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China auto sales slightly Down in October

Passenger car sales in China dropped 0.73 percent month on month to hit 1.61 million units in October, according to data from the China...

Mercedes-Benz to recall 1.525 passenger cars in China

Mercedes-Benz China will recall 1.525 B-Class cars because of faulty fuel tank vent valves, the country's consumer quality watchdog said on Friday. The company has...

Dongfeng-Nissan recalls 24.146 passenger cars in China

Dongfeng-Nissan will recall its 2011 Nissan Sunny passenger vehicles due to defects in the sunroof design, China's quality watchdog said Friday. The recall will affect...

FAW confirms Hongqi SUV is coming in 2014, Besturn in Trouble

Chinese media say FAW has confirmed the Hongqi (Red Flag) SUV will hit the Chinese auto market in 2014. FAW first showed a Hongqi...

BAIC is going Big in electric vehicles in China

The BAIC Group, one of China's biggest automobile companies, says it plans to invest 1.7 billion yuan ($272 million) into the research and production...

Mercedes-Benz China sales down 3.9% in October

Mercedes-Benz China sales are down 3.9% in October, a decline which Daimler attributed to the "very strong" sales from October 2011. Mercedes-Benz sold 15.900...

BMW China sales up 33% in October

BMW sales in China were up 33% in October to 237.650 cars, a new record. BMW makes the 3-series, 5-series and X1 in China...

China offers up to 16.000 USD subsidy on Roewe E50 EV

The Roewe E50 EV was launched on the Chinese car market yesterday for 234.900 yuan or 37.600 USD. ChinaDaily reports today that green-car subsidies...

McLaren MP4-12C finally officially in China (?)

Over the last months we have seen several McLaren MP4-12C sportmachines popping up in various Chinese cities, but these vehicles all appeared to have...

Ford China sales up 48% in October

Ford Motor Co said Monday it sold 60,518 vehicles in October, up 48% from a year earlier, led by strong sales of its Ford...