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When it comes to making cars, China is king. We’re talking the world’s largest car market, with over a hundred individual marques. So why is it that there are virtually zero Chinese car manufactures selling cars in the U.S. aka the world’s other largest car market?
- Mercedes Selling As Many Maybachs In China Each Month As It Used To Sell Globally In A Year
As the world’s largest market for the S-Class, China has an enormous appetite for Mercedes-Maybachs as well. The automaker is selling about 500 units of the range-topping S-Class every month in China, which is almost as many as it used to sell...
- Nissan Friend-me Concept Was Designed For Young Chinese Buyers
Nissan unveiled the all-new Friend-ME concept at the Shanghai Auto Show this weekend, with the Japanese automaker saying the car was designed for young Chinese buyers, a segment that will soon become the world’s largest. The company says the Friend-ME...
- Gm Sells More Than 2 Million Vehicles In China For 2nd Year In A Row
General Motors has been the market leader in China for the past six years, selling cars under the Baojung, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands. On October 17, the Detroit maker it announced that it sold more than 2 million vehicles...
- Volkswagen Group Mulls New Low Cost Brand For China
At last week’s Shanghai Auto Show 2011, the Volkswagen Group expanded its China portfolio with the official introduction of the Seat brand to the world’s largest car market. However, the German giant has more plans in store for China as...
- Audi Presents A4 Long-wheelbase Version For China
In general, automakers limit the availability of long-wheelbase (LWB) variants to large sedans like the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8. But not in China where consumers seem to be advocates of the saying "the bigger the better". After the introduction of...
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Will China's BYD Bring the F3DM to the U.S. or will this be Just Another Broken Promise?
When it comes to making cars, China is king. We’re talking the world’s largest car market, with over a hundred individual marques. So why is it that there are virtually zero Chinese car manufactures selling cars in the U.S. aka the world’s other largest car market?
So far, China’s “Big Four†(well, the four most visible to those outside of China) have made and broken promises of bringing their vehicles to the North American market. Brilliance, Chery, Nanjing and Geely have all backed down from their plans to open dealerships and factories stateside. So far, not a single car from China's major automakers has touched down on U.S. soil outside a motor show.
- Mercedes Selling As Many Maybachs In China Each Month As It Used To Sell Globally In A Year
As the world’s largest market for the S-Class, China has an enormous appetite for Mercedes-Maybachs as well. The automaker is selling about 500 units of the range-topping S-Class every month in China, which is almost as many as it used to sell...
- Nissan Friend-me Concept Was Designed For Young Chinese Buyers
Nissan unveiled the all-new Friend-ME concept at the Shanghai Auto Show this weekend, with the Japanese automaker saying the car was designed for young Chinese buyers, a segment that will soon become the world’s largest. The company says the Friend-ME...
- Gm Sells More Than 2 Million Vehicles In China For 2nd Year In A Row
General Motors has been the market leader in China for the past six years, selling cars under the Baojung, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands. On October 17, the Detroit maker it announced that it sold more than 2 million vehicles...
- Volkswagen Group Mulls New Low Cost Brand For China
At last week’s Shanghai Auto Show 2011, the Volkswagen Group expanded its China portfolio with the official introduction of the Seat brand to the world’s largest car market. However, the German giant has more plans in store for China as...
- Audi Presents A4 Long-wheelbase Version For China
In general, automakers limit the availability of long-wheelbase (LWB) variants to large sedans like the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8. But not in China where consumers seem to be advocates of the saying "the bigger the better". After the introduction of...