Posts Tagged ‘chinese partner’

OnStar all grown up, leaves home for China

Thursday, September 20th, 2007
As if offering Buicks that people would actually buy isn't enough, the General is upping the ante in the ultra-competitive Chinese market by announcing that Chinese customers will be able to subscribe to its OnStar service beginning in 2009. The safety and telecommunications service will be jointly ......

Aston Martin moves to China, brings silverware

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Next year, with Chinese partner GruppeM, Aston Martin will take its first steps into China with a 5-car showroom in Shanghai, and a 3-car showroom in Beijing. Aston hasn't had a presence in China in the company's entire 94-year history, so to accompany its entry, it is also starting a 1-make series ......

Proton partner to build Lotus Europa in China

Friday, June 8th, 2007
The guys over at China Car Times are super-stoked over news that Proton has inked a deal that will see the Lotus Europa built in China.According to a China Daily report, Proton is working with its Chinese partner, Jinhua Neoplan Vehicle Co., to produce for Proton the Europa and a four-door sedan bas......

Chrysler and Chery resume talks to build cheap cars in China

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Carlos Ghosn recently said that Renault/Nissan is developing a $3K car with Indian partner Tata. Honda said it looked at the same idea, but that it couldn't build a car with Honda values for that money. Chrysler has put itself in the Honda camp, ruling out the creation of a $3K car with Chinese part......

Mitsubishi partners with China’s Changfeng Motors

Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Forming a joint-venture with a Chinese partner seems to be the order of the day for most carmakers around the world. The latest company to join the bandwagon is Mitsubishi, which has announced that it will partner with Hunan Changfeng Motors to manufacture a range of Mitsu-branded sedans for the Chi......

Chrysler considering Chinese partner for supermini

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
When Dodge entered the UK market in June of this year, they knew that producing a sub-compact vehicle for European consumption had to part of an overall brand strategy. Vehicles like the Charger and upcoming Challenger weren't going to be viable contenders in the European marketplace, so Dodge has d......