Auto Shanghai 2011
Launches of global models such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Citroen DS5 underline the importance of this key Chinese motor show.
SHANGHAI: Soundbites stress sales growth
19 April 2011
International show time, so time for industry heads to instruct minions to work the spreadsheets and give The Boss something to brag or forecast about. Here's a selection.
SHANGHAI: Seat marks late entry into China
20 April 2011
VW's Seat division made its Chinese debut at the Shanghai show with a modest display sandwiched between the vast Volkswagen and Audi stands and opposite Skoda.
SHANGHAI: Brilliance BMW 5 hybrid gets production green light
20 April 2011
BMW confirmed at the Shanghai show that it would start production of a plug in hybrid version of its 5 series in China from 2013.
SHANGHAI: China's MG waves the Union flag
20 April 2011
MG -owned by China's SAIC -was keen to promote its Britishness with visitors to the stand greeted by the prominent name Morris Garages and numerous glimpses of the Union Jack.
SHANGHAI: Other markets ready for new Chevy Malibu
19 April 2011
Chevrolet's new Malibu, designed in Korea to replace the current US model of the same one as well as the GM-Daewoo Epica, will be sold as a Holden in Australia, where it will slot in between the just-launched 'Series II' locally built Cruze and indigenous Commodore.
SHANGHAI: New brands likely to emerge
19 April 2011
China is throwing up a whole new world of car companies with names such as Brilliance, Chery, Changan, SAIC and Great Wall. Add to these the fact that companies such as Volvo and MG are now owned by the Chinese and you can almost see the momentum growing.
SHANGHAI: JLR ‘talking to Chinese partners'
19 April 2011
Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover is talking to a number of Chinese companies about a possible manufacturing joint venture, said CEO Ralf Speth.
SHANGHAI: PSA confident over market growth
19 April 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroën chief executive Phillippe Varin is confident that China's car market will continue to grow by about 10% annually for several years and that over the next decade the market in Asia will be the major engine of growth for the automotive industry.
SHANGHAI: Audi Q3 freewheels into the limelight
19 April 2011
The compact Q3 SUV will be the first Audi to feature ‘disconnect coasting' - a system that automatically freewheels downhill to save fuel.
SHANGHAI: Peugeot designs concept in China
19 April 2011
The SXC, or Shanghai Cross Concept, is as its name suggests, the work of Peugeot's design studio here in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI: New Merc A-class marks a compact future
19 April 2011
Mercedes-Benz will launch four new compact models starting from next year with the new A-Class, said CEO Dieter Zetsche, speaking at the unveil of the Concept A-Class.
SHANGHAI: Volvo aims to master universe
19 April 2011
Volvo sprung one of the biggest surprises of the Shanghai show with the unveil of the Concept Universe, a massive, five-metre long saloon.
SHANGHAI: MG woos UK dealers with five-year plan
19 April 2011
Among the visitors to the Shanghai show was a group of UK dealers, in the city as guests of MG's Chinese owner SAIC, and they were given the low-down on the brand's product plans for the next five years.
SHANGHAI SHOW: GM to double sales in China
18 April 2011
General Motors aims to more than double its sales in China to around 5m units by 2015, up from 2.35m last year.
SHANGHAI SHOW: Ford JV considering own brand
18 April 2011
Chongqing Changan Automobile, which has a three-way partnership with Ford and Mazda in China, said the joint venture is considering rolling out its own brand.
SHANGHAI PREVIEW: SAIC revives British van for China
15 April 2011
Defunct British van maker LDV's Maxus van has been revived by new owner SAIC in time for the Shanghai motor show next week.
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