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REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg's deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese soil next year. The involvement of BAIC in the Saab transaction helps Koenigsegg close the deal and gives the Chinese company leverage to re-badge the previous-generation Saab 9-5 as its own or to simply expand the brand's existing reach within the country. In September, Saab CEO Jan-Ake Jonsson told reporters he wanted to double the number of ... Read more →

SPOILER ALERT: Champion's Champions Crowned at 2009 Race of Champions Noah Joseph

Every year, around the world, drivers compete wheel to wheel in all manner of racing series, from rally to F1, touring cars to Le Mans and everything in between. It gives racing fans plenty of ...

Shreveport, LA mayor lobbies D.C. to close the HUMMER deal, already Jonathon Ramsey

Cedric Glover, the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, went to Washington, D.C. to plead his case for the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong. The only thing is, we're not sure why he went. To be more ...

Jianghuai flagship sedan looks like an Infiniti G35 with elephantitis of the grill Jonny Lieberman

Who says Twitter is good for nothing? Making fun of derivative Chinese car designs (cough Geely cough) is like shooting fish in a barrel. Only the barrel has no water in it, is only six-inches ...

Recork the Champagne? China says Hummer paperwork not submitted yet Jonathon Ramsey

Last week, it was reported that General Motors had signed a definitive agreement to sell Hummer to Chinese machinery manufacturer Tengzhong. The Chinese company and its partner in the deal, Lumena ...

Fine China: One-off porcelain-finish Ferrari 599 special to be auctioned for charity [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog

In a communist country, all Ferraris are equal, but some are more equal than others. Take the special-edition 599 that the Italian automaker debuted exclusively for the Chinese market. Only twelve of them will be made. And now, an even more exclusive version – as exclusive as they get, ...

To Chuanfu! Thanks for Everything, Warren Buffett 1 month ago on Autoblog

Wang Chuanfu (above), the founder of Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD is reportedly the richest man in all of China. Already a wealthy man, Bloomberg reports that Chuanfu has jumped a startling 102 places to land himself atop Hurun Rich List, an annual wealth index chronicling the ...

REPORT: Mitsuoka to offer unique rental cars in Japan, also plans to sell in China 1 month ago on Autoblog

Mitsuoka, the Japanese car company whose mission seems to be hoarding all the ugly in the entire world and using it to design automobiles, will expand into Japan's rental car market and offer its luxury range in China. Japanese drivers will be able to rent the Orochi for ¥25,000 ($279 US) ...

Obama administration slaps hefty import tariffs on Chinese-made tires 1 month ago on Autoblog

The aggrieved parties are: the United Steelworkers and the U.S. government on one side, Chinese tire companies and the Chinese government on the other. The issues are, as always, jobs and money. The Steelworkers brought a case against Chinese tire companies for dumping tires on the U.S. market ...

REPORT: China's Beijing Automotive takes minority stake in Saab 1 month ago on Autoblog

It had been reported that SAIC had quietly taken a stake in Saab in conjunction with the Koenigsegg Group. However, it's been confirmed that Beijing Automotive -- which also recently made a play for Opel -- has grabbed a share of the Trollhätten pie. BAIC provided the $400 million ...

REPORT: Private Chinese investors sought to fund $6 billion auto plant in Mississippi 2 months ago on Autoblog

The headline is attention-grabbing. A former Chinese auto executive is proposing a $6 billion plant in economically-distressed north Mississippi that will employ 25,000 people and produce one million cars a year. Automotive News' story is both intriguing and complicated – and not just ...

REPORT: U.S. psyched as China decides to cut auto part tariffs 2 months ago on Autoblog

China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, at which point it was given five years to adjust to the rules of open trade before any complaints were lodged against it. On schedule, in 2006, the complaints began, lodged by the U.S., Europe, and Canada. In one example of open trade ...

Potential deal points leaked concerning Tengzhong's purchase of Hummer 2 months ago on Autoblog

As the Opel transaction takes on Biblical intrigue, the Hummer exchange goes on in another dark corner, laboriously, like the gestation of an elephant. The latest report from a Chinese news website states that General Motors and Tengzhong "might sign an agreement" this week, but that strikes us ...

After divorcing Daimler, going steady with Fiat and cutting off Nissan, Chrysler looking for Chinese partner? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Over the past couple of years, Chrysler has been in discussion with seemingly every carmaker in the world about some sort of tie-up to achieve some particular end. Before it was battling for its very survival, it was in serious talks with Chinese automaker Chery about building a car or two, ...

China pondering hoarding precious metals used in hybrids and EVs by banning exportation? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Ever hear of neodymium? How about dysprosium or yttrium? Thulium or lutetium? These are just some of the metals that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is considering either banning the exportation of, or at least severely limiting the amount that it will let leave the ...

REPORT: Toyota recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles over melting door panels - in China 2 months ago on Autoblog

If you just got into your China-made Toyota Camry only to notice that your door panel has inexplicably melted, it's probably not your fault and the problem is going to be fixed for free. That's good news for you, we suppose, but not so much for Toyota. New reports say the Japanese automaker is ...

REPORT: Tengzhong deal for Hummer expected to close in Q3 2 months ago on Autoblog

Slowly clearing one obstacle after another, Tengzhong is closer to sealing the deal to buy Hummer from General Motors. Chinese reports have come almost completely around, from the nearly certain "No" of a few months ago to "the Chinese government has little to lose giving the green light." Chinese ...

Americans warming to idea of Chinese, Indian autos? 3 months ago on Autoblog

We've known for a while now that Mexicans are getting some Chinese cars with their ten gallon jars of pickles, but what about Americans? Would we go for vehicles from another country from across the Pacific? There's a wonderful moment at the end of Tucker: A Man and his Dreams where Jeff ...

Beijing mall builds its own Transformer out of VW Jetta 3 months ago on Autoblog

We know the Chinese love their Transformers – or perhaps it's just Bumblebee. To promote its new movie theater, a mall in China created its own Transformer out of a Volkswagen Jetta. The best part about the sculpture is that it hasn't been painted to look like Bumblebee, and it's been ...

REPORT: GM to give China dedicated vehicle, launch up to 30 models there in five years 3 months ago on Autoblog

According to Automotive News China, at least one new inexpensive model from Buick or Chevrolet will be dedicated to the Chinese and other emerging markets. The undisclosed model will arrive before 2011. In addition, two more Buick-badged vehicles, and four more wearing Chevrolet logos, will roll ...

GM expects sales in China to grow 20% in 2009 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors boasted in April that it would double sales in China by 2013 with the introduction of 30 new or upgraded models over the next five years. Last month, GM forecasted that its vehicle sales in China would grow 10% this year alone and now it seems those numbers may have been a bit ...

REPORT: China passes U.S. in auto sales 4 months ago on Autoblog

Most of the world has been knee deep in a wicked recession for quite a while, and auto sales have been hit especially hard. Here in the U.S., the numbers have been abysmal, as the first half of the year saw only 4.8 million sales through June. China, on the other hand, is running away with the ...

HUMMER hanging on: Tengzhong in talks with Chinese government to clear sale 4 months ago on Autoblog

Chinese National Radio recently reported that Tengzhong wouldn't be allowed to purchase Hummer due to environmental concerns. The company released a statement after that news broke saying that while there was no "definitive agreement," the CNR report wasn't based on facts from the government ...

Beijing Automotive bids for Opel; Magna still expected to close deal 4 months ago on Autoblog

Even though Beijing Automotive (BAIC) tendered a non-binding offer for Opel, the company is said to have no chance of actually acquiring the brand. General Motors is still in talks with Magna and its partners, GAZ and Sberbank, and according to Sberbank CEO German Graf, "The choice has been made ...

REPORT: China rolls out 89 new models in six months - that's one every two days 4 months ago on Autoblog

We've been hearing Chinese officials say for quite some time now that there are far too many automakers in the country for a healthy market in the long-term, but we didn't realize until today just how out-of-hand it may be. According to state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua, China has seen an ...

REPORT: China to block HUMMER sale to Tengzhong 4 months ago on Autoblog

- General Motors' pending deal to offload its unwanted HUMMER brand may have hit a major snag. Although no official word has come from the Ministry of Commerce or the National Development and Reform Commission, state-run radio organizations are reporting that the Chinese government will indeed ...

Spy Shots: Buick getting its own Astra variant 4 months ago on Autoblog

Further proof that General Motors is readying a Opel Astra derivative for the Buick brand has just arrived in the form of spy shots showing a mid-size mule testing at Germany's Nürburgring. Somewhat obscured behind the excessive camo is Buick's trademark "waterfall" grille, however, the ...

Ironic Twist: Renault reportedly banned from selling in China over "serious safety risks" 4 months ago on Autoblog

The Renault Laguna, Scenic, Megane and Megane Coupe-Cabriolet were designed by Renault, built by Renault factories in France, and have all earned five stars in European NCAP tests. They have also all been banned by China's General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine for ...

Chinese government unlikely to approve Hummer purchase deal? 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to a report from Bloomberg, state-owned Chinese news agency Shanghai Securities News is predicting that it is unlikely the Chinese government will approve the purchase of Hummer from General Motors by Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Why? Apparently, China actually wants ...

REPORT: Two plants saved from closing under new GM/UAW agreement 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to the Detroit Free Press, the 14 plants that General Motors is expected to announce for closure on Monday was going to be 16 plants until the UAW got its way on Capitol Hill. The union charged GM with closing factories, but instead of a commensurate reduction in production, GM was moving ...

Oye Como Va! After nearly 30-year Chinese run, VW's Quantum Santana to expire in 2012? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Although the Volkswagen Quantum never became the institution in the States that its successor, the Passat has, the second-generation model, known as the Santana in China, once again proved that Volkswagen is indeed the "people's car." And now, after being built domestically through a joint-venture ...

China's Hautai reportedly readying Bentley Continental knockoff 5 months ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of Geely's "this is not a Rolls-Royce Phantom" GE, Chinese automaker Hautai is apparently busy working on its own new luxury vehicle, one that would appear to borrow liberally from the Bentley Boys. Huatai Automobile Group, based in Beijing, specializes in SUVs, so this model ...

Leaked GM document shows automaker plans to sell China-built cars to U.S. consumers 5 months ago on Autoblog

A planning document given to lawmakers by General Motors reportedly shows that the Detroit-based automaker plans to ship 17,335 autos from China for sale in the U.S. in 2011. If GM succeeds in importing vehicles to the U.S. from China, it could be the first automaker to do so. The document ...

Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel to enter production? 6 months ago on Autoblog

Could the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel enter production? According to a post on Lotus Enthusiast, that's an entirely real possibility due to interest from Youngman Auto, which is the British automaker's Chinese partner. It seems that the Tri-Fuel was a big hit at the recent Shanghai Motor Show, ...

REPORT: AutoShanghai show bucks trend to show record attendance figures 6 months ago on Autoblog

In the introductory videos for the Bertone Mantide, designer Jason Castriota says "There's a reason we introduced the car here," in Shanghai -- and the performance of the Shanghai Motor Show appears to justify that kind of thinking for nearly every automaker there. The show was physically larger ...

Shanghai 2009: Brilliance rolls out EV Concept with funky power clamshell doors 6 months ago on Autoblog

Chinese automaker Brilliance is showing off a new concept electric car that's currently on display at the Shanghai Motor Show. A large battery pack using lithium ion technology is reportedly capable of providing a range of around 93 miles (150 kilometers). The Chinese automaker claims that this ...

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