China’s Anti-Trust Storm is Set to Intensify
Chinese regulators have launched a new series of anti-trust investigations into foreign automakers...
auto industry
Plant in Fatal Blast Described as Dusty Deathtrap
Following the Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products factory blast that killed at least 75 workers and...
Explosion Kills Dozens at Eastern China Plant
An explosion on Saturday has killed at least 68 people and injured more than 180 others at...
Chinese Automakers Look To Detroit
Bill Vlasic of The New York Times reports that dozens of Chinese companies have quietly dropped anchor in Detroit as they seek a foothold in America’s recovering auto industry: Chinese-owned companies are investing in...
China Tightens Fuel Economy Standards
Amid heightened environmental concerns and slowing car sales, China has introduced the latest in a series of incrementally stricter fuel economy regulations. But smaller domestic car manufacturers are likely to struggle to keep...
China Car Makers Cut Corners to Success
As the presence of cars in China grows, foreign automakers have tried to tap into the market’s increasing demand. Despite the recent slump in auto sales as consumers wait for discounts, Chinese automakers are cutting corners to...
Island Dispute Strains China-Japan Economic Ties
The Wall Street Journal reports economic relations between China and Japan could be hurt due to the tension over the soverignty Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea: China said Japan must meet it halfway in a longstanding...
Auto Sales at a Crawl, GM Surges Forward
More car makers are gearing their designs towards China’s auto market, and General Motors is no exception. Despite the slowdown in China’s auto industry, GM has profited with record auto sales in May. AFP reports: GM’s...
Nissan Cruises into Hong Kong, Gears Towards China
As more and more auto makers are gearing their products towards China, Nissan is also expanding their luxury car market to China, and they are aiming for 10% of the market despite being one of the late-comers into China’s auto...
China Driving Automaker’s Designs
As China is driving the demand for supersizing luxury cars, more and more automakers are using Chinese tastes to drive their designs. In 2009, China emerged as the world’s largest car market due to the rising number of nouveau...
China Carmakers Told to Seek Fuel Efficiency, Not Sales
After nurturing rapid expansion of its automotive industry for years, China appears ready to make a U-turn, shifting its emphasis from quantity to quality. From The New York Times: Lu Shize, director of air pollution control at...
Rich in China Get Richer Only Faster
The Guardian goes luxury car shopping with Zheng Huizhong, son of a Henan farmer who has become a successful businessman: “Turning heads with a luxury car is not as easy as it used to be. They are common now. Many people...
China to Have 200 Million Vehicles by 2020
China’s recent marathon traffic jams may be a sign of things to come. From AFP: The number of vehicles on China’s roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, a top official was quoted Monday as...
China to Invest Billions in Electric and Hybrid Cars
From the New York Times: The Chinese government, determined to become a world leader in green technology, says it plans to invest billions of dollars over the next few years to develop electric and hybrid vehicles. The...
Walkout Closes Another Toyota Supplier in China
From the New York Times: Workers at an auto parts factory in Tianjin, China, run by a Chinese subsidiary of Toyoda Gosei, which is 42 percent owned by Toyota Motor, went on strike Thursday and have not returned to their jobs, a...
Honda Strike Becomes a Rallying Point in China
The New York Times has more on the strike at the Honda auto parts factory and its impact for workers in China: A strike at an auto-parts factory owned by Honda in southern China has unexpectedly become a cause célèbre in the...
China’s Geely Challenge: High Hopes, Hard Reality
From AP: Chinese tycoon Li Shufu’s car company Geely has a knack for giving its vehicles oddball names: Gleagle, King Kong, Englon. Not as memorable for buyers of the King Kong and its stablemates is a standard of quality...
For Volvo, a New Life Under Chinese
A new deal has been announced by Ford to sell Volvo to the Chinese car manufacturer Geely. From the Wall Street Journal: China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. agreed to buy Volvo cars from Ford Motor Co. on Sunday for...
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