Topic: China
Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will invest $708 million to build a second plant in China, the world's biggest auto market, the environment ministry in Beijing said.The auto maker, which was bought by Geely last year, will pour 4.58 ...
When it comes to vehicle quality, domestic Chinese brands are catching up to their global peers, according to the 2010 China Initial Quality Study published by J.D. Power and Associates. In 2010, domestic Chinese brands averaged 224 problems per 100 vehicles, down ...
Ford has competed for sales of crossovers with domestic and import brands for some time in the United States, but the game may soon move to China. In China, Ford sells some of its sedan, van, and SUV volume models that are ...
Bob Rohrman Auto Group, of Lafayette, Ind., has signed on to sell the Zotye electric SUV, imported and distributed by Green Automotive Co., of Dallas. Rohrman Auto, the 15th-largest U.S. dealership group by retail unit sales, will sell Zotye SUVs in 10 ...
Here's hoping, since the Shanghai Securities News reported that Volvo's new Chinese owner hopes to sell nearly 150,000 vehicles in the country annually by 2015. Back in March, Geely acquired the former Ford holding for $1.8 billion, but the Geely-Volvo headlines have ...
Further trouble for Japan's auto industry emerged Thursday as embattled Toyota suspended production and sales of its Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle and Mazda announced a recall of 90,000 cars.Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said it would suspend production and worldwide ...
Japan's Mazda Motor will recall nearly 90,000 passenger cars domestically and in China due to an oil hose defect, the company said Thursday.The automaker, which is part owned by US giant Ford, will start recalling 35,181 units in Japan and some 54,000 ...
Toyota said Friday it had started a sales blitz in China days after the company president apologised to drivers in the world's biggest car market for pulling 75,000 vehicles as part of its global recall.She denied the campaign was triggered by Toyota's ...
The president of Toyota will hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday over the troubled company's car recalls, a company spokesman said.Akio Toyoda will face the press at 1000 GMT at a Beijing hotel "over the recent quality issues" affecting Toyota ...
Toyota president Akio Toyoda will visit China to hold a news conference on the company's massive recall over defective car components, Jiji Press reported Saturday.Toyoda has just concluded his trip to the United States, where he was grilled by US lawmakers about ...
