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SAIC to buy Opel Insignia platform for Roewe?

- According to an unnamed source from the 21st Century Business Herald in China (via Gasgoo), Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) has been in talks with General Motors since last March to purchase the Eplison II platform (as used by the latest Opel Insignia and the Chinese-market Buick Regal) for its next Roewe 750 midsize sedan. The fact that SAIC is GM's Chinese partner may seem to lend a bit of credibility to these rumors, though SAIC and General Motors have both initially denied any knowledge of the platform-sharing plan. While ... Read more →

Roewe 550, 750 arrive in Chile as MGs Alex Nunez

Remember the Roewe 550? Pretty nice-looking ride, especially for a Chinese car, considering some of the freakishly awful stuff that comes out of the country. SAIC apparently realizes that in terms of ...

Beijing '08 Preview: Roewe 550 sedan spied at commercial shoot Alex Nunez

Click image for a gallery of the Roewe 550 sedan SAIC's Rowe brand (nee Rover) is set to formally unveil its new 550 sedan in Beijing next month. The sedan's styling is very mainstream save for its ...

Roewe developing Focus-fighter with ex-Rover employees John Neff

Ford pulled a shrewd move back in September when it exercised an option to purchase the rights to the Rover brand name from BMW, which meant that Chinese automaker SAIC couldn't use the brand name to ...

SAIC to buy Opel Insignia platform for Roewe? 4 months ago on Autoblog

- According to an unnamed source from the 21st Century Business Herald in China (via Gasgoo), Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) has been in talks with General Motors since last March to purchase the Eplison II platform (as used by the latest Opel Insignia and the Chinese-market Buick ...

Roewe 550, 750 arrive in Chile as MGs 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember the Roewe 550? Pretty nice-looking ride, especially for a Chinese car, considering some of the freakishly awful stuff that comes out of the country. SAIC apparently realizes that in terms of name recognition, MG > Roewe. Case in point: the introduction of the 550 and 750 sedans in ...

Beijing '08 Preview: Roewe 550 sedan spied at commercial shoot 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the Roewe 550 sedan SAIC's Rowe brand (nee Rover) is set to formally unveil its new 550 sedan in Beijing next month. The sedan's styling is very mainstream save for its unfortunate front fascia. Those undersized, oddly-shaped headlights just seem very out of place. That ...

Roewe developing Focus-fighter with ex-Rover employees 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford pulled a shrewd move back in September when it exercised an option to purchase the rights to the Rover brand name from BMW, which meant that Chinese automaker SAIC couldn't use the brand name to sell the ex-Rover cars it had just won the rights to build. Hence, the Roewe brand was born and the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

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