Archive for the ‘FAW-Mazda’ Category
Extreme Tuning from China: Mazda 6 with Lambo-doors
Published on January 2, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very much modified last-gen Mazda 6 from China. We see a completely different nose, a higher bonnet, big fat wheels, shiny alloys, spoilers all over, a big wing on the back and the best of all: Lambo-doors!
If this ain’t a nice piant job for a Mazda 6, what is?
Published on December 22, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
No doubt the best possible paint job for a Mazda 6. White with pink, we approve. It are the detals that matter, most: pink door handles, pink mirrors, pink strips around the headlights, pink-shining lights in the bumper and bezzzzt of all: a f**k**g pink Mazda-logo! Brilliant indeed. Car is somewhere in Bejing, my city, that’s why I like it here, yez really. The Mazda 6 is made in China by the FAW-Mazda joint venture, so you know. Via: club.163.
FAW Volkswagen production up 16% in China
Published on November 11, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Automobile production for Volkswagen AG’s Chinese joint venture, FAW Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd, rose by 16 percent to reach 831,267 units in the first 10 months of the year, sources with the company said.
Mazda to increase dealer network in China by 20%
Published on May 18, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Via Reuters. Mazda Motor Corp will expand its dealership network in China by 20 percent this year to take advantage of a growing auto market and lay the groundwork for the planned release of the Mazda3 sedan there in the October-December quarter, the Nikkei business daily said.
FAW-Mazda 8 mpv Listed & Priced
Published on December 16, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The Mazda 8 mpv hitted the market yesterday, priced from 219.900 yuan to 249.800 yuan. The 8 is made in China by Mazda’s joint venture with First Auto Works (FAW) in the northeastern city of Changchun. The 8 comes with only one engine, the 4-cilinder 2.3 patrol.
New-Old FAW-Mazda 6
Published on December 8, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
When FAW-Mazda lauched the new Mazda 6 last year they decided to continue production of the old one as a cheaper alternative in the hyper competitive Chinese market. That old 6 now got a facelift, the new-old car will debut on the Guangzhou Auto Show starting on December 21. FAW-Mazda so makes the new 6, the old 6, the 5 mpv an the 8 mpv.
Spy Shots: Old Mazda 6 Facelifted in China
Published on October 22, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
When FAW-Mazda lauched the new Mazda 6 last year they decided to continue production of the old one as a cheaper alternative in the hyper competitive Chinese market. The old car now gets a facelift so it can go on for a few more years. Changes are: a new front, slightly different back and better materials in the interior.
Spy Shots: FAW-Mazda 8 in the Factory
Published on September 20, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Mazda will bring the 8-mpv to the Chinese market, it will be made in China by Mazda’s joint venture with First Auto Works (FAW). Two brand new cars were seen in FAW’s factory up north in Changchun. The 8 will likely debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in December. Engine: 2.3 with 153hp mated to a 4-speed tiptronic gearbox. Size: 4868x1850x1685, wheelbase is 2950. Competition: Shanghai-GM Buick GL8 and Guangzhou-Honda Odyssey.
Mazda 8 to be Made in China
Published on June 10, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Mazda wants a share of the lucrative Chinese mpv market and brings on the Mazda 8. It will be made by Mazda’s joint venture with FAW (First Auto Works). It comes with a 2.3 and a 2.3 turbo. One blue car was spotted near the factory in Changchun.
