Archive for the ‘FAW-VW’ Category
Spotted in China: Volkswagen Citi Golf
Published on January 24, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have the China-made Volkswagen Citi golf. It was made in China by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture and based on the 1993 MK-1 Seat Cordoba which was based on the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which would spawn the Volkswagen Polo Mk3.
The Volkswagen Jetta pickup trucks from China
Published on January 23, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have yet another very special car from China; the Volkswagen Jetta pickup truck. Yez, it is pickup night at CarNewsChina.com, earlier today we had stories about the Peugeot 504 pickup truck and the Dongfeng-branded Citroen Fukang pickup truck.
Other than those, this Jetta is likely only made in very small numbers, considering the rear passenger doors are still attached. Still, it has a real license plate from Heilongjiang province. Heilongjiang borders Jilin province, capital of Jilin is Changchun, where the Jetta was, and still is, made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture.
New Volkswagen Sagitar will be listed in China in February
Published on January 18, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Volkswagen Sagitar will be listed on the China car market in February. The Sagitar is made in China by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture and is based on the American NCS-6 Jetta. The current Volkswagen Sagitar is based on the old Europan Jetta.
Spy Shots: Audi Q3 testing in China
Published on January 18, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Audi Q3 SUV has been spotted testing in China. The Q3 will be listed on the china car market as an import in April. Local production of the Audi Q3 will begin in 2013 by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture.
Spy Shots: new Audi A6L naked in China
Published on January 10, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Finally!, a completely naked Audi A6L in China, the new car will debut at the Beijing Auto Show in April. The A6L is a China-only Audi based on the regular A6 and stretched by some 15 centimeter to provide more space in the back.
China becomes Audi’s biggest market
Published on January 9, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
German automobile manufacturer Audi announced Thursday that it sold a total of 313,036 vehicles in China, including Hong Kong, in 2011, representing year-on-year growth of 37 percent. Audi, a subsidiary company of Volkswagen, said the results showed that China has outstripped its home market to become the company’s largest market.
Old Pic: first China-made Volkswagen Jetta runs off the Line
Published on December 29, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
It is December 5 1991, the first FAW-Volkswagen Jetta MK2 runs off the assembly line in the great city of Changchun in north-east Jilin province. ’000001′ is the number and indeed earlier this year the good old Jetta reached the 2-million milestone.
It is still in production today in basically the same shape but the first big facelift is expected in 2013. May the Jetta live on forever!
Spy Shots: facelift for the Volkswagen New Bora in China
Published on December 23, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Volkswagen New Bora will get a facelift, the new car will debut at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show. The facelift comes exactly four years after the New Bora debuted at the same show in 2008. The New Bora is a China-only Volkswagen, it is called ‘New’ because the ancient old Bora is still made in China as well. The facelifted New Bora gets a slightly different name; New Bora GP.
Spy Shots: Audi Q3 testing in China
Published on December 20, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Audi Q3 SUV will be made in China from late 2012 or early 2013. For those who can’t wait Audi will offer the Q3 as an import in the meantime, the China-bound Q3 will debut at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show and will hit the China car market soon thereafter.
New Volkswagen Jetta to be listed in China in 2013
Published on December 15, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The good old Volkswagen Jetta has been on the China car market for the best of 20 years and it still sells very well. Everything ends however and a new Jetta will be listed in February 2012, production will start in October 2012.
