China Car History

Rare Jiangnan Alto for sale in China

Here we have an interesting car, on sale on a second-hand market in Shandong. It is a Jiangnan Alto and was registered in 2009. ...

How Chrysler helped to arm the Chinese army

Earlier on I wrote an article about how AM General helped China develop its Humvee-clone, the Dongfeng EQ 2050. But AM General was...

The interesting Story of a Jiefang Tin Toy Truck

Except for editing this website I am also a fanatic collector of Chinese tin toys, most made in the 1960's and 1970's. A few...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA 7180 A2EL1

A very nice Hongqi CA 7180 A2EL1 parked in an alley not far from my home in Beijing. The CA7180 was based on the...

Spotted in China: Guangzhou-Peugeot 505

The Peogeot 505 sedam was made in China from 1990 to 1997 by the Guangzhou-Peugeot joint venture. The company was founded in 1985 and...

Two rare Hongqi’s in Beijing; the first car

Last month I posted a story about a friend who found two extremely rare Hongqi's in a parking lot in Beijing. Last weekend I...

Hongqi CA7202E3-L parade car from China

These pics are from 2005 and show the parade for the astronauts from the Shenzhou VI mission, China's second manned spaceflight.  Pics are taken...

A Jeep Comanche for the Army; the Chinese Army

Earlier this month I wrote about AM General trying to sell the Humvee to the Chinese army. It didn't work out exactly as planned,...

SAC Falcon, the other ‘Hummer’ from China

China reverse engineered the AM General Humvee for use in the People's Liberation Army, the PLA. Then they had to built it. See the...

Spotted in China: Beijing Automobile Works 212

A vey well maintained Beijing Automobile Works 212 parked on a street in Beijing. Beijing Automobile Works, better known as BAW, is a brand...