos;s passenger car sales in September rose a hefty 83.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-13 16:24</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China needs a standardized parts catalogue]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012491/China-needs-a-standardized-parts-catalogue.html</link> <description><![CDATA[A lot of business is lost, a lot of time is wasted without one. 

I am working on a big contract for a big private label customer in Europe. They visited China. They were impressed by what they saw. They gave me an order for several million Euros worth of parts. Hundreds of parts positions.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-12 10:03</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Auto maps out a global expansion]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012461/Beijing-Auto-maps-out-a-global-expansion.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. is looking to its president, Wang Dazong, to steer its quest to grow bigger quickly as China seeks to boil down its sprawling auto industry into a smaller number of more-potent car makers.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-10-09 15:36</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The eight overarching China automotive trends that are revolutionizing the auto Industry (1)]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012385/The-eight-overarching-China-automotive-trends-that-are-revolutionizing-the-auto-Industry-(1).html</link> <description><![CDATA[In my recent article &amp;quot;China&apos;s Next Revolution: Transforming the Global Automotive Industry&amp;quot;, I brought forth the argument that some readers have found controversial: that China is the catalyst behind the restructuring of the global automotive industry.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-09-29 17:35</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tricks of the ECE trade. Part 4]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012370/Tricks-of-the-ECE-trade--Part-4.html</link> <description><![CDATA[You invested a lot of time and money into getting your E-Mark. It can be easily lost. Here is how to keep it.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-09-28 16:52</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weak at home, Ford, Toyota turn to China market]]></title><link>http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012346/Weak-at-home--Ford--Toyota-turn-to-China-market.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new assembly plant in China while Toyota Motor Co. will start selling an entry-level family car there, as the world&apos;s automakers pour more resources into the fast-growing Chinese car market amid weakness in their home countries.]]></description><copyright>Gasgoo.Com</copyright><pubDate>2009-09-27 11:19</pubDate></item></channel></rss>