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Spotted in China: Mitsubishi 3000GT in green
Published on February 14, 2013 by W.E. Ning
A very green Mitsubishi 3000GT seen on da streets of the great city of Jiangmen in Guangdong Province. The Mitsubishi 3000GT, aka Mitsubishi GTO, was made from 1990 until 2001 and sadly never officially exported to China, but a small number arrived on Chinese shores via the gray market. Base engine was a 3.0 V6 with 220hp, which was later tuned up to 276hp for the GTO MR and to 321hp for the VR-4. The green car in Jiangmen seems to be standard 220. The 3000GT was also rebadged as Dodge Stealth which is even more rare in China, but we met one in Beijing.
Buick Excelle is white, matte black and a bit Bling in China
Published on February 14, 2013 by W.E. Ning
Here we have a completely mad Buick Excelle XT, seen in the great city of Laiwu in Shandong Province. It is white, matte black, and Bling, all at the same time. The theme extends to the alloys with one in white and one in matte black. Extra chrome is added around the windows. Wadda car. The Buick Excelle XT is basically an Opel Astra, made in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture, not to be confused with the Daewoo-based Buick Excelle. Earlier on we met two other extreme XT’s: lowrider, and matte orange.
Spy Shots: new Nissan Teana is Naked in China
Published on February 10, 2013 by W.E. Ning
The best spy shots so far of the new Nissan Teana sedan. The Teana, which is basically the same car as the new 2013 US-spec Nissan Altima, will be launched on the Chinese car market on March 1. A China-only extended Teana will be launched in October. The Nissan Teana is made in China by the Dongfeng-Nissan joint venture. Read more »
Honda China sales up 22% in January
Published on February 7, 2013 by W.E. Ning
Honda and its China joint ventures sold 47,248 cars in the country in January, up 22 per cent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Monday.
That shows an improvement from December when sales fell 19.2 per cent compared with a year earlier, though figures were skewed due to weak holiday-hit sales in January last year.
GM sales in China up 26% in January
Published on February 7, 2013 by W.E. Ning
US auto giant General Motors’ January sales in China surged 26 percent from a year earlier to 310,765 vehicles, it said Tuesday, setting a record for any month.
GM’s previous monthly record was January 2011, when it sold 268,035 vehicles in the country, according to a statement. Sales of cars and other products tend to pick up around the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls in early February this year.
Crash Time China: Lamborghini Gallardo hits a Tunnel and some Benz
Published on February 6, 2013 by W.E. Ning
A Lamborghini Gallardo crashed badly in a tunnel up mountain to the north of Beijing. The front and rear shows heavy damage. There were two other cars involved in the accident; a Mercedes-Benz SLK and wants seems to be a Mercedes-Benz CLS. Fast cars, a race gone wrong… Read more »
FAW-Xiali N7 will be launched on the China auto market in March
Published on February 6, 2013 by W.E. Ning
The new FAW-Xiali N7 cross-compact will be launched on the Chinese auto market in March. In December last year we heard the Xiali N7 would be launched this January but apparently there has been some delay. The Xiali N7 is the production version of the FAW R008 concept that debuted on the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The funky lines of the N7 are a bold move for FAW-Xiali where design is usually very conservative. The interior is even better:
Toyota GT86 will be launched on the China auto market on March 12
Published on February 6, 2013 by W.E. Ning
The Toyota GT86 sportsmachine will be launched on the China auto market on March 12. Price will range from 269.000 yuan to 279.000 yuan and that is slightly cheaper than expected.
Spotted in China: Lamborghini Aventador DMC LP900-4 SV
Published on February 5, 2013 by W.E. Ning
Here we have one of the most extreme super cars money can buy, seen in the great city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. This is the mighty Lamborghini Aventador DMC LP900-4 SV. A long name but a lotta horses! Germen tuner DMC pumped up the mighty V12 to produce 900hp instead of the standard 700, which indeed is far too less. DMC will make only ten examples of the LP900-4 SV and this is the first one in China.
Production of the facelifted Hyundai Tucson has started in China
Published on February 5, 2013 by W.E. Ning
Last week we had the very first pictures of the facelifted first generation Hyundai Tucson. The Beijing-Hyundai joint venture officially announced production has now started, and they were kind enough to release one picture.
The facelifted Hyundai Tucson will be launched on the Chinese car market next month. At the same ceremony the joint venture also celebrated they made more than 100.000 cars in January, the first time ever they broke the 100.000 a month-barrier. Via Autohome.
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