GM expects competitive Chevy Volt pricing in China

General Motors Co. expects competitive pricing for its hybrid Chevrolet Volt in China as it hopes to gain a foothold in China's fledgling environmentally friendly car industry with the highly anticipated car.... Read More »

Traffic in China: A not-so-great leap forward

China may have overtaken the United States as the world's No. 1 car market, but the country's transportation infrastructure hasn't quite caught up. Last week, news reports told of a 60-mile-long traffic jam on Highway 110, which links Beijing with Inner Mongolia. The monster jam consisted primarily of trucks hauling coal from Inner Mongolia.... Read More »

Subaru near decision on first plant in China, report says

Subaru, the only major Japanese brand not manufacturing in China, is in talks with partners in that country about a joint venture and will decide by year end whether to build cars there. Ikuo Mori, president of the Subaru brand's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, told Japan's Nikkei business daily that locally produced cars have slimmer profit margins than those imported from Japan.... Read More »

Toyota sees China sales climbing more than 10% next year

Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales in China may grow more than 10 percent next year, the company's local chief said. The expected increase compares with Toyota's plan to boost deliveries 13 percent to 800,000 vehicles this year, a target the automaker should be able to meet, officials say.... Read More »

China's BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, posts $106 million Q2 profit

BYD Co., the Chinese automaker backed by Warren Buffett, reported second-quarter profit of 717 million yuan ($106 million) as vehicle demand rose in the world's biggest auto market.... Read More »

Hyundai, Kia go upscale, add segments and pizazz

Hyundai and Kia are trying to hold on to their U.S. sales momentum by entering new segments, moving the brands upscale and bringing out vehicles with more eye-catching design. The corporate cousins share vehicle platforms, a complicated Korean ownership structure and a story line: strong U.S.... Read More »

New Volvo chief wants appealing, upscale cars Volvo will attempt to build cars that appeal to shoppers' emotions, new CEO Stefan Jacoby says. Aug. 23, 12:01 am U.S. ET

What’s coming from China? Not much yet When will the first Chinese-designed vehicle be sold in the United States? Aug. 23, 12:01 am U.S. ET

China's July auto sales slow China's passenger-car sales to dealerships increased in July at the slowest pace since March 2009,... Aug. 23, 12:01 am U.S. ET

For Mazda, a massive recall Mazda Motor Corp. Aug. 23, 12:01 am U.S. ET

The East is in the Red China's exports of vehicles and auto parts rose in the first half of 2010, but not nearly so fast... Aug. 23, 12:01 am U.S. ET

Carmakers eye vehicle finance to drive China growth Shanghai resident Jiang Qinxia is just the kind of guy that global automakers like General Motors... Aug. 17, 6:16 am U.S. ET

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