Interview & Commentary
Analysis: Great Wall’s overseas sales businesses in Russia and around the world
Analysis: Great Wall’s overseas sales businesses in Russia and around the world

Great Wall’s former vice president Xing Wenlin previously spoke of his plans to see his company expand its operations overseas. “Great Wall already has over 10 knockdown kit factories overseas,” he stated in 2012, adding that in three year’s time tha

Dec. 7 , 2016
Beijing's EV battery policy loses touch with reality
Beijing's EV battery policy loses touch with reality

SHANGHAI -- In recent years, Beijing has offered big incentives to encourage the sale of electric vehicles, despite scant interest among consumers.

Dec. 5 , 2016
Analysis: Predictions and hopes for the next generation Honda CR-V
Analysis: Predictions and hopes for the next generation Honda CR-V

Aside from the VW Tiguan, Honda’s CR-V is the other major contender in China’s crossover SUV market, as well as one of the most best-selling Japanese SUV models in the country. As the scale of the SUV market continues to expand, competition among veh

Dec. 4 , 2016
Analysis: Increasingly short development times becoming the norm for the Chinese SUV industry
Analysis: Increasingly short development times becoming the norm for the Chinese SUV industry

The number of new SUV models released this year has been nothing short of astounding, with many of those concentrated in the 60,000 RMB to 120,000 RMB price range. However it is worth noting that the number of crossover vehicles being marketed as SUV

Nov. 17 , 2016
Analysis: VW’s performance so far this year
Analysis: VW’s performance so far this year

With sales statistics for the first three quarters of the year having been released, headlines have been claiming that VW has once again outsold Toyota. According to those statistics, VW sold a total of 7.61 million automobiles to Toyota’s 7.53 milli

Nov. 15 , 2016
Analysis: Does the future of domestic Chinese automotive brands lie with privately-operated companies?
Analysis: Does the future of domestic Chinese automotive brands lie with privately-operated companies?

Li Shufu and Wang Chuanfu, leaders of top domestic Chinese automotive brands Geely and BYD respectively, are famous in the country. In 2010 Geely succeed in acquiring Swedish automaker Volvo, while BYD has previously claimed that it will be the world

Nov. 9 , 2016
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