Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Over the last decades, automobiles have taken China by storm, quickly becoming the preferred method of transport in major cities and pushing the country to the forefront of the global automotive market. However, with this drastic change, Chinese citizens have had to deal with unprecedented rates of air pollution and traffic congestion, among other problems.
Jul. 17 , 2012Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - In late April, several Chinese Volkswagen owners received a text message from Shanghai VW informing them that the warranty for the DSG gearboxes in their vehicles had been extended to cover ten years or 160,000 km. VW's DSG gearboxes have been the subject of much attention in the country, with widespread complaints of problems occurring. Following two meetings with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, VW finally decided to extend warrantee coverage for its seven-speed DQ200 and DQ250 dual clutch transmissions.
Jun. 18 , 2012Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The decline in sales growth in the Chinese automobile market is increasingly influencing automobile dealerships across the country. According to a recent study done by J.D. Power and Associates, only 63 percent of automobile dealerships in the country made a profit in 2011, compared with 81 percent the year before. The amount of Chinese dealerships reporting a deficit, meanwhile, jumped from nine percent in 2010 to 20 percent last year. With the state of dealerships continuing to deteriorate, there are fears that the market may witness negative sales growth in the near future.
Jun. 12 , 2012