<http://www.china4auto.com/images/logo_china4auto.jpg> 2007-10-19 No.14 Industry China passenger vehicle sales increase 25% in first 9 months <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44562>
Sales of passenger vehicles in China rose by 25 percent in the first nine months of 2007 over the same period last year while sales of BMW, Honda and Ford autos saw even larger gro…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44562> ] China's sedan prices to drop 4% this year <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44563> The sedan price in Chinese market will continue to decline in the remaining part of this year and it will drop 4 percent by the end of this year, according to a report released by …... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44563> ] <http://www.china4auto.com/adv/url.asp?id=65> Auto markets Shuanghuan car goes on sale in Europe <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44554> Car retailer Martin Motors says it will launch a renamed Shuanghuan Noble in nine European markets by May.Martin Motors is determined to sell the China-built small car in Europe despite a le…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44554> ] Toyota can't stop Chinese clone of old RAV4 <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44555> Toyota Motor Corp. says it will strengthen its efforts to get design patents for its models in worldwide markets. The decision comes after the Jonway UFO, a China-built crossover that closel…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44555> ] Fiat sues Great Wall over look-alike <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44556> Fiat says it has sued Great Wall Motor Co. to prevent the Chinese carmaker from selling a new small car called the Peri.In April, Fiat started in Turin a legal action for Europe. A similar a…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44556> ] BYD says it will sell plug-in hybrids <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44561> BYD Auto Co. says it will start selling cars with plug-in hybrid powertrains in the second half of 2008. The car can go as far as 100 kilometers (62 miles) powered by batteries alone.The com…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44561> ] Part markets FAW developing 5 engines for own brands <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44557> China FAW Group Corp. will debut at least five new engines for passenger vehicles next year, including two diesels for sedans, a source from FAW says."The engines are now under testing …... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44557> ] Great Wall develops new engines <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44558> Great Wall Motor Co. plans to produce five small gasoline engines for several cars awaiting production permits from the central government.Gao Dingwei, chief engine engineer at Great Wall, s…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44558> ] Magna Powertrain opens r&d center in China <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44559> Magna Powertrain has established its first powertrain r&d center in China. The center has a lubricating and acceleration bench that can test engines up to 9,000 rpm. The test bench can i…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44559> ] Exedy expands torque converter plant <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44560> Japanese clutch-maker Exedy Corp. is spending about 10 billion yen ($87 million) to expand its operations in Shanghai so it can meet rising demand for automatic transmissions in China.The i…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44560> ] Comments <http://www.china4auto.com/images/xiao.gif> Chinese automakers need quality revolution <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44553> When Chinese supplier companies got together in Wuhan for their annual meeting in September, they argued two crucial topics: exporting and quality. "They were talking about how quality must be first," says Frank Chou, who works for the PAC Group consultancy in…... [Details <http://www.china4auto.com/news/showe.aspx?id=44553> ] Timeroute Enterprise Group Timeroute Automobile Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Tel: 021-32110091-820 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pau-mikro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pau-mikro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
