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We tried to count the number of Chinese carmakers, and it turns out that there are approximately 70 brands. That’s not counting the foreign makes they’ve already bought like Volvo, or are currently trying to acquire like Saab, nor their numerous joint ventures with almost every big-, medium- or small-sized foreign automotive companies from Isuzu and Suzuki to Toyota and General Motors.
- Qoros Reveals Its First Ever Production Model, The New Gq3 Compact Sedan
Qoros might be a brand new name in the automotive world having been formed by China's Chery Automobile Co. and Israeli investment firm Israel Corp. in late 2007, but it sure has picked up quickly on how the business works. Borrowing a page from...
- China's New Qoros Brand To Debut Its First Car At The Geneva Motor Show
We have been following the story on the new Qoros passenger car brand since China's Chery Automobile Co. and Israeli investment firm Israel Corp. officially announced the birth of the company last November (though, the two companies had established...
- Guangzhou Automobile Says New Fiat Joint Venture Will Build Alfa Romeo Cars In China
The already crowded Chinese car market will soon welcome a new and ambitious competitor as local manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group has completed plans to set up a new joint venture with the Fiat Group named Guangqi Fiat. Speaking with reporters...
- China May Reject Toyota-fuji Heavy Industries Joint Venture With Chery, Say It Is “one Too Manyâ€
China looks set to reject the proposal for a joint venture between Fuji Heavy Industries, in which Toyota holds a 16.5% stake, and the country’s seventh largest carmaker, Chery Automobile Co. According to state sources cited by Bloomberg news,...
- Honda To Create New Brand In China - First Model To Be Introduced In 2010
Honda’s manufacturing joint venture in southern China, Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co, officially announced its plans to develop a car that will be marketed under an all-new brand. This is the first time that a foreign car venture will develop...
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Does the World Really Need Another Chinese Brand? Chery Certainly Thinks So, Launches Qoros [Video]
We tried to count the number of Chinese carmakers, and it turns out that there are approximately 70 brands. That’s not counting the foreign makes they’ve already bought like Volvo, or are currently trying to acquire like Saab, nor their numerous joint ventures with almost every big-, medium- or small-sized foreign automotive companies from Isuzu and Suzuki to Toyota and General Motors.
Even Alfa Romeo, which has cancelled its return to the U.S. more times than we care to remember, has plans to form a joint venture with local company Guangzhou Automobile.
Well, the list just got a little but bigger as on Monday Chery Automobile Co. and investment firm Israel Corp. announced a new joint venture that will lead to a new brand called Qoros.
Read more »- Qoros Reveals Its First Ever Production Model, The New Gq3 Compact Sedan
Qoros might be a brand new name in the automotive world having been formed by China's Chery Automobile Co. and Israeli investment firm Israel Corp. in late 2007, but it sure has picked up quickly on how the business works. Borrowing a page from...
- China's New Qoros Brand To Debut Its First Car At The Geneva Motor Show
We have been following the story on the new Qoros passenger car brand since China's Chery Automobile Co. and Israeli investment firm Israel Corp. officially announced the birth of the company last November (though, the two companies had established...
- Guangzhou Automobile Says New Fiat Joint Venture Will Build Alfa Romeo Cars In China
The already crowded Chinese car market will soon welcome a new and ambitious competitor as local manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group has completed plans to set up a new joint venture with the Fiat Group named Guangqi Fiat. Speaking with reporters...
- China May Reject Toyota-fuji Heavy Industries Joint Venture With Chery, Say It Is “one Too Manyâ€
China looks set to reject the proposal for a joint venture between Fuji Heavy Industries, in which Toyota holds a 16.5% stake, and the country’s seventh largest carmaker, Chery Automobile Co. According to state sources cited by Bloomberg news,...
- Honda To Create New Brand In China - First Model To Be Introduced In 2010
Honda’s manufacturing joint venture in southern China, Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co, officially announced its plans to develop a car that will be marketed under an all-new brand. This is the first time that a foreign car venture will develop...