Archive for April, 2007

Innovative Chinese Sedans (Apr 30)

One of the more ambitious players in the Chinese automobile market is Brilliance China Automobiles. They manufacture sedans and minibuses, mostly. Brilliance is based in Shenyang, Liaoning. The Brilliance story began in the year 2003, when they signed a deal to start making sedans in China with the BMW company.
Now, Brilliance has emerged as one […]

Geely Cars: first independent car maker in china (Apr 29)

It was in the year 1998 that China’s first independent car maker was born. Geely Cars had started their history as a maker of refrigerator and motorcycle parts, before eventually acquiring minivan manufacturer’s license and graduating to the automobile industry. After making motorcycles for a few years, they began making their first cars.
Geely is known […]

Chinese Automobiles Come to America (Apr 28)

It is expected that this will be the year that the first Chinese cars will be sold in the United States. The deal was struck, between the Chinese car manufacturer Chery and an American group called Visionary Vehicles back in the year 2005 to begin selling imported Chery automobiles in Canada and the United States […]

China Begins to Rock the Global Auto Industry (Apr 28)

China used to have a reputation for being a backwards nation. People would get around by horse and cart, or, if lucky, by bicycle. But all that has been changing in recent years. China has now become one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers – number four behind the United States, Japan, and Germany. In […]

China Makes Black Cabs (Apr 27)

Anyone who has visited the city of London before will instantly recognize the quintessentially British black taxi cabs that fill the streets. But these nifty little vehicles are no longer exclusively for the English – they are now being manufactured in China, as well.
In April 2007, the first Chinese manufactured black taxi cabs were unveiled. […]