China Car History

Chang’an-Suzuki Alto Convertible from China

A hard working man from the city of Chengdu made himself his dreamcar: a Chang'an-Suzuki Alto 4-door convertible. The engine is modified too, the...

Spotted in China: FAW-Hongqi CA7460

A very nice one close to my house and in my own street. This FAW-Hongqi CA7460 was based on a Lincoln Towncar and assembled...

Spotted in China: FAW-Hongqi CA7221L

This is the FAW-Hongqi CA7221L. It is based on an Audi 100 platform but stretched by Hongqi itself. The car came out in 1993...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7180A2E and CA7182MT3

Today a very beautiful day in Beijing and it got even better when I found two Hongqi's parked next to each other. On the...

Spotted: FAW-Mercedes Benz 200

First Auto Works (FAW) and Mercedes Benz had a short lived joint venture from 1987 until 1988. During that one lonely year 828 vehicles...

Spotted: Haima HMC6470L

The Haima HMC6470L station car was a child of the joint venture between Hainan Automotive and Mazda, the brand name of the vehicles so...

History: the Yichang Auto Show 2006

When I did some research for an article on the upcoming Chery A2 I found this little beauty promoting archrival Geely on the 2006...

Spotted: Shuanghuan Noble Spiderman-Toyota Edition

Last Saturday I went to the ‘10th China International Auto Accesoires Commercial Expo (CIAACE 2010)’ in the Agricultural Exhibition Center here in Beijing. This...