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Automotive professional with 20+ years experience. He was living in China for 16 years and has been consulting in field of Chinese automotive ecer since.

FAW’s 1957 Supercar from China

Communist leader Bo Yibo visited the then still young First Auto Works (FAW, 一汽) in Changchun on December seven 1957 for an inspection. To...

Benz goes for the Big E in China

Beijing-Benz will unveil the China-made E 300L on the Beijing Auto Show in April. Chinese drivers like to be driven, the L's wheelbase is...

Dongfeng Crossover based on Jingyi MPV

Dongfeng will soon join the Crossover madness with this one, a yet nameless machine based on the Jingyi MPV. Biggest difference,apart from the added...

FAW-Besturn B30 to be Based on Jetta Platform [?]

FAW's own brand Besturn ain't done yet with the B50 and B70. According to reports in the Chinese press the next baby will be...

Spy Shot: Greatwall H5 for Europe

A spyshott all alone, I got only one, of the new Great Wall H5 meant for the European market. GW's new Hover will be...

SAIC-GM Chevrolet Spark Cross (or Sport) is Out

Last week we saw some vague photo's of a new Chevrolet Spark covered with a lot of extra plastic. Today we have the first...

Roewe 550 Police Car from China

A first of a kind, this pretty Roewe 550 police car parked on a street in Beijing; but parked on a bicycle lane and...

Spy Shots: Wuling MPV

A new MPV from the minicar joint venture SAIC('Shanghai')-GM-Wuling. The machine, codenamed CN-100, is bigger than the usual mianbaoche's and is so new territory...

Spy Shots: Shanghai-GM Chevrolet Spark Cross

Shanghai-GM can't say goodbye to its old Spark. Some said production would be over soon but this machine proves otherwise. It is a cross-kind-of-a-thing...

Jiangling N-350 is Getting Ready, but will the world?

New spy-pictures from the Jiangling factory show how huge this new suv actually is. China didn't get Hummer, now they make one themselves. The...