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US/CHINA: Coda and Great Wall agree EV project
26 April 2012
Coda Automotive, a California-based private company, and China’s Great Wall Motors will develop and, build and an entry level electric vehicle to sell in North America, China and Europe.
BEIJING SHOW: Historic list of world premieres
25 April 2012
The final list of world premiere concepts and production models which appeared for the first time at AutoChina 2012 on the 23 and 24 April media preview days.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Alliances and new Asian product
20 April 2012
The first fruits of Daimler's tie-up with Renault attracted a lot of reader interest this week - the rebadge of the latter's Kangoo to create the Citan. Actually, dismissing this as just a rebadge is a bit unfair, the new Merc also gets its own dashboard and a substantial nose restyle, a liitle more effort than when the big Sprinter was shared with VW and Dodge.
PRODUCT EYE: A truck from China
18 April 2012
Great Wall's quiet entry into the UK market reminds me a little of the arrival of Japanese light commercials in the Antipodes back in the 50s and 60s. Softy-softly, word of mouth.
ITALY: Fiat group brands to be handled by Chrysler Australia
3 April 2012
Chrysler Australia will take over distribution of Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Fiat Professional from independent Ateco Automotive which also has Citroen, Lotus and Great Wall amongst its brands.
UK: Great Wall launching with Steed double-cab pick-up
28 March 2012
Great Wall will become the first Chinese brand on sale in the UK with the launch of its Steed double-cab pick-up truck next month.
CHINA: Great Wall targets 19% 2012 sales boost
20 March 2012
Great Wall Motor - which launches its pickup truck range to UK media next month - aims to sell around 19% more vehicles in 2012, helped by the launch of new models as well as a gradual increase in domestic sales.
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Chinese exports finally start to gain traction
2 March 2012
China’s car industry has been on the steepest of growth curves for a decade now, but the growth rate is starting to slow. So is now the time to turn to Plan B – exports to the West? Mark Bursa reports
ANALYSIS: Great Wall Bulgaria plan faces long-term concerns - analyst
23 February 2012
Great Wall's decision to establish an assembly plant in Bulgaria is a sound move, which could result in vehicles exported to the rest of Europe duty-free, but there are some long-term concerns, according to Frost & Sullivan analyst Vitaly Belsky.
BULGARIA: Great Wall establishes European building blocks
20 February 2012
Great Wall will start producing cars and trucks at its new factory in Bulgaria from the end of this month, gaining its first foothold in the European market.
December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 2)
23 December 2011
Like any year in the auto industry, 2011 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. Added to the mix this year were devastating natural disasters. We covered it all on just-auto. Editor Dave Leggett sifts through the lot and picks out a few highlights from the year just gone, month by month. Part two covers the second half of the year.
December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 1)
20 December 2011
Like any year in the auto industry, 2011 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. Added to the mix this year were devastating natural disasters. We covered it all on just-auto. Editor Dave Leggett sifts through the lot and picks out a few highlights from the year just gone, month by month. Part one covers the first half of the year.
CHINA: Great Wall teams up with Dutch science institute on safety tech
22 November 2011
Great Wall Motors and TNO, an institute of applied science research in Netherlands, have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement.
BRAZIL: Great Wall to start sales in 2012
15 November 2011
Great Wall Motors will start selling its vehicles in Brazil in 2012, through a local group called CAOA.
BRAZIL: Forecasts for 2012 remain positive
14 November 2011
The Brazilian auto market – cars and light and heavy commercials – will keep growing in 2012 but at a slower pace than in 2011. That's according to the forecasts of a couple of dozen top executives at automakers and importers polled during the recent Autodata’s Perspectives 2012 congress in São Paulo.
CHINA: Great Wall, Delphi, sign strategic cooperation agreement
10 November 2011
Wei Jianjun, chairman of Great Wall Motors, and Majdi Abulaban, president of the Asia-Pacific unit of Delphi Group, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
October 2011 management briefing: Chinese electric vehicles
31 October 2011
In this instalment of October's management briefing looking at world automotive markets, we take a closer look at an aspect of China's vehicle industry that is now commanding more attention: electric vehicles. Indeed, China is slowly positioning itself to become a leading player in the electric vehicle market, believes Mark Bursa
CHINA: Great Wall to build automobile factory in Brazil
13 October 2011
Great Wall Motor has decided to build an automobile factory in Brazil for which preparation for a 'big investment' is ongoing on, reported Bloomberg News citing the automaker's chairman Wang Fengying.
CHINA: Great Wall remains on track
12 October 2011
Chinese carmaker Great Wall said it is on track to meet its 2011 sales target of 500,000 vehicles despite slower than expected growth in its domestic market.
CHINA: Great Wall inks TRW deal for power steering
29 September 2011
Great Wall Motors has signed a deal with TRW Group to upgrade its vehicle safety equipment.
CHINA: Great Wall Motor raises US$ 619m in share sale
27 September 2011
Great Wall Motors has raised CNY3.96bn (US$619m) through an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
CHINA: Great Wall raises sales estimate for share sale
19 September 2011
Great Wall Motors says it expects to raise up to CNY4.26bn (US$670m) from upcoming Shanghai share sales, substantially ahead of previous estimates.
August 2011 management briefing: hybrids and electric vehicles (part 3)
31 August 2011
In the last of a three-part series for just-auto, Glenn Brooks looks into the future of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the world’s major vehicle markets.
CHINA: Great Wall’s Tianjin plant commences production
24 August 2011
Great Wall's Tianjin plant has commenced operations with the production of its Haval H6 SUV on 23 August.
US: CODA partnering with Great Wall on EVs
17 August 2011
CODA Holdings, a California based developer of lithium-ion power battery systems said it plans to develop electric vehicles with China's Great Wall Motor Company for distribution worldwide.
CHINA: July vehicle export tally 73,300 units
16 August 2011
China exported 73,300 vehicles in July, nbd.com.cn reported, via Gasgoo.com, citing the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
AUSTRALIA: Ateco to import Lotus for Australia and New Zealand
5 August 2011
Lotus Cars has appointed Sydney-based Ateco Automotive official importer and distributor for its cars in Australia and New Zealand.
CHINA: Great Wall receives approval to launch IPO
4 August 2011
Great Wall Motor has received an approval from China's securities regulator to launch Shanghai initial public offering worth about US$ 500m.
COLOMBIA: First half sales the best yet
29 July 2011
The earlier forecast that over 300,000 vehicles would be sold in Colombia in 2011 looks like it will prove accurate if second half sales continue to follow the trend of the first six months of 2011.
SWEDEN: Great Wall signs deal with Autoliv
25 July 2011
Autoliv has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese carmaker Great Wall.
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