Posts Tagged ‘taxi’
Geely Englon TX4 ‘London Taxi’ becomes a Private Limousine in China
Published on May 2, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Geely is the biggest shareholder in Magna Holdings, the maker of the iconic TX4 London Taxi. Geely also makes the TX4 in China where it is sold as Englon TX4, Englon means ‘England-London’. The TX4 sells mostly to taxi companies but private buyers can get it too. Price starts at 208.000 yuan but this white example on pic costs 288.000 yuan. Why so much? Well, you are not going to believe this…
Taxi drivers in China will get subsidy to offset hike in fuel price
Published on March 22, 2012 by Joey Wang
Taxi drivers nationwide will receive a subsidy of around 300 yuan ($47.50) a month to offset the second hike in fuel prices this year, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.
The government on Tuesday raised gasoline and diesel prices by 600 yuan a ton. As a result, the retail price of mid-grade gasoline will increase by 6 percent and benchmark diesel by 7 percent.
Yema F16 ‘Audi A4′ electric taxi from China
Published on March 2, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Yet another electric taxi project in China. This is the Yema F16 EV taxi. One hundred very green Yema F16′s will be put to work in the Longquanyi District in the great city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province. Chengdu is also Yema’s hometown.
Leap year bug crashes fare meters in 1500 cabs in China
Published on March 2, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The “leap year bug” crashed the fare meters of 1500 cabs in the great city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province. The chips in the meters didn’t include February 29, a date that comes around only every four years. On pic affected cabs waiting to get their meters repaired at specially designated service stations on February 29 in Guangzhou. Via: ChinaDaily.
Chang’an E30 electric taxi in Beijing
Published on March 1, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A new electric taxi demonstration project in Beijing. One hundred Chang’an E30 electric taxi’s will roam the streets of faraway Fangshan District where Chang’an has a new factory. I saw this new Chinese electric car up close last weekend at a ‘Clean Energy Expo’ here in town.
Spotted in China: Hongqi CA 7202E3 Shijixing taxi
Published on January 30, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A very nice Hongqi CA 7202E3 Shijixing taxi seen here parked on a street in Beijing. The Hongqi (Red Flag) CA7202 series were based on the Audi 100 that was made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture in Changchun, Jilin Province. FAW, First Auto Works, is also the owner of the iconic Hongqi brand.
Spotted in China: Geely Englon TX4 taxi
Published on January 21, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Seen on a cold winter day in Beijing, this Geely Englon TX4 taxi. The TX4 is produced by Manganese Bronze Holdings / The London Taxi Company in Great Britain but since 2007 made in China as well, by Geely which sells it under the Englon-brand. Geely has a majority of shares in Manganese. Englon stands for ‘England-London’.
Taxi! Citroen Fukang gets There fast in China
Published on January 7, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A Chinese taxi driver found his Citroen Fukang taxi a tad too boring and decided to sex things up with a neat aero-kit. Well, job well done. The good old Fukang is based on the Citroen ZX and was made in China by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture. Production finally ended in 2008, the Fukang has since been replaced by the c-Elysee.
Old Pic: a Police woman and a Hyundai Sonata Police car in China
Published on January 6, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very nice old pic from a very sexy lady on a police equipment show in China with a Hyundai Sonata police car. It is 2002 and the first China-made Sonata is just launched on the Chinese car market, based on the facelifted 4th generation model.
China Toy Car: Beijing Taxi
Published on March 7, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
A very nice 1:43 model of a Beijing Beijing-Hyundai taxi, found it for 3 US dollar in the supermarkt in my street. The colors are fine, wheels as the real thing and scale well done. But the panel gaps are a bit on the wide side and Beijing Taxi’s don’t have blackened windows. Nevertheless, considering the price a nice addition to my collection.
