China Economic ReviewAll new motor vehicles registered in Shanghai must now meet Euro 2 emission standards. The introduction of the standard last month was two years ahead of the national timetable. Shanghai introduced Euro 1 standards for new vehicles in 1999, though older vehicles are exempt. Shanghai Automotive Industries, the country's second largest carmaker which has joint […]
Dongfeng Honda Auto Parts will increase production in fiscal 2003 by 70 per cent yearon- year in order to supply Guangzhou Honda Automobile, which plans to start assembling the Fit saloon this summer. It produced 700,000 core unit parts in 2002, including brake discs and crankshafts for engines. About 70 per cent of parts produced […]
German car maker Volkswagen plans to produce 330,000 vehicles this year at its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive, 18 per cent more than in 2002, Reuters reported. The joint venture has begun production of the new Gol compact sedan, the price of which will be around Yn80,000. This would make it one of the cheapest […]
next year The joint venture between BMW of Germany and China Brilliance Automotive Holdings expects to receive its production licence soon and to begin production of BMW cars in China early next year, South China Morning Post said. China Brilliance is in legal dispute with its former chairman, who is suing the firm over changes […]
Japan's Honda Motor plans to invest at least Yn190m to expand annual production capacity at Dongfeng Honda Engine from 120,000 to 300,000 units a year, Bloomberg reported. The increase in production at the joint venture in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, will meet demand from Honda's second plant in China, currently being built in Guangzhou's export zone. […]