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28 Jun China Startups Launching Brands Alongside Products

Posted at 09:05h in Autonomous Driving, China, Innovation, Media Mentions, New Mobility by Bill Russo 0 Comments

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...

26 Apr Chinese Billionaire Adopts English Name in Bid to Sell More SUVs

Posted at 05:31h in China, Media Mentions, Sales by Bill Russo 0 Comments

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...

07 Mar China approves Geely subsidiary's EV production plan

Posted at 05:28h in China, Electric Vehicles, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2017 China approved the electric vehicle production plan of a company owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., under a special program originally conceived to encourage technology startups to develop EVs. Ninghai Zhidou Electric Vehicles Co. received permission from the National Development and...

24 Feb China's thriving SUV-only automaker looks to global growth

Posted at 00:09h in China, Media Mentions, Sales by Bill Russo 0 Comments

ASSOCIATED PRESS / Feb 22, 2017, 03:06 AM By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer In this photo, taken, Feb. 19, 2017, a worker assembles a Haval SUV H3 model at the Great Wall Motors assembly plant in Baoding in north China’s Hebei province. Great Wall Motors became China’s most...

18 Oct Geely set to unveil mid-tier brand

Posted at 03:36h in Asia, China, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

China Daily, October 15, 2016 A Geely Auto's SUV model Emgrand GS is presented at the Auto China 2016 show in Beijing. [Photo/ REUTERS] Chinese billionaire Li Shufu will test whether there's room for another global car brand by introducing a new marque next week, built on technology jointly developed by his two car companies, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd and Volvo Cars. The new brand, called...

25 Jun Volvo: Remaking the marque

Posted at 05:57h in Asia, China, Europe, Media Mentions, Product & Technology by Bill Russo 0 Comments

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...

24 Apr Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future

Posted at 02:06h in Autonomous Driving, Innovation, Media Mentions, Product & Technology by Bill Russo 0 Comments

AFP Newswires, April 23, 2016 Chinese Internet giant LeECO Holdings Ltd unveils its internet electric battery driverless concept car 'LeSEE', during a launch event in Beijing, on April 20, 2016 Beijing: Chinese manufacturers and internet giants are in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in the race...

18 Dec China Seen Laying Down $15 Billion Bet on Electric Vehicles

Posted at 04:54h in China, Electric Vehicles, Innovation, Media Mentions, Product & Technology by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Bloomberg News, December 16, 2015 China to be `epicenter of electrification,' analyst says BYD, Zotye among biggest sellers of electric cars in China China has found electric cars a tough sell even after lavishing consumers with subsidies and privileges. After almost certainly failing to meet a target to...