Category: China

Filed under: China, Cadillac, GM
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Back when Cadillac dropped the long-wheelbase SLS on the Beijing motor show, we were all incredulous. How could Cadillac deny us the 4-inch longer STS variant (with an improved interior, too)when other stretched luxury sedans garner sales here. Now, the car will be edging a […]

Filed under: China, Audi, Porsche

Porsche’s recent growth and Audi’s plan for world domination are well underway, but beyond the product push both automakers have in store, the other part of the equation is dealerships. Audi currently has around 2,700 dealerships worldwide and according to the automaker’s sales exec, Ralph Weyler, that’s going to expand to […]

Filed under: China, Plants/Manufacturing, Tokyo Motor Show
“We started off building and selling cheap cars, but now we are changing,” says Geely Automobile Holdings Chairman Li Shufu at at Tokyo press conference. Geely is the purveyor of some of the most inexpensive cars in China, and now it’s looking to sell in other markets. Citing Geely’s […]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, China, Green

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) brings you this: the Ecooter. That’s right: the Ecooter. It’s just as much to write as it is to say it. The conveyance, which looks like it will either eat you Aliens style or demand to see your leader, is a 4-wheel, single-person, electric vehicle.
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Filed under: Economy, China, Hatchbacks, Toyota
China’s BYD is planning to build a car called the F-1 which it intends to sell for a mere $3,000. At this point, it’s unknown what will propel this little machine but it’s a safe bet it won’t approach its McLaren-built namesake. Apparently, part of the plan to build the […]