With Chang'an-Ford-Mazda (CFMA)'s new sales network established, Mazda's products are now distributed through two separate channels in China – Mazda 2 and Mazda 3 are in CFMA's network while Mazda 6 is still sold through the network of FAW-Mazda. It seems that Mazda has hopped on the fast track to
Read MoreBeijing - China will implement the State III emission standards on motorcycles as of July 1, 2008, according to a recent news report on motor.hc360.com. Jointly released by the State Environmental Protection Administration and the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine last April, the new policy has set much tougher requirements
Read MoreSHANGHAI – Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (Shanghai-VW), a joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) and Volkswagen AG, will shift some production of its Santana sedan to the former Nanjing-Fiat plant, according to a report in Automotive News China. The report said that the Santana Vista, latest version of the
Read MoreAs China finished another robust year in automobile output and sales, both the industry and the government face some tough challenges ahead as the country moves into the Year of the Rat. Despite a high growth rate of over 20 percent in automobile output and sales, 2007 saw a worrisome phenomenon
Read MoreCHANGZHOU, Jiangsu – Dachangjiang Group, one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in China based in Jiangmen of Jiangsu Province, and Suzuki Corp. jointly signed an agreement to build Haojue-Suzuki Motorcycle Co., Ltd. on November 27, 2007. The new joint venture, with a total investment of ¥2.08 billion ($281 million) and a plant
Read MoreChongqing - China's Jialing Group’s motorcycle plant in Brazil, the Traxx Co., Ltd., was recently put into operation, according to a company news release. The Traxx Co., Ltd. is located in the Manaus Free Trade Zone in Brazil, with a total investment of ¥40 million ($5.41 million) and plant area of
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Commerce is now working on a revised policy of the “Administrative Methods on Auto Brand Sales,” according to a news report on 21 Century Business Herald, citing an official with the ministry. In the early years when China had the automotive policy of “market for technology,” the
Read MoreCHONGQING -- Antonov and Loncin Holdings, one of China’s largest motorcycle makers in Chongqing, are to set up an automatic transmission joint venture in Chongqing, according to an Antonov company news release on January 23, 2008. The new JV will be close to a 50:50 split, with Loncin having the
Read MoreDr. Wayne Xing, editor-in-chief and publisher of CBU/CAR, chaired a special panel discussion on Chinese and Indian heavy-duty truck market at the first Truck & Bus World Forum held from December 12 to 14, 2007 in Lyon, France. Leading executives from both Chinese and Indian truck and bus manufacturers spoke
Read MoreChina finished yet another robust year in automobile production and sales. According to numbers released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), sales of automobiles in 2007 reached 8.79 million units, 21.84 percent year-on-year. Output was 8.88 million units, up 22.02 percent. Dong Yang, the newly appointed secretary general
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