SAIC Copies Ssangyong Korando for MG SUV
The MG division of SAIC (Shanghai Auto) is preparing to launch its first SUV, spy shots from bitauto.com show. The upcoming MG car looks so close to Ssangyong Korando that it was mistaken for a...
View ArticleSkoda Rapid Goes on Sale, Priced from 79,900 Yuan
The collection of Chinese-built Skodas officially increased to four items on April 18 as Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) released the Rapid. Available in three trim levels–Active, Ambition, and Elegand, the...
View Article2013 Buick Riviera Concept: Shanghai Auto Show in Pics
On the eve of the 2013 Shanghai motor show Buick unveiled an upgraded version of the Riviera concept debuted 6 years ago. Designed by Shanghai-GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), the...
View ArticleVW Gran Lavida: Shanghai Motor Show in Pics
Lavida, the best-selling Volkswagen model in China in recent months, is expected to defend its leading position with the release of new variants. The nameplate aims to deliver nearly 400,000 units this...
View ArticleShanghai-GM Broke Ground on Cadillac Plant
The joint venture of SAIC and GM started construction of a Cadillac plant in Shanghai today, which will open in 2015 with a designed production capacity of 160,000 units a year. At a ceremony held in...
View ArticleSGMW to Release Baojun 630 Hatchback Next Year
Not content to be the largest microvan maker in China, the three way joint venture of SAIC, General Motors, and Wuling (SGMW) plans to build a complete passenger-car line under the Baojun brand....
View ArticleShanghai Volkswagen Opened Xinjiang Plant
On August 29 the SAIC-Volkswagen alliance started production at its first vehicle plant in western China as the inaugural car, a Santana compact, rolled off line in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang...
View ArticleShanghai Volkswagen launched China-made Skoda Yeti
The joint venture of SAIC and Volkswagen unwrapped the locally-built Skoda Yeti at the 2013 Chengdu Motor Show, which opened on August 30. Compared with the current imported model, the show car has an...
View ArticleSAIC-GM to Launch “Chevrolet Cavalier”, a Sibling of Buick Excelle GT
The Chevrolet product line in China will soon include a new member, the Cavalier compact sedan. Slotted between Chevrolet Sail and Cruze, the upcoming, China-made Cavalier is unrelated to the Chevrolet...
View ArticleSpyshots of SAIC-Volkswagen Teramont SUV
To cash in on China’s red hot SUV market, Volkswagen plans to roll out the Teramont through its two local joint ventures, with FAW and SAIC. The version from FAW-Volkswagen, under heavy camouflage, has...
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