FRANKFURT - "Where are the Chinese cars?" visitors kept asking CAR's exhibition staff at the 61st Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA). The display of a number of Chinese-made automobiles at the world¡¯s leading motor show created quite a stir among not only automotive professionals but the general public as well. ¡°Apart
Read MoreChina produced and sold 3,736,475 and 3,722,663 units of automobiles (including chassis) in the first eight months of 2005, up 9.14 and 12.50 percent respectively from a year ago, according to CBU-Autostats. The overall climate of China¡¯s automobile market in the first eight months rebounded from the stagnant market of last
Read MoreMOSCOW - Chinese-made SUVs, pickups, vans, buses and trucks were seen on display in great variety and in large numbers at the 9th Moscow International Motor Show in late August.The Kransnsya Presnya Inter-national Exhibition Center featured close to 1,100 exhibitors from 30 countries, attracting 150,000 visitors to the five-day trade event
Read More- More than 600 representatives from both the government and industry gathered here in late September for a two-day conference to discuss the 11th Five-Year Plan for the country¡¯s automotive sector. The Plan, which covers developmental goals for the years 2006-2010, is currently being drafted and is expected to be released
Read MorePang Jian flew back to the U.S. on July 25 after a two-week visit to several domestic automakers. As a Ford Motor Co. engineer, Pang visits China regularly to work on technical issues. Having seen the explosive growth of China¡¯s auto market in recent years and the successful careers of
Read MoreYin Tongyao, 43, a native of Anhui, has worked closely with fellow Anhui native Zhan Xialai for the past nine years. Together, they have created a miracle of sorts in China¡¯s automotive industry: the building of an independent carmaker called Chery Automobile. Since February, however, Yin Tongyao has had to
Read More¡°I am a small-displacement car and I want freedom!¡± This was a poster on top of a minicar made by Chang¡¯an Automobile displayed at a recent auto show in China. As China¡¯s biggest minicar manufacturer, Chang¡¯an has been lobbying the central government to remove restrictions on small-displacement, economy automobiles. The most
Read More"China's burgeoning auto industry roared into the Frankfurt auto show," writes Associated Press reporter Matt Moore, "eager to create a splash with its new models and make inroads into competitive European and North American markets." "The Chinese are coming," said Halldor Sigurthorsson, an executive with International Automotive Sales in Iceland, at
Read MoreBrilliance China, a 14 year-old Chinese automaker, experienced a sudden change in management in its 11th year. Before 2002, the names of Brilliance China, its chairman Yang Rong and the Zhonghua sedan were growing increasingly popular, as the company grew explosively through a series of dazzling business deals and investment
Read MoreThe following is a summary of the letter written by the chairman of China¡¯s largest mini-vehicle manufacturer, Chang¡¯an Auto Group, in an effort to lobby the central government to abolish all discriminative regulations against the use of economy and mini-vehicles. The letter, entitled ¡°Suggestion to Abolish All Discriminative Policies Against
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