First time visitors to China and the Shanghai Auto Show such as myself have a lot to drink in. You think you know a lot about cars until you walk into an exhibition hall filled with shiny new metal and you can't identify a single brand, never mind recognize a model name.
May 24 , 2011Freddy Geeraerds: We do expect the Chinese automotive industry to grow further at a faster pace compare to the rest of the world. However, we also expect further consolidation of domestic OEMs and component manufactures.
May 23 , 2011Howard Liu: Some people say that heavy-duty truck sales in China will decline this year because of an inventory of 200,000 units in this market. But I think the sales this year will be flat, with a 5% fluctuation. The eventual trend will be determined by the intensity of the country’s macro-regulation and its control over the real estate market.
May 23 , 2011Honda and its joint-venture partner GAC discreetly established a few years ago a new brand owned by the JV manufacturer – LiNian - and the market has recently seen resurgence of this practice: now GM/SAIC/Wuling as well as Dongfeng Nissan also operate their own brands, BaoJun and QiChen.
Jan. 24 , 2011