THE FINANCIAL TIMES, September 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16689" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A BYD assembly line in Shenzhen, where the carmaker has its headquarters © Reuters[/caption] Click here to read the full article at FT.com Earlier this month, China’s vice-minister of industry, Xin Guobin, said China was looking at banning...
The Financial Times, September 14, 2017 Carmaker to repair 4.86m vehicles with airbags made by Japan’s Takata [caption id="attachment_16676" align="alignnone" width="300"] The VW recall will apply to both imported and Chinese-made vehicles sold as early as 2005 © AFP[/caption] Click here to read the full article Bill Russo quote: Yet...
The Financial Times, September 14, 2017 The improved quality of the country’s vehicles will boost chances of success [caption id="attachment_16671" align="aligncenter" width="300"] High hopes: Geely’s Lynk & Co 01 hybrid sport utility vehicle[/caption] Cracking export markets in Europe and the US is the next frontier for China’s global-minded...
The Daily Star, September 14, 2017 Beijing's announcement that it is considering joining France and Britain in banning petrol and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push towards electric vehicles -- a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. As the...
AFP, September 11, 2017 China is gearing up to ban petrol and diesel cars, a move that would boost electric vehicles and shake up the world's biggest car market in a country that is plagued by pollution. The plan would follow decisions by France and Britain to...
Phys.Org, September 11, 2017 Beijing's announcement that it is considering joining France and Britain in banning petrol and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push towards electric vehicles—a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. As the global auto industry braces...
Week in China, September 8, 2017 Elon Musk’s prediction is that steering wheels will virtually disappear within twenty years, because most people will be transported in autonomous vehicles. “It will be like having a horse,” the Tesla boss explains. “There will be people who have non-autonomous cars,...
CNN Money, August 22, 2017 Ford wants to crack the world's largest auto market with fully electric vehicles sold under a new brand. The company announced plans on Tuesday to form a new joint venture with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., a Chinese brand that specializes in all-electric...
Bloomberg View, August 30, 2017 Government policies meant to help are hobbling the industry. By Michael SchumanChina’s SUV specialist Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. may, in the end, never get its hands on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Jeep division. But expect more and more Chinese automakers to...
The Financial Times, August 25, 2017 His workers endure two weeks of military training before they join. They march single file to their jobs, then to the lunch room, and march out again when their shifts end. Wei Jianjun, chairman of Great Wall Motor, China’s seventh largest...
