Archive for the ‘Shanghai-VW’ Category
Shanghai-Volkswagen Exports to North Korea
Published on March 10, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
This pic was taken during a visit from a delagation from Myanmar to a militairy base in North Korea. The honoured guest were driven around in at least three Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat Lingyu sedans. The Passats have North Korean militairy plates with a red star and a black number.
The head of the delegation and his North Korean counterpart did a bit better, they were driven around in the old stretched Benz S-class you see on the very right. To be fair to Shanghai-VW; it might have been the Chinese government who bought the Passats and gave them to their “all weather friends” from North Korea.
Spy Shot: facelifted Volkswagen Polo
Published on March 8, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Polo sedan and hatchback are made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. The Polo sedan gets a facelift, mostly at the front. The new car will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. Pricewise nothing will change. Engines: 1.4 and 1.6 mated to a 5-speed manual or 6-speed auto.
New Volkswagen Passat to debut at the Shanghai Auto Show
Published on February 21, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The new and cheap ‘American Passat’, fka MMS, will be made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. The Passat will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April and will be listed in May.
Engines for the Chinese market: 1.4 TSI, 1.8 TSI and 2.0 TSI. The more expensive European Passat, called Magotan in China, will continue as a seperate model. Some reports in Chinese media suggest the 1.4 TSI engine is delayed for a yet unknown reason, we’ll keep you posted on that one.
Skoda Yeti to be Made in China
Published on February 17, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Skoda Yeti will be made in China by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. The Chinese Yeti will be listed in 2013. Skoda is doing well for VW in China, sales are way up every year and Skoda just started a few years ago. Currently the Fabia, Octavia and Superb are made locally China.
Volkswagen Passat B7 for China, to be Stretched of not to be Stretched?
Published on February 15, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Volkswagen Passat B6 is sold as ‘Magotan’ on the Chinese market and so will the new Passat B7. The ‘Passat’ name will be used for the China-made ‘American Passat‘, fka MMS. Earlier reports on the Chinese interwebs indicated that the Passat B7 would be stretched for China, by 10 or 14 centimeter.
Now a new spy shot has popped up showing the B7 testing in China, and it is the standard car, not stretched by any inch. VW might sell a stretched and a non-stretched B7 or they decided the standard car is big enough. We’ll keep you posted…
New Audi A6 to Come to China, Extended
Published on February 11, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Audi will bring the new A6 to China this year. Like the current A6, it will be made by the Shanghai-VW joint venture. Again like the current car, it will come standard in ‘L’ form with an extended wheelbase for the chauffeur-driven Chinese market. The standard A6 wheelbase is 2910mm, the wheelbase of the Chinese version will be over 3000mm. Enines: 2.8 and 3.0.
New Volkswagen Passat to be Listed in China in May
Published on February 3, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The new ‘American’ Passat soon won’t be just for America anymore. It will be made in China by Volkswagen’s joint venture with Shanghai Auto and it will be listed in May. Engines for the Chinese market: 1.4 TSI, 1.8 TSI and 2.0 TSI. The European Passat, called Magotan in China, will continue. The new Passat however will likely mean the end for the old Passat Lingyu (B5) that is still rolling off the line in Shanghai today.
Volkswagen in talks to develop new ‘local’ car in China
Published on January 22, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Volkswagen AG, the second-largest foreign automaker in China, is in talks with its local partners to develop a new car, specifically for Chinese consumers. The move comes as the company looks to find more potential in new segments of the world’s biggest automobile market, said the company’s China head.
“The Chinese government has been promoting Chinese brands for some time. We are currently in talks with our Chinese partners,” Karl-Thomas Neumann, chief executive officer of Volkswagen Group China, said in an e-mailed statement on Wednesday.
Skoda 2010 Sales in China up 62 percent
Published on January 11, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
BEIJING – Sales of Volkswagen Group’s Czech brand Skoda surpassed 200,000 cars in China last year, a 62 percent surge over 2009 and a sevenfold increase over the 27,000 cars it sold in 2007, the first year it made cars in the nation.
At first a little-known brand on the Chinese market, Skoda has now delivered 410,000 cars over three and a half years and is among the most successful brands made at a Sino-foreign joint venture. Products that suit the local market have been crucial to Skoda’s success, according to the local automotive press. Read more »
Volkswagen to invest $13.8 billion in China in next five years
Published on January 10, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Volkswagen AG said Friday it plans to invest $13.8 billion in China in the next five years to consolidate its leading position in the world’s largest auto market.
Volkswagen sold 1.92 million cars to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2010, up 37 percent year on year. The company expects the market to cool next year but will increase investment to achieve sustainable growth.
The funds, claimed to be the biggest investment in China’s auto market in the next few years, will be used to expand production capacity and develop new products. Volkswagen’s first batch of electric vehicles under its nameplate will hit the road this year. (GlobalTimes)
