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Brilliance importer for Europe goes belly up

When Chinese automaker Brilliance wanted to invade The Continent, it chose Germany-based importer HSO Motors to introduce models like its BS4. Brilliance kept up its end of the agreement, shipping cars to HSO; HSO, however, couldn't get the cars sold, and a little more than a year into the partnership HSO has gone bankrupt. Three reasons are blamed for the flame-out: the crash test videos for the BS4 and BS6, along with pricing. If you'll remember, when the German ADAC tested the Brilliance BS6, the result was a horror film that would ... Read more →

REPORT: Private Chinese investors sought to fund $6 billion auto plant in Mississippi Chris Tutor

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 ...

Shanghai 2009: Brilliance rolls out EV Concept with funky power clamshell doors Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

VIDEO: Brilliance BS4 scores zero points in Euro crash test John Neff

Back in 2007, Chinese automaker Brilliance made international news when its BS6 sedan failed crash tests performed by the ADAC (Germany's version of our AAA) in fantastic (and frightening) ...

Moving on up! Chinese automakers move out of Cobo basement thanks to Detroit no-shows John Neff

With the pull out of Porsche, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Ferrari, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce, Nissan and Infiniti from this year's Detroit Auto Show in January, there's a lot of empty space on the show ...

Beijing 2008: Brilliance BS4 wagon is good looking... no BS! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Brilliance BS4 Wagon The Brilliance BS4 sedan is a pretty good-looking car, so it stands to reason that its wagon variant would be easy on the eyes as well. Unveiled in Beijing, the BS4 wagon is indeed a snazzy-looking, ostensibly practical machine. Power ...

Pininfarina tapped to style 3 concepts debuting in Beijing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Pininfarina is making its voice heard designs seen in China, with 30-percent of the company's business now being done with the Asian nation. At this month's Beijing Motor Show, two Chinese automakers will reveal three models designed and, in some cases, engineered by the Italian firm. What's more, ...

The Chinese are coming! Well, eventually... 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've been hearing a lot lately about Chinese cars' impending arrival on our shores. According to what could be cooler heads -- or decoys! (insert maniacal laugh, here) -- that simply isn't the case. At a recent event in Detroit, China's ambassador to the U.S., Zhou Wenzhong, said Chinese carmakers ...

VIDEO: The Brilliance BS6's 3-star crash test 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/China_s_Brilliance_BS6_sedan_improved_gets_3_star_crash_rating_videos'; As we reported yesterday, Chinese automaker Brilliance appears to have addressed a number of the shortcomings in its BS6 sedan that caused it to spectacularly fail a Euro NCAP crash ...

Brilliant recovery? Brilliance BS6 garners 3 stars in Spain crash test 2 years ago on Autoblog

Following its utterly calamitous performance in crash tests conducted by Germany's ADAC, Chinese automaker Brilliance said that it would work with the German body to improve the car's safety. To be honest, we don't know if any such changes have been designed or implemented yet, but apparently, ...

The inside of a Brilliance coupe, pre NCAP crash-test 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you want to know what the inside of a Brilliance coupe looks like before it disintegrates in an NCAP test, pictures are finally available. As was said of the sedan, it's actually ... all right. There's a plethora of plastic, it's a bit on the dark side, and forget about sitting in the back seats ...

Brilliance delisting from NYSE 2 years ago on Autoblog

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Inc., front-and-center in the news of late thanks to a disastrous performance by its BS6 sedan in German crash tests last month, has announced that it's delisting its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange. Brilliance is making its exit due ...

Belgian dealer axes Brilliance BS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

The first reported dumping of the Brilliance BS6 has taken place in Belgium, where dealer Karel Cardoen has halted sales of the car in the wake of its horrifying crash test conducted by Germany's ADAC. In perhaps the understatement of the year, Automotive News Europe quotes Cardonen as saying, "We ...

BS Artists: Brilliance says BS6 crash test won't hurt European sales 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/BS_Artists_Brilliance_says_BS6_crash_test_won_t_hurt_European_sales'; Chinese automaker Brilliance has stated that its European distributor is confident it'll be able to sell the BS6 sedan on the continent despite its pathetic showing in Germany's ADAC ...

In German crash test, China's Brilliance BS6 sedan fails miserably 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above image for photo gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/China_s_Brilliance_BS6_sedan_fails_German_crash_test_in_spectacular_fashion'; China's Brilliance BS6 is a recent entry into the European market, positioned as a premium-style import sedan at a budget price. Well, ...

The Brilliance are coming! Chinese automaker plans to export sedans to the US this year 2 years ago on Autoblog

After storming Europe in 2006, BMW's Chinese automaking partner Brilliance wants to start sending its BS6 sedan to our shores as soon as this year. If it does, it will be the first Chinese car maker to grace the US market. According to Brilliance President Zhigang Liu, if the BS6's don't make it ...

Toyota making big push to unseat GM in China? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite being well positioned as China's number one automaker, General Motors appears to be looking its rearview mirror. Rival Toyota was slow to get started in the world's fastest growing automotive marketplace, but the manufacturer is rapidly picking up speed. As it stands, Toyota had but a 3.5 ...

Another importer to bring Chinese cars to U.S. 3 years ago on Autoblog

While most critics have been distracted by launches of new Geely models (and dubbing Chery Malcolm Bricklin's newest albatross), another company, Global Holdings International, Inc. has quietly been readying an arsenal of new vehicles to be sold in the U.S. come 2007. The company ...

New free trade agreement expected to clear way for Proton, Perodua in U.S. 3 years ago on Autoblog

With American buyers just beginning to wrap their heads around inexpensive Chinese cars coming to market, a new free trade agreement between Malaysia and the U.S. promises to add a few unfamiliar names to the likes of 'Geely' and 'Brilliance.' The pending FTA (expected to be approved next year) ...






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