Archive for the ‘Zotye’ Category
Zotye Z200 and Z200HB Listed & Priced in China
Published on May 20, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Zotye Z200 and Z200HB are based on the Fiat Siena and Palio respectively. Fiat sold the platforms to Zotye back in 2008. When production started Zotye called the cars the Langjun and Langjie but decided earlier this year to go for Z200 and Z200HB instead.
Shanghai Auto Show: Zotye goes Concept Crazy
Published on April 20, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Small automaker Zotye, famous for keeping various Fiats alive, has big plans. It wants to be a real player in the Chinese auto market but to reach that goal it needs more and newer cars. Zotye so brought four self designed concept cars to the Shanghai Auto Show. All purely styling exercises, the vehicles don’t have an interior, engine or drivetrain. Nevertheless, ambitions we like, so here are all four of them. On the first pic the T200 small SUV.
New mini car from Zotye from China
Published on April 14, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Small Chinese automaker Zotye is famous for recycling old Fiats and Daihatsu’s. Mind; Zotye doesn’t steal, Zotye actually pays for the right to copy. A rare thing in China indeed. But this new mini car really loox like something of their own. It’ll be at the Shanghai Auto Show as a concept and no matter how ready it seems, with Zotye it can still take years before it hits the market.
Zotye Langyue Listed & Priced (yet again)
Published on February 18, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
After a long delay the new Zotye Langyue has finally been listed on the Chinese market. No joka joka on copy copy, Zotye actually paid Fiat money to get the rights to make this piece of automobile misery. It never sold well in Europe and so it won’t in China. But Zotye tries and trying is good, it would only be better if they tried it with something designed by themselves.
Zotye Langyue Listed and Priced
Published on October 14, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
One of the ugliest cars ever made is making a come back in China. Fiat sold the Multipla platform to Zotye who changed the Fiat engines for a single Mitsubishi sourced 103hp 1.6 and called it the ‘Langyue’. Price starts at 69.800 yuan and ends at 89.800. ‘Unique’ 3+3 seat configuration remains, stangely however the Langyue is also available as a 2+3 without the extra seat up front. Well, we wish Zotye the best with this thing but we don’t expect any more success than Fiat had in Europe.
Zotye 5008 EV on Sale in Guangzhou
Published on September 30, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The Zotye 5008 full electric suv went on sale in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. Guangzhou recently launched an ambitious program to become greener and cleaner, one of the ways the city does that is by giving out subsidies for electric cars.
The 5008 costs 210.000 yuan from the factory, after subsidy from the central government 150.000 yuan and Guangzhou’s subsidy makes it only 108.000 yuan for the customer. Guangzhou is also rolling out more EV charging stations around town to keep the electrics riding. Furthermore, the city introduced a lease-program for EV’s under which users can charge for free.
Expect more automakers to send their EV’s to Guangzhou soon…
Zotye 5008 Electric Policecar
Published on September 26, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Zotye brought an electric policecar to an auto-parts show in Beijing. It is called the ’5008 EV’ and based on the 5008, itself based on the Daihatsu Terios. Zotye is no BYD and bought a licence from Daihatsu for use of the platform. The 5008 EV has a range, all numers claimed by Zotye, of 200 km, a top speed of 100 km/h and uses 12kwh per 100 km by an avarage speed of 40km/h.
Production Zotye Langjie Started
Published on July 5, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Fiat sold the Palio and Siena platforms to small automaker Zotye. Earlier, Fiat sold Zotye the Multipla and Lancia Lybra platforms to Zotye as well. The Multipla went into production last year and Zotye brought the Langjun (Siena) and Langjie (Palio) to the Beijing Auto Show in April.
Production of the Langjie has now started, it is rolling of the line in Zotye’s brand new factory in Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. Price from 50.000 to 70.000 yuan. Engine a Mitsubishi-sourced 1.3 with 65kw and 115nm and a 1.5 with 88kw and 147nm. Production of the Langjun will start soon.
Beijing Auto Show Live: Zotye Langjun and Langjie
Published on April 29, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
When Fiat ran crying from it’s joint venture with Nanjing Automotive in 2008 it sold the Palio and Siena platforms to small automaker Zotye. Earlier, Fiat sold Zotye the Multipla and Lancia Lybra platforms. The Multipla went into production last year and now the Palio and Siena are ready. Above the Langjun, Zotye’s take on the Siena with a brand new front and back.
Zotye Revives Fiat Siena and Palio
Published on April 15, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
When Fiat ran crying from it’s joint venture with Nanjing Automotive in 2008 it sold the Palio and Siena platforms to small automaker Zotye. Earlier Fiat sold Zotye the Multipla and Lancia Lybra platforms. Zotye managed to get the Multipla in production about a year ago and now they are readying the Siena and Palio for the Beijing Auto Show. Zotye didn’t go the easy way and made a MG-like new front on the Siena (above).
