Archive for the ‘Shanghai-GM’ Category
Spy Shots: China-made Chevrolet Sail Testing in India again
Published on February 3, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
GM is getting very serious with its push into India. GM will bring several China-made cars to the car-hungry Indian market. One of those is the Chevrolet Sail sedan, made in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture.
Spy Shots: Chevrolet Sail testing in India
Published on January 19, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
New spy shots from the China-developed Chevrolet Sail testing in India. General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC (Shanghai Auto) are working together in GM-India that will bring several Chinese cars to the Indian auto market, all to be badged as Chevrolets.
Chevrolet Malibu to be listed in China on February 15
Published on January 16, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Chevrolet Malibu will be listed on the China car market on February 15. The Malibu is made in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture. Engines: 2.0 and 2.4 at launch, a 1.6 turbo will follow later. The Malibu stands on the same platform as the Buick Regal that is made in China as well. Via: Autohome.
Extreme Tuning from China: Chevrolet Sail SRV
Published on January 13, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very special car. It is a Chevrolet Sail SRV wagon, based on the Opel Corsa from Germany. The Corsa came to China as the Buick Sail in 2001 and changed its name to Chevrolet Sail in 2005. It was made in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture and rather successful, but also incredible boring. One Sail-buyer from the great city of Kunming in Yunnan Province decided to do something about that.
Buick Encore debuts at Detroit Auto Show, to be made in China soon
Published on January 11, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The Buick Encore compact SUV debuted yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show. It might be a bit on the small side for America but it will do fine in China where it will be made by the Shanghai-GM joint venture, production will start in about 3 months.
GM China Sales up 8.3% in 2011; new Record
Published on January 9, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
General Motors Co., the biggest foreign automaker in China, said it expanded sales in the country to a record last year, led by demand for its Buick and Chevrolet sedans.
Deliveries to Chinese dealers in 2011 climbed 8.3 percent from a year earlier to 2.55 million vehicles, the Detroit-based company said in a statement today. Sales of mini commercial vehicles and sedans at GM’s minivan venture with SAIC Motor Corp. rose 4.8 percent to 1.29 million units.
Cadillac XTS to be made in China by years end
Published on January 6, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Cadillac XTS sedan will debut at the Beijing Auto Show in April. Production will bgegin near the end of the year. Price is expected to start around 400.000 yuan. The XTS stands on an extended Epsillon II platform, a platform that is already used in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture for the Buick Regal, Buick Lacrosse and the Chevrolet Malibu. The XTS has to compete with the locally made BMW 5-series, Benz E-class, Audi A6 and Volvo S80.
Bling! Buick Regal wrapped in Silver in China
Published on January 3, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Another one bites the Bling. Here we have a very well blinged Buick Regal, made in China by the Shanghai-GM joint venture. The wrap is perfectly smooth all over the car and shiny even at night. The car resides somewhere in Beijing and the proud owner s a member of the Beijing Buick Regal club. Yez, in China they have Regal-clubs.
Spy Shots: Buick Encore SUV testing in China
Published on December 30, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Buick Encore SUV will debut at the Detroit Auto Show next year. There will be an Opel-branded version for Europe as well. The Encore will also be made in China, by the Shanghai-GM joint venture. GM is busy testing the vehicle on Chinese roads which likely means its China-debut will be at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show.
Movie: Angry Chinese woman Drives off a Tow truck in China (real)
Published on December 23, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Still remember the famous viral from 2008 where a Shanghai Lady towed a tow truck with a Chevrolet Captiva? Yez that was funny but very staged. This time though it is for real. A woman in Liaoning Province gets very angry when police wants to tow her Buick Excelle away.
The car is already on the tow truck but the woman gets in and manages to get off (Excelle is FWD). It is funny to see how policemen get totally confused. They try to stop her but fail miserably, the woman simply drives away. Great work, good woman, but the law will get her anyway… Movie time:
