Several Chinese automakers are determined to establish themselves in the U.S., namely Geely, which had originally hoped to be selling cars locally by the end of the decade. Geely decided to hold back after the huge sales flop one of its competitors managed in Europe. One of the biggest hurdles...
Ferrari is launching a special edition of its 599 GTB Fiorano equipped with the HGTE (Handling Grand Turismo Evoluzione) package, which will be built in a highly exclusive... October 5, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Accurate crystal balls were in short supply a year ago, but this year predictions of recovery are flying. The latest to join the side of the optimists are Audi and... July 22, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
Holding company RHJ International has emerged this week as a strong challenger to Magna International in the bidding war for General Motors' Opel division. The Belgium-based... July 14, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
China is now the single biggest market in the world for new cars but that doesn’t mean the government is slowing down on the purchase of cars for its official fleets... July 10, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
America’s days as the world’s biggest auto market are coming to an end, with China for the first time ever overtaking the U.S. in vehicle sales for the first of... July 9, 2009 by Jeremy Weber
Three companies have submitted bids for Opel so far, but another, China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC), has now joined the fray with an offer of more than... July 6, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann
General Motors' deal with China's Tengzhong to buy Hummer was thought to be as good as done in early June, but today reports of chatter on China's state radio casts the sale... June 26, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
Poor sales, growing public concern for the environment and the recession have all added up to weaken General Motors’ chances of finding many buyers for Hummer but the... June 15, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
In an odd and somewhat comical reversal of the usual state of things, China has today announced the halt of import of four Renault models on the back of 'serious safety... June 10, 2009 by Nelson Ireson
Just a few days ago we brought you a story about General Motors considering bringing small cars from China to the U.S. in order to bolster its sales in the segment... May 18, 2009 by James Martinez
Chronicling MG's path through the last decade is tough enough, and delving further back borders on the arcane, but under SAIC's ownership, the line of British-built roadsters... May 13, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann
Just a few days ago we told you General Motors would be looking to build more and more cars overseas as part of its restructuring plans, and that China was one of the first... May 11, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
The landscape of the automotive industry is changing, and before things are done, the changes may be massive. Already Fiat and Chrysler are forging an alliance, and Fiat is... May 7, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
China's car industry is infamous for its tendency to 'borrow' details from European carmakers, often to the point where the word 'clone' is used with some accuracy. The... April 24, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
In the lead up to the unveiling of its Panamera sedan at the Shanghai Motor Show this week, Porsche made a special presentation of the car to a select group of customers and... April 21, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann