China
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The Ford Edge L for China is about the same size as the U.S. Explorer but with a wheelbase that is about three inches shorter.
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Buick Electra-X concept previews design and direction for Chinese EVs
Buick's first EV is coming to the U.S. in 2024, but the Electra-X concept shows the look of five EVs due for China by 2025.
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Tesla looks to open R&D center in China, develop Chinese-specific vehicles
Tesla posted an ad in China announcing an R&D center and looking for car designers for Chinese-style vehicles.
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Court sides with Jaguar Land Rover in Chinese Evoque copycat case
Jaguar Land Rover scored a rare victory for intellectual property patents in China.
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If track day is important, Byton wants you to buy a different electric car
Tesla vehicles have earned a reputation, boosted by YouTube reaction videos, for their blistering, dragstrip-worthy, straight-line acceleration. Porsche is getting into the electric performance game with even more fervor. The German luxury marque aims for the pedigree of Nürburgring times and...
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China opens world's longest sea-crossing bridge
The world's longest sea-crossing bridge is now open to traffic. Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the marvel of infrastructure, officially called the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge, on Tuesday during a ceremony in the southern city of Zhuhai. CNN reported the bridge cost $20 billion to construct...
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Come 2022, China will officially scrap ownership limits on foreign automakers and the joint-venture agreements those limits require. However, the country has given BMW and Volkswagen an early lead on removing the limits. Both German automakers signed agreements with their joint-venture partners in the presence of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that will remove the caps ahead of schedule, Automotive News Europe (subscription required) reported Friday. Per China's current timeline, the caps will fade away this year for any foreign-invested shares in electric and hybrid cars. By 2020, the country...
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Zoyte preps a Range Rover Sport clone for the Chinese market
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating for western automakers when Chinese brands rip off their designs. The latest copycat car maker? Zotye, which is prepping a vehicle called the T800. It's an SUV that looks an awful lot like Land Rover's own...
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VW and Chinese partner launch SOL EV brand in China
Volkswagen has joined numerous other automakers by offering a China-only brand dedicated to electric cars. On Tuesday, VW introduced the SOL brand for electric vehicles at the 2018 Beijing auto show. The first vehicle from SOL is (shocker) an SUV called the E20X. SOL was born from VW's joint...
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McLaren turns to Chinese fashion line Cabbeen for a limited-run 570GT
McLaren have teamed up with Chinese fashion house Cabbeen to introduce a special limited-run variant of the 570GT. The idea behind the car is to showcase the philosophy "Designed in China, built in the United Kingdom." Just five examples will be built, and the car is being shown to the public at...
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Charging ahead: Volvo wants 50 percent of its cars sold to be electric by 2025
Volvo said Wednesday that it wants half of its cars to be fully electric by 2025, the next step in its plans for a fully electrified future. The Swedish automaker made its dedication clear at the Beijing auto show this week, where every single car on display was a plug-in hybrid model. Volvo said...
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China will scrap ownership limits on foreign automakers by 2022
Since 1994, China has mandated foreign automakers to create joint-ventures with domestic companies to regulate ownership limits. The foreign companies have been limited to no more than 50 percent ownership. It's led to numerous tie-ups between established Western automakers and budding Chinese...
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BMW Group, Mini's parent automaker, has signed a letter of intent to initiate a joint venture with China's Great Wall to produce battery-electric Minis in the country. Currently, the Mini plant in Oxford, England, is set to produce an electric Mini in 2019. The German automaker said production follows the market, and it sees immense opportunity for all-electric Minis in China. The country was Mini's fourth-largest market in 2017 with 35,000 units delivered. China is also the largest market for electrified vehicles, or "new-energy vehicles," as the Chinese government refers to them. With the...
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Iconic BMW Isetta returns as a Chinese knockoff
Chinese companies have a track record for copying other automakers. Porsches, Hondas, and even tires often have knockoff alter egos in the country. The latest digs deeper into the past, however. Eagle, a Chinese carmaker, has blatantly copied the iconic BMW Isetta, Cars News China reported Tuesday...
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Polestar starts construction of plant in China
Polestar, formerly Volvo's in-house tuner, will forge ahead as a standalone brand within Volvo Cars Group. On Monday, the brand announced it broke ground on its first manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China. It will be the assembly plant for all future Polestar models. Volvo already has a plant in...
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Audi launches car sharing for high-end customers
Automakers and brands have begun to look outside the traditional ownership model to expand their business opportunities, and one of the more popular areas of expansion include car sharing services. Audi had previously waded into car sharing with its Audi On Demand service, and now, it's launched a...
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Cadillac XT5 mild hybrid launches in China
Cadillac may be branded as an underdog in North America, but in China the luxury division is a big player. In fact, China is Cadillac's top market these days. Combine Cadillac's success in China with a growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, and we have the Cadillac XT5 Hybrid. The XT5 Hybrid...
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Ford exploring potential joint venture with Chinese company to build electric cars
China is the world's number one automotive market, and adding fuel to booming auto sales is the fact that electric cars are expected to grow exponentially. With this in mind, Ford has signed a memorandum of understanding to potentially build a line of future electric cars in conjunction with a...
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A Chinese automaker named after the country's most iconic structure says it wants to own the most quintessentially American of automakers: Jeep. One week ago, a report claimed an unnamed Chinese automaker had placed a bid to buyout Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, a move that would fulfill CEO Sergio Marchionne's dream of merging with another automaker ahead of his retirement. Following that initial report, FCA's suitor has revealed itself—though it's really just interested in the crown jewel: Jeep. Automotive News (subscription required) reports Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Company has...
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Jay Leno hits the road in a vintage Chinese limo
With his massive car collection, Jay Leno isn't quite a member of the proletariat, but he's still not the kind of person who would demand to be driven in a limo, especially not a Chinese limo like the Honqi CA770. Don't know what the CA770 is? Neither did Jay, and that is really saying something...
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2015 Porsche Macan Specs Revealed In Leaked Document?
The 2015 Porsche Macan is set to debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Unbelievable Survival Story Of The Week: Audi S5 Flattened By Shipping Container
Remarkably, two people survived the flattening of this Audi without life-threatening injuries.
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Cadillac Building XTS Sedans In China - For The Chinese Market
China is the world’s largest market for automotive sales, and General Motors’ [NYSE:GM] luxury brand, Cadillac, is a well-established player in the Chinese market. Cadillac’s Chinese dealer network now includes some 150 stores, which is roughly twice as many as the brand had in...
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Chinese Automakers Geely And Dongfeng Competing For Stake In Fisker
Struggling extended-range electric automaker Fisker had a difficult year in 2012. Shortly after its Karma sedan hit the market, it was plagued by a series of recalls for battery, software and cooling issues. Fisker lost access to previously-committed Department of Energy loans for failing to meet...
Kurt Ernst