Each time An Fu Ford, a dealership in the western Chinese city of Chongqing, sells a car, workers fire a confetti cannon, showering the parking lot with colorful scraps of paper. There's a lot of paper to sweep up these days.
Great Wall, China's largest SUV maker, expects to begin selling SUVs in the United States around 2015, possibly making it the first Chinese automaker to enter the American market in volume, the president of the company says.
China has an appetite for crossovers and SUVs, and for the Shanghai auto show, automakers delivered.
Toyota could make Lexus luxury models in China, senior managing officer Hiroji Onishi, told Kyodo News at the Shanghai show.
Ford is having something of an internal spat over the credit for its Shanghai show car, according to The Australian newspaper.
Chrysler could start making Jeep models in China by the end of next year with the Cherokee the "obvious choice", according Mike Manley, CEO of the brand.
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Mercedes announces prices for the new SLS AMG GT and Black Series starting at £165,030 for the GT
The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Daimler's appeal of a lawsuit claiming the company violated human rights against workers at an Argentina plant in the 1970s.
The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Daimler AG's appeal of a lawsuit claiming the company violated human rights against workers at an Argentina plant in the 1970s.
Amazingly, just two fans were treated and released from an on-site care center at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, N.C.
Buick does big business in
Honda is recalling about 225,300 SUVs and minivans in the United States and Canada to replace a part that if not operating could allow the driver to shift out of park without depressing the brake pedal.
We've lost count of the number of limited production special edition EB4.12 Veyrons Bugatti has launched over the years. 'Course, we wouldn't skip a chance to get behind the wheel of the
Volkswagen India has set up a unit to manufacture and package Vento and Polo assembly kits for export from its Pune plant.
The MG CS is a concept previewing the traditional British brand's plans to expand its lineup of compact hatchbacks and sedans with a small SUV to rival the
Nissan's Infiniti division is to build a a long wheelbase version of the Q50 sports sedan and a new QX50 crossover for China locally.
Icona, a Shanghai-based design and engineering consultancy, added some supercar intrigue to the
Johnson Controls is to supply its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover start-stop and other vehicles made in China.
BYD may stop manufacturing conventional petrol-fuelled cars within two years and concentrate on 'new energy' battery vehicles, as part of its plans to tackle deteriorating sales.
Among the lesser known makes making debuts in Shanghai were the Chang'an CS95 concept, the tiny Lifan 330 and the Geely Emgrand KC. Each is unique in its own right and some of those featured below could be hits.
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