Interview & Commentary
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
Facing the Policy Change, What Are German Car Makers Afraid of?
Facing the Policy Change, What Are German Car Makers Afraid of?

At this Guangzhou Auto Show, 19 new energy vehicle (NEV) models (excluding two non-plug-in hybrids) were launched, accounting for 24% of the total number of newly launched cars, and both local and foreign brands released their new NEV strategies.

Nov. 30 , 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
Analysis: SsangYong’s lack of development prospects in China
Analysis: SsangYong’s lack of development prospects in China

In January 2005, SAIC Group acquired a 51.33% stake in SsangYong, making it the Korean SUV maker’s largest stakeholder. That was several years before Geely acquired Volvo with the aim of revitalizing that brand. However due to a number of reasons, SA

Nov. 6 , 2016
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