The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2016 A BMW electric car at a Beijing car show in April; Future Mobility has hired about 50 engineers from car makers including BMW for its smart-electric-vehicle project. PHOTO: REUTERS Chinese auto startup Future Mobility seeks eventually to sell several hundred thousand luxury...
CNBC, July 6, 2016 Click here to watch the video Two of China's biggest household brands have teamed up to create what they call "the world's first mass-produced car on the internet." E-commerce giant Alibaba and SAIC Motor, the country's biggest car manufacturer, will launch the Roewe RX5 on Wednesday, a...
Autoline TV Internet Premiere: Thursday, 6/23 @ 4:00pm ET Detroit Public TV air date: Sunday, 6/26 @ 10:30am ET Michael J. Dunne of Dunne Automotive, James Chao of IHS Automotive Asia-Pacific & Bill Russo from Gao Feng Advisory Company, join John McElroy...
The Financial Times, June 19, 2016 Under Geely, the carmaker is back in profit and selling well in China. But is it big enough to compete with its rivals? There is nothing exceptional about the shiny grey chassis on display in western Sweden. Its wheels, suspension and...
Bloomberg News, June 1, 2016 SAIC Motor Corp. is putting finishing touches to a sport utility vehicle that features software developed with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., marking the first foray into the connected-car business by two of China’s biggest companies. The model will be available from September...
The Financial Times, May 31, 2016 As China revs up its shift to a consumption-led growth model, policymakers are trying to get more mileage out of a sputtering part of the economy: the used car market. In most developed economies, sales of second-hand cars outnumber those of...
China Central Television Global Business Program, April 25, 2016 A link to Bill Russo’s appearance on CCTV’s Global Business program. Topics discussed were New Energy Vehicles and Urban Mobility. Auto show news starts at 18:50. Mr. Russo's interview starts at 27:55. Click here to watch the program at CCTV.com...
China Central Television China 24 Program,, April 25, 2016 A link to Bill Russo's appearance on CCTV's China 24 program. Topics discussed included New Energy Vehicles, China's auto market outlook, and vehicle exports. Beijing Auto Show story begins at 8:25, and Mr. Russo's appearance starts at 11:42. Click here...
AFP Newswires, April 25, 2016 Maserati Levante sport-utility vehicles are offloaded in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province ©- (AFP/File) Chinese drivers are rushing to buy sport-utility vehicles in an "arms race" for safety on the country's hair-raising roads, analysts say, as SUV sales hit the gas despite...
The Financial Times, April 24, 2016 Carmakers are gearing up for a year of intense competition in China as the world’s largest auto market by sales faces both slowing growth and changing tastes in the form of electric cars and sports utility vehicles. This time last year,...
