Tweet TweetThe chinese car market was a tough nut to crack, but once that was accomplished, it proved to be quite a profitable country. And now every car maker scurries to get a piece of the pie. GM is no exception, with plans to get their new Cadillac ATS produced locally for the chinese by the end of the year. This will make it easier to provide for the blooming market with a luxury compact sports sedan and until the Shanghai plant starts making them, they will still import them. Available as front-wheel as well as all-wheel drive, the ATS produced in Shanghai will only be sold in China. The more focused production is not a leap of faith either, as Cadillac delivered over 30.000 vehicles to China in 2012. By the end of 2015, they plan to step it up to 100.000 units. An ambitious, but realistic plan, as many companies managed to get incredible numbers in China the past years. So good luck to General Motors in this venture and any other companies trying out the chinese market. … [Read more...] about Cadillac ATS to be built in China
China
Devolvé la Bolsa !! Takata le dá un duro golpe a Volkswagen en China
Takata le dió duro a Volkswagen en China, donde la automotriz debe de llamar a revisión 4,86 millones de vehículos equipados con airbags del peligroso proveedor de bolsas de aire. Las autoridades chinas dijeron que el retiro se extenderá hasta marzo de 2019. Esta crisis del airbag de Takata se ha extendido a China, donde Volkswagen es líder de ventas y ahora se encuentra con este problema que podrá afectar sus ventas los próximos meses. Ya General Motors y Daimler AG tuvieron que llamar a revisión en china por las bolsas Takata. Los directivos de Volkswagen ya están llamando al grupo de Rock Argentino, Bersuit, para que le cante a Takata, “Devolvé la bolsa”. Volkswagen y sus empresas conjuntas chinas FAW-Volkswagen y SAIC Volkswagen implementaron esta acción, después de que los reguladores chinos empujaron a las compañías, así como General Motors y Daimler AG, a retirar vehículos con los … [Read more...] about Devolvé la Bolsa !! Takata le dá un duro golpe a Volkswagen en China
New Volkswagen Touareg revealed in China
Volkswagen has unveiled the third-generation version of its Touareg large SUV, ahead of putting the car on UK sale in the third quarter of 2018.The new model was revealed in Beijing, China, reflecting the increasing importance of the Chinese market to European brands – Volkswagen describes China as “its largest market” and sales of SUVs in the Asian country have mushroomed in recent times.Described as a milestone for the brand’s SUV campaign, the new Touareg is a global SUV and is being pitched further upmarket as a premium model on the basis of new design, significantly advanced technology and higher quality materials.The Touareg is 8cm longer and 4cm wider than the vehicle it replaces, and this results in a significant increase in luggage capacity, from 697 to 810 litres with all seats up. The body, meanwhile, has seen a significant diet, 106kg lighter due to the use of 48/52% mix of aluminium and high-strength steels in its construction.Highlight of the … [Read more...] about New Volkswagen Touareg revealed in China
Tesla “Production Hell” Reaches Mainland China
Tesla is facing serious production delays with its new, “mainstream” Model 3- delivering just 1550 new Model 3 sedans to customers in 2017. That’s after they claimed they’d deliver 20,000 Model 3s in December, 2017, alone. Now, it seems like Tesla’s perpetual production delays have hit the production capitol of the world: China. China has long had a policy that requires foreign companies to work with a local partner if they wish to set up manufacturing facilities within the country. Such a partnership requires the foreign company to share all its intellectual property with the local partner. Tesla assumed that, by building in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, it could avoid that requirement … but that hasn’t gone to plan. “Tesla is working with the Shanghai Municipal Government to explore the possibility of establishing a manufacturing facility in the region,” read Tesla’s last official pronouncement on the subject of … [Read more...] about Tesla “Production Hell” Reaches Mainland China
China to Lead EV Development for Ford, US Lags
Last week, Ford announced plans to launch 15 new “electrified” vehicles- including a long-awaited, “pure” electric car with a 300-mile range- by the year 2025. That’s great news, but there’s a catch. The company’s new electric cars are being built for China. “From luxury Lincolns to Ford cars and SUVs, to an all-new electric vehicle brand, we will meet the growing desire and need in China for great new energy vehicles,” said Jason Luo, chairman and CEO of Ford China, in a statement released Dec. 5th. For those of you who haven’t been paying attention to Ford’s electric and hybrid car line up, the implication here seems to be that the company won’t be releasing any new electrified models in the US for 2019. If that’s the case, it will mean that the automaker hasn’t introduced a single new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or pure electric model to the US market since 2013. In the meantime, Ford has actually … [Read more...] about China to Lead EV Development for Ford, US Lags