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Toyota launches green strategic plan for China

Promoting environmentally friendly products and technologies will be a core focus of Toyota's future development for the Chinese car market, according to its new...

Bentley sales up 47% this year, thanks to China

Global sales at luxury-car maker Bentley are up almost 50 per cent so far this year. The Crewe-based firm said it delivered 894 cars...

Toyota China sales up 51.3% in February

China sales by Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and its two local joint venture partners grew 51.3% in February to about 66,800 vehicles, according to...

Beiqi Foton’s 2011 profits down 30%

Beiqi Foton Motor Co, one of China's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers and part of BAIC, said Friday that its profits slumped nearly 30 percent...

Audi’s 2011 profit up 60%, thanks to China

Audi, which outsold Mercedes Benz for the first time last year to become the world's second largest luxury carmaker by selling more than 1.3...

Apple looking for automotive professionals in China, iCar in the works?

Apple China seems to be looking for automotive professionals. An HR company claiming to work for Apple posted a post in the Linkedin 'China...

Chang’an E30 electric taxi in Beijing

A new electric taxi demonstration project in Beijing. One hundred Chang'an E30 electric taxi's will roam the streets of faraway Fangshan District where Chang'an...

Production Chang’an CD101 starts in September

Production of the new Chang'an CD101 will start in September in Chang'an's new plant in Beijing. The CD101 will be powered by a 2.0,...

BYD creates largest all-electric vehicle fleet in the World

Some good news for BYD. The company has won a contract to deliver 1500 pure electric K9 buses and e6 taxis to the public...

China starts trial with methanol-fueled cars

China is looking for alternatives for gasoline. The country will spend 1.59 trillion U.S. dollars over the next five years looking for 'green' solutions....