Tag: china

  • All Volvo S90 sedans to be made in China

    Volvo has confirmed that China will eventually become the exclusive hub for production of its S90 sedan. That means all S90s sold in the United States will eventually be sourced from China instead of Sweden where the sedans are currently sourced from. “China will play an increasingly important part in our global manufacturing…

  • 2017 Volvo XC90 Gets Four-Seat Excellence Option

    It turns out the four-seat XC90 Excellence Volvo rolled out at last year’s Shanghai Auto Show wasn’t only developed for China’s chauffeur-driven class as the vehicle is being made available here in the United States for the 2017 model year. Billed as Volvo’s most luxurious car in its 89-year history, the XC90 Excellence…

  • Saab Owner NEVS Previews Four Next-Gen Vehicles

    Having managed to stave off its own bankruptcy by partnering with a handful of government-backed entities in China, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which acquired the assets of bankrupt automaker Saab in 2012, is now flush with cash and ready to proceed with its plans to launch a new generation of electrified cars. Speaking at…

  • 2016 Buick Envision Coming Next Summer… From China: Official

    It’s been rumored for some time that General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] could import its Chinese-made Buick Envision to the United States, and now the automaker has made it official. The small crossover, which has been in production at a plant in China’s Shandong province since 2014, will arrive in local showrooms next summer, as a…

  • BMW Previews New Compact Sedan At 2015 Guangzhou Auto Show

    The dust is just starting to settle on the floors of this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show but over in China things are heating up as the country’s Guangzhou Auto Show gets underway. It’s at this event that BMW unveiled the Compact Sedan concept, which previews a new sedan from the German automaker that we’ve…

  • 2018 Volvo XC40 Spy Shots

    Volvo recently confirmed that its first compact car based on a new modular platform being developed with China’s Geely will be launched in 2017, meaning we’ll likely see it arrive here as a 2018 model. The car will be a compact crossover dubbed the XC40, and it’s set to be joined in quick succession by…

  • 2016 Ford Taurus Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Shanghai Auto Show

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has pulled the covers off its all-new Taurus ahead of the car’s official world debut tomorrow at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. This is the classic nameplate’s first appearance in China, a market where comfy, large sedans like the Taurus are still popular, and the version being shown in Shanghai…

  • Pirelli Sold To State-Owned ChemChina, Pininfarina May Go To Mahindra

    Pirelli will be sold to state-owned China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) after shareholders for the Italian tire manufacturer agreed to the deal, estimated to be worth 7.3 billion euros (approximately $8 billion). Pirelli is the fifth largest tire manufacturer in the world and is known for its performance rubber, namely the P Zero range, while…

  • 2016 Kia Optima First Look

    Here’s our first look at the all-new 2016 Kia Optima sedan debuting next week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. It was at the New York event back in 2010 that Kia broke off the shackles of lame, design by committee styling when it unveiled its striking, third-generation Optima. The vehicle quickly became the…