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Dongfeng launches truck assembly line at Russia’s ZIL plant

Chinese automaker Dongfeng is reportedly planning to start assembling trucks at the ZIL factory by as early as next year. It could be another...

China will test Driverless Vehicles in early 2013

Chinese unmanned automobiles will embark on a test drive from Beijing to its neighboring city of Tianjin next year, covering a linear distance of...

Volvo Cars replaces CEO, will focus on China

Frustrated by recent losses and a lack of momentum in the Chinese auto market, Volvo Car Corp.'s board sacked its chief and named a...

Toyota denies it will withdraw from China

Toyota has denied media reports that it will withdraw from the Chinese market and shut down production facilities in the country, but said that...

China demands anti-dumping deposits on Nissan

China's customs watchdog said Friday it will demand that Nissan North America Inc pay cash deposits for possible anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain...

Navistar forms joint venture in China

Navistar has formed an engine joint venture with Jianghuai Automobile Co in Anhui province and is again clocking up miles on a road trip...

Lexus denies it stopped exporting to China

Lexus China denied that it has stopped importing cars, and said that some popular models, such as the ES300h, are still being imported, the...

Toyota will not to close China factories: spokesman

Leading Japanese carmaker Toyota on Wednesday denied reports saying that it would temporarily close some of its factories in China amid strained bilateral ties. A...

Dongfeng sets up R&D center in Sweden

China's Dongfeng Motor has established its first overseas research and development center after buying a 70 percent stake in a Swedish engineering firm, the...

BMW i3 and i8 will come to China in 2014

A member of the senior management team of the Brilliance-BMW joint venture told Chinese media that the BMW i3 and BMW i8 electric vehicles...