Archive for the ‘Shanghai-VW’ Category
Spy Shots: Volkswagen Lavida Variant shows its Back in China
Published on February 20, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
This is the first clear picture of the back of the upcoming Volkswagen Lavida Variant, it will de but on the Shanghai Auto Show in April and it will be launched on the Chinese auto market in June. The Volkswagen Lavida Variant is a China-only hatchback-like wagon based on the China-only Volkswagen Lavida,which is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. Read more »
Spy Shots: Volkswagen Lavida Variant testing in China
Published on February 15, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
New spy shots again of the upcoming Volkswagen Lavida Variant, a China-only hatchback-like wagon based on the China-only Volkswagen Lavida which is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. The Volkswagen Lavida Variant will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show in April and it will be launched on the Chinese car market in June.
Spy Shots: Volkswagen Tiguan Blue Motion testing in China
Published on January 30, 2013 by W.E. Ning
Volkswagen is working on a facelift for the Volkswagen Tiguan, it will be launched on the Shanghai Auto Show in April. At the same time Volkswagen will also launch the Blue Motion version of the Tiguan. New spy shots show the facelifted Volkswagen Tiguan Blue Motion testing all-naked on a muddy road. The Tiguan is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. Read more »
More Pictures of the China-only Volkswagen Lavida Variant
Published on January 29, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
New spy shots from Volkswagen Lavida Variant, the biggest surprise of this year so far. Common wisdom says Chinese car buyers don’t buy wagons unless they are very expensive, very imported and very fast. Volkswagen hopes to be smarter with this China-made Variant based on the China-only Volkswagen Lavida which is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture.
Volkswagen won’t stop selling DSG transmissions in China
Published on January 23, 2013 by W.E. Ning
A top executive of Volkswagen Group indicated on Jan 14 that the company will not discontinue models equipped with seven-speed direct shift gearbox (DSG )transmissions in China, 21st Century Business Herald reported Tuesday.
Volkswagen has come under heavy fire from consumers saying the transmissions are faulty, a charge that Volkswagen has always denied.
First official pictures of the China-made Skoda Rapid leak out
Published on January 22, 2013 by W.E. Ning
The first official pictures of the China-made Skoda Rapid have leaked out. The Skoda Rapid is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture, it will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show in April and it will be launched on the Chinese auto market around the same time. Pictures show the vehicle in some sorta green-gray-ish color which makes the already boring car even less exciting.
Spy Shots: Volkswagen Lavida Variant is ready for China
Published on January 21, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
This is the new Volkswagen Lavida Variant, a China-only model based on the China-only Volkswagen Lavida sedan. The Lavida Variant, called ‘hatchback’ by Chinese media, will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show in April. The Volkswagen Lavida is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture.
Spy Shots: Beijing Auto C51X SUV testing in China
Published on January 18, 2013 by Joey Wang
The very first spy shots of the production version of the Beijing Auto C51X SUV testing in China. The C51 debuted as a concept on the Beijing Auto Show in April last year. Interestingly, Chinese media say the C51X is based on the platform of the… Shanghai-Volkswagen Tiguan SUV. Since neither Shanghai Auto nor Volkswagen would ever sell the platform to Beijing Auto we must assume they managed to copy it somehow.
New Pictures of the China-made Skoda Rapid
Published on January 15, 2013 by W.E. Ning
New spy shots from the factory show production of the new Skoda Rapid is coming on steam. The Skoda Rapid is made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture, it will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show in April and it will be launched on the Chinese auto market around the same time. Read more »
Volkswagen sales in China up 24.5% in 2012
Published on January 15, 2013 by Joey Wang
Volkswagen AG announced Monday that it sold 2.81 million vehicles to Chinese customers in 2012, up 24.5 percent year on year.
Volkswagen Group China, along with its two Chinese joint ventures Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive Co. and FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., sold 2.81 million vehicles on the mainland and in Hong Kong, including 189,200 imported ones, the company said.
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