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Volvo to spend $708 mn on second China plant

2011-06-24T01:30:12Z

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 4.5...

Chinese brands narrow quality gap with foreign automakers

2010-11-03T16:27:52Z

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Ford Exporting Edge Crossover for Chinese Mar...

2010-09-16T17:16:31Z

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Midwest group agrees to sell Chinese EV

2010-11-02T13:27:15Z

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Volvo Looking to Sell 150,000 Cars Annually i...

2010-11-02T12:55:10Z

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New safety risks hit Toyota, Mazda vehicles

2010-10-22T11:08:39Z

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 sal...

Mazda to recall nearly 90,000 compact cars

2010-10-22T11:08:37Z

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 in China of the Mazda 3, ...

Embattled Toyota launches sales campaign in China

2010-03-05T04:16:22Z

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.

Company president Akio Toyoda on Monday said sorry to Chinese consumers over the accelerator system defect...

Nissan recalls nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide

2010-10-22T11:00:24Z

Japan's Nissan Motor said Wednesday it would recall nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide, most of them in the United States, due to brake pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges.

Nissan -- Japan's third-largest carmaker, and partnered with France's Renault -- said it plans ...

Toyota president to brief media in China

2010-02-27T23:15:33Z

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 vehicles, the spokesman said Sunday.

Toyoda has...

Toyota president to visit China over recall row: report

2010-02-27T06:15:48Z

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.

His news conference in Beijing Monday...

Nissan NA to export engines to Japan

2010-04-16T10:16:12Z

Nissan NA plans to export engines from US to Japan for first time to install in Infiniti SUVs

Nissan is planning to export engines from the United States to Japan for the first time.

Nissan executives told Nashville radio station WPLN that the plant at Decherd is exporting engines for a luxury SUV, the

GM says US-made Buicks ready to roll to China

2010-10-22T11:12:53Z

General Motors said Friday it was preparing to begin exports of the US-made Buick Enclave luxury crossover utility vehicle to China as early as next month.

The announcement by the number one US automaker comes as the Acura CL AC compressor) has recently increased its sales in China by 36 percent last month attributed to the growing popularity of the Civic and the Accord cars.

Japan’s second largest carmaker was able to sell 46,226 cars in China for November ...

Infiniti QX56, Nissan Armada To Go Separate Ways

2010-10-26T14:11:33Z

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Brilliance and China Automobile Germany

2010-10-26T14:11:37Z

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China's Tryst With the Xerox Machine

2010-10-22T11:32:20Z

I was recently in China for the Beijing Auto Show. Having roamed around the New Delhi Auto Expo a number of times, the Beijing show is a pleasant surprise in the sense that it is housed in about one-fourth the area of the New Delhi show. At the same time, Beijing has four times the number of new cars significantly improving the new-cars-per-square-inch score.

While Delhi is all about trying to find a new car launch, Beijing was all about trying to find an original new car desi...

Volvo Expects Sales to Double in China

2010-10-22T11:42:00Z

In 2006, Volvo Cars did particularly well in the China auto market with sales volumes burgeoning to more than 7,000 units. "We almost doubled our sales volume in 2006, and our aim is to do the same again in 2007," said Fredrik Arp, the President and CEO of the Volvo Car Corporation.

"To us, China is the most exciting car market in the world. It is a vital part of our growth plans, and we believe that in the next five to ten years China will move up to second place in Volvo Car...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

South Korea Koreas Nuclear

2011-01-05T01:31:07Z

U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, left, and South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-lac attend talks at the latter's office in Seoul, Wednesday, Jan...

South Korea US Koreas Clash

2011-01-04T02:30:23Z

Stephen Bosworth, US special representative for North Korea policy, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Bosworth arrived in Seoul for talks on North Korea's nuclear...

APTOPIX South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-03T07:31:38Z

South Korean Army's 155 mm howitzers fire during a military drill near the demilitarized zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Chulwon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. South Korea's president vowed Monday not to let North Korea "cove...

North Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-03T04:31:29Z

Ctizens attend a rally in support of North Korea's "joint new year editorial" in the city's central Kim Il Sung Square, in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. In the North Korean capital, tens of thousands gathered Monday for the annual New Year rally to display loyalty to leader K...