BEIJING- A total of 32 executives have confirmed to speak at CBU/CAR's inaugural 2010 Global Automotive Symposium (GAS 2010).

BAODING, Hebei - Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2333) is getting ready for the Chinese yuan-denominated A-share listing to raise cash for production capacity expansion, said its president, Wang Fengying,

DETROIT - General Motors Co. announced on February 24 that its sale of the Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) failed as the Chinese "was unable to complete the acquisition" before the agreed deadline. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the Hummer operations.

As Toyota is recalling 8.5 million cars worldwide due to the dangerous issue of unintended acceleration, Chinese carmakers, consumers and the media are asking a simple question: what happened to a reputable carmaker that has just taken the No. 1 position in sales and to a global brand that is a synonym of quality and dependability?

With years key problem tackle on development and technical aggregation, China's new energy autos are entering a big market from laboratory. Many domestic automakers, such as SAIC, FAW, DFAC, Chana, Chery, Geely, BYD and Great Wall Motor, are making great efforts to research and develop new energy autos.

Profitable business, but not now

The market had waited with bated breath for years before the anticipated pride of Chinese carmaker BYD finally appeared on a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) list of certified new autos in early January.

HARBIN, Heilongjiang - Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (DAE) in Harbin held an off-line ceremony of its first batch of automatic transmissions on February 4.

China is now facing enormous pressure to get the ball rolling on energy-saving and emission reduction initiatives. This comes along with soaring fuel prices in the international market. Thankfully, the young electric vehicle (EV) industry is expected to experience rapid development in 2010, a year many are referring to as the first year of the EV era in China.

Miao Wei, China's vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, spoke about issues of China's auto industry on January 9 at the 11

PARIS - Renault is not ready to enter the Chinese market and is not preparing a factory, said Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., at the annual financial press conference of the French automaker.