Bloomberg News, January 9, 2019 The growth engine for the world’s car industry has been thrown into reverse, with China recording the first annual slump in auto sales in more than two decades -- though progress in trade talks with the U.S. and planned government incentives...
Nikkei Asian Review, November 28, 2018 by Edward Tse and Bill Russo China is set to record its first annual decline in car sales in decades -- at least, if the downward trend of the last four months continues. Sales in the world’s biggest car market fell...
Bloomberg News, October 25, 2018 The chief engine of growth for the world’s carmakers is turning into their biggest headache. In the past 48 hours, auto giants from Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. to Renault SA and PSA Group have pinned flagging profits and weakening sales...
China Global Television Network, July 3, 2018 China has recently made it easier for foreign automakers to enter its new energy car manufacturing sector, in an effort to accelerate competition and growth in the auto industry. On the one hand, the import duty on foreign cars including...
China Global Television Network, April 24, 2018 Bill Russo was a guest on CGTN's The Point program to discuss China’s auto sector on the day of the Beijing auto show. The piece starts at 17:45. Click here to view the program at cgtn.com ...
The Globe and Mail, March 24, 2018 ‘People’s war’ boycotts have worked before and may be Beijing’s reply to Trump trade policies [caption id="attachment_16901" align="aligncenter" width="754"] A man in Hangzhou, China, checks a car earlier this month for quality issues on the annual Consumer Rights Day, which...
Forbes, December 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16783" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A Guangzhou Automobile Group's Trumpchi GE3 sport utility vehicle[/caption] Zhang Tian is really into cars. The 29-year-old, who works for an internet company in Beijing, shifted through a Chevron, a Mercedes Benz and two BMWs in the past six...
Shanghai, China, July 27, 2017 Bill Russo spoke on “Rising Opportunities in China's Automotive Independent Aftermarket” at the Automotive Aftermarket Forum organized by Messe Frankfurt in Shanghai ...
Bloomberg News, April 18, 2017 Most auto executives have reasons to feel at ease after hitting the one-million annual sales mark in China, an exclusive club that includes General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG. For Great Wall Motor Co.’s Wei Jianjun, the feat stoked fears that...
Bloomberg News, March 10, 2017 China’s biggest SUV maker is reconsidering its plan to build an auto plant in Mexico that would have made its best-selling vehicles for the U.S. market, joining a growing list of global automakers reviewing investment plans after tax threats by President...