Bloomberg News, August 21, 2017 Sergio Marchionne’s plans to review Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s businesses has one Chinese company expressing interest in purchasing its Jeep division, as Asian carmakers continue to seek European and American brands in search of technology and new markets. A spokesman for Baoding, China-based Great Wall Motor...
Bloomberg News, August 14, 2017 By Bloomberg News [caption id="attachment_610" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Since Geely's US$1.5 billion purchase of Sweden's Volvo Cars in 2010, the Chinese automaker has seen the share price of its listed unit increase sixfold in Hong Kong trading. SOURCE: EPA[/caption] (Bloomberg) -- Tata Motors...
The Economic Times of India, July 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_604" align="aligncenter" width="210"] Volvo has quietly upped the ante. After a decade of a low-key existence in India, the company will have an assembly plant in Bengaluru ready by end 2017.[/caption] Finally, Tesla Motors may have some competition...
Ward's Auto, June 13, 2017 The Lynk & CO startup is leaning heavily on the Volvo brand heritage for legitimacy, but an investment analyst says not having the burden of a parent brand actually may help electric-vehicle startup NIO. [caption id="attachment_584" align="aligncenter" width="300"] NIO, maker of ES8...
Marketwatch, June 22, 2017 Tesla Inc. said it is exploring with government officials in Shanghai the possibility of opening a facility to build electric vehicles for the Chinese market. The Silicon Valley auto maker reiterated Thursday it plans to define its production plans for China by year's...
Bloomberg News, June 22, 2017 Tesla Inc. said it’s working with the Shanghai government to explore local manufacturing in China, a move that would allow the electric-car maker to achieve economies of scale and bring down manufacturing, labor and shipping costs. The electric-car maker led by Elon...
Bloomberg News, June 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="186"] California Governor Jerry Brown[/caption] With President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate pact, the leader of the U.S. state with the strictest clean-car rules is turning toward Beijing in his longtime mission to stem automotive pollution. California Gov....
Fortune, June 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_571" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vanessa Zhu exits her Model X in front of a Tesla showroom in Beijing. Strong demand for SUVs and their perceived safety advantages have fueled Tesla’s surge in China. Photograph by Adam Dean—Panos Pictures for Fortune[/caption] When you climb...
China Global Television Network, April 25, 2017 China’s automotive industry is entering a period where discontinuities and disruptions are likely to change the competitive landscape - and this represents an opportune time to guide the development in alignment with China’s overall industrial development. With the issuance...
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...
