Industry

Coda Automotive begins car production in California

The first Chinese car that you buy may actually be American. California startup automaker Coda Automotive began production of its all-electric sedan on Monday...

Toyota China sales up 51.3% in February

In February 2012, Toyota and its two local joint venture partners managed to sell in China about 66,800 vehicles, up 51.3%. In January and February...

Jaguar Land Rover and Chery agree on new joint venture in China

British off-road icon Land Rover plans to join the ranks of global automakers making vehicles in China by partnering with Chery Automobile Co Ltd...

General Motors to recall 18.204 cars in China

General Motors will recall 18.204 imported vehicles in China because of problems with the cars' anti-lock braking systems, China's quality control agency said in...

BMW posts Record Sales, thanks to China

German carmaker BMW says it has seen record profit margins in its core car business for 2011. Its profits jumped by 51% last year...

China car sales up 26.5% in February

February car sales in China rose 26.5 percent from a year earlier, rebounding strongly from a slump in the previous month as automakers and...

China auto sales fall in the first two months of 2012

China's vehicle sales weakened further in the first two months of this year as the economy slowed and higher fuel prices deterred some buyers....

Geely signs tech transfer deal with Volvo

Geely Automobile Holdings said its parent and Volvo Car had signed a technology transfer deal allowing the Chinese maker of low-cost cars to enrich...

Ford China sales up 28% in February

Ford said Wednesday its sales in China totaled 40,978 vehicles in February, up 28% on year and bolstered by strong demand for its Mondeo...

Long-wheelbase Bentley Mulsanne for China, Dürheimer says

CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer told Chinese journalists at the Geneva Auto Show that Bentley is developing a stretched Mulsanne for the Chinese car market. He...