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BYD E6 ready for private buyers from tomorrow

Autochina.org (Shenzhen October25) - BYD are preparing to offer the E6 electric sedan to private buyers as of tomorrow according to media reports, the Shenzhen based company have already had the car out testing in taxi ranks for several months now to evaluate the cars performance from a passengers and also a drivers point of view. The [...]

Published by AC on October 25th, 2011 at 06:10 pm

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SAIC’s Hybrid version of Roewe 750 makes market debut

Autochina.org (Shanghai October21) - The production version of SAIC’s new own brand car, the Roewe 750 Hybrid, made its market debut in Shanghai yesterday, the Beijing Times reported. Several orders have already been placed for the sedan, which will be priced at 236,800 yuan ($37,099). The 750 Hybrid (pictured) is built on the 750 1.8T platform and makes use [...]

Published by AC on October 21st, 2011 at 08:10 pm

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Reactions to new MIIT list of energy-saving vehicles muted

Autochina.org (Shanghai October21)- Reactions to the newly-released seventh revision of the list for vehicles eligible for energy-saving subsidies appear to be muted. The new list, which saw the number of vehicles eligible for the 3,000 yuan ($470) reduced to only 49, took effect at the beginning of this month. Around 90 percent of models previously eligible [...]

Published by AC on October 21st, 2011 at 08:10 pm

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MIIT releases new official list of energy-saving vehicles

Autochina.org (Shanghai October 20)- The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Commerce and National Development and Reform Commission have released the newly revised list of vehicles eligible for low emission subsidies, auto.163.com reported today. The list, which is now in its seventh incarnation, has been the focus of intense media attention, as it would [...]

Published by AC on October 20th, 2011 at 08:10 pm

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Beijing Hyundai to develop Elantra-based own brand EV

Autochina.org (Shanghai October 20) - On the week of its ninth anniversary, Beijing Hyundai announced that they would be unveiling its new own brand car at next month’s Guangzhou International Motor Show, the Beijing Times reported. The new vehicle will reportedly be an electric-powered car based on the Elantra. A gasoline-powered version will be offered soon after. Xu Heyi, [...]

Published by AC on October 20th, 2011 at 08:10 pm

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BYD focuses on new-energy vehicles, VP says

Autochina.org (Shanghai October 19) - Despite the numerous risks and challenges associated with the new energy vehicle market, BYD is committed to its current market strategy. The Beijing Youth Daily quoted BYD Vice President Lian Yubo’s annoucement on the floor of this year’s Global Automotive Forum that his company was focusing on development in three forms of energy-saving for [...]

Published by AC on October 20th, 2011 at 07:10 pm

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New Daimler-BYD EV platform to debut next April

Daimler and BYD’s new joint-developed pure electric vehicle platform will make its debut at next April’s Auto China exhibition in Beijing, evtimes.cn reported today. The news comes straight from Daimler Group CEO Dieter Zetsche, who added that the company has no similar plans to develop electric vehicle technology with any other Chinese manufacturer. He stressed [...]

Published by AC on October 16th, 2011 at 09:10 pm

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Unipower batteries set records for longest safe e-bus operation

AutoChina.org (Shandong October 14) – Electric buses equipped with Unipower Batteries has set the longest safe operation record of electric buses. The 110 plus electric buses in Linyi ran 400 days without failures with an accumulative mileage of 2.25 million km since the city’s charging station was put in operation on June 23, 2010. Unipower, [...]

Published by AC on October 14th, 2011 at 08:10 am

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Roewe 750 hybrid ready for private buyers from November

AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 13) – The first mass-production hybrid model Roewe 750 from Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corp. (SAIC) will hit market for private buyers in November, reported Southern Metropolis Daily. Only selected SAIC dealerships in Shanghai will be delivering the hybrid model, which is expected to be sold at 1,000 units annually. The car [...]

Published by AC on October 13th, 2011 at 06:10 pm

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Holley sets foot in NEV business in Anhu

NANLING, Anhui – Zhejiang-based medicine giant Holley Group Co. signed a deal with local government in Nanling County of Anhui Province to make 10,000 new energy vehicles in its economic development zone, according to news release on the local government official website. The $200 million project is expected in three phases. The first phase is [...]

Published by AC on October 12th, 2011 at 06:10 pm

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