Johnson Controls, based in Milwaukee, is investing US$118 million to build its third automotive battery plant in China. The goal is to install capacity for 30 million batteries in China by 2015. The factory will be located in Fuling, Chongqing and will produce automotive lead-acid batteries, with an annual capacity of 6 million batteries. It […]
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The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that sales of own-brand passenger vehicles from January to July reached 3.56 million, accounting for 46.4% of total sales, meaning their market share was 1% lower than in the first half. But Xu Changming, director of resource development at the State Information Center, remains optimistic and has identified […]
The Ministry of Public Security said the number of motor vehicles on China’s roads has hit 199 million, including more than 85 million automobiles, Xinhua reported. The ministry definition of motor vehicles includes motorcycles, tractors trucks and cars. According to a ministry statement, a total of 205 million Chinese have learned to drive. Of this […]
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Hi-tech bubble car comes back
The bubble car, pioneered by Messerschmitt, Heinkel and others in the ’50s and ’60s, is coming back but with built-in the technology to tackle scarce road and parking space, pollution emissions and dwindling fossil fuels. The two-wheeled EN-V is the product of a partnership between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry and uses the balancing […]
Toyota Motors’ sales in China may overtake its sales in Europe this year, Bloomberg reported. Toyota announced Wednesday it expects sales in Europe to fall 10% to around 800,000 units this year. In contrast, Toyota plans to increase deliveries to China by 13% this year to more than 800,000 vehicles. Toyota’s China sales would still […]