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Mercedes-Benz opens global design center in Beijing, China

BEIJING - German automaker Daimler AG inaugurated its fifth Mercedes-Benz Global Advanced Design Center in Beijing on Thursday, a sign of the growing importance...

Automobile ownership in China to exceed 100m by year’s end

BEIJING - Despite a slowdown in automobile sales during the first half of the year, the number of vehicles in China is expected to...

Honda cuts 2011 China car sales target by 13%

Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it was cutting its 2011 car sales target for China by 13 percent as Japan's earthquake and tsunami...

Smart sales up 360% in China

In the first half of 2011, Mercedes sold almost 5,500 units of Smart cars in China, with a growth rate of 360 percent over...

New traffic plan to hit car owners in Beijing, China

The Beijing municipal government is at it again, new plans against car owners who all together cause those traffic jams. Read on: Beijing - Private...

100-km traffic jam in Northern China

HOHHOT - A traffic jam stretching nearly 100 km has reappeared on an expressway in north Inner Mongolia autonomous region following similar situations last...

Beijing Auto and Russia’s AMS Auto announce joint venture

China's fifth largest automotive group, Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), announced the establishment of a joint venture with Russia's AMS Auto. The Beijing-based BAIC Group...

Number of motor vehicles in China hits 217 million

The number of motor vehicles in China hit 217 million as of the end of June, including nearly 98.46 million automobiles and 102 million...

Chang’an-PSA joint venture officially launched in China

The Chinese government has approved the Chang'an-PSA (aka Chang'an-Peugeot-Citroën) joint venture. It is the second joint venture from PSA in China, the other one...

Mercedez-Benz has got Big Plans for China

Mr. Dai Si, CEO of the Beijing-Benz joint venture had a little talk with the press and so we know: local production of the...