Hongqi
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Silk-FAW's Walter de Silva-designed S9 hybrid hypercar may be in doubt.
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Silk-FAW plans Italian factory for high-end Hongqis, starting with 1,400-hp S9 hypercar
The first in a new family of exotic cars from China's Hongqi will be a plug-in hybrid hypercar.
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Silk-FAW hires its second Ferrari veteran
Roberto Fedeli, who led development of mulitple Ferraris including the LaFerrari and 458 Italia, will help develop new supercars for China's Hongqi brand.
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Silk-FAW hires ex-Ferrari CEO ahead of Hongqi S9 hypercar launch, global expansion
Silk-FAW has hired an ex-Ferrari CEO to help shape the global strategy for its new Hongqi S series.
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Hongqi L-Concept is a modern take on Chairman Mao's limo
Hongqi used the Shanghai auto show to present a flagship sedan concept.
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1,400-hp, Walter de Silva-designed Hongqi S9 hypercar debuts in Shanghai
Chinese luxury brand Hongqi is set to launch a range of high-end hybrids and EVs, starting with a hypercar.
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China's Hongqi has launched a battery-electric full-size SUV.
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Ex-Rolls-Royce design boss to pen models for Chinese luxury brand Hongqi
Chinese automaker FAW Group is in the process of reviving historic brand Hongqi as China's premier automotive label and hired the former design chief of Rolls-Royce to pen the new models. FAW announced Friday that Giles Taylor, who led the design team at Rolls-Royce from 2012 to June of this year...
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Byton could help revive brand that built Chairman Mao's limo
A historic Chinese brand could come back to life with help from Byton, the electric car startup based in the country. China's state-owned FAW Group said it's working with Byton to help give Hongqi, or Red Flag, a proper revival as China's premiere automotive brand. Red Flag, which is owned by FAW...
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Jay Leno drives a car he's never heard of before
You've never driven one. You probably haven't seen one at your local Cars and Coffee. You'll probably never pass one in traffic. We're talking about a Hongqi. Hongqi is a Chinese luxury brand established in 1958, making it the country's oldest automotive marque. The cars were produced for...
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Hongqi reveals SUV concept at Beijing auto show
Bucking the trend of China's copycat design regime, the Hongqi SUV concept revealed at this week's Beijing auto show is a fairly unique creation, and though it isn't groundbreaking, it's not a barely-disguised imitation either. Tending firmly toward the production-ready end of the concept car...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran