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China's "auto city" Changchun plans to more than double vehicle production capacity to 3 million units in 2015, a local official said Friday.
While this is but one example of how the newly introduced technology in China could work for GM car owners, other domestic carmakers are also adding the technology to their vehicles.
Geely Co may have to spend at least $1.4 billion to revive Volvo Cars after buying the brand from Ford Motor, Volvo union officials said.
Chinese brands do not have ability to cash in on recalls. Dan Chinoy and Li Fangfang report from Beijing.
General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are positioning themselves to compete for return customers in China.
The parent of China's Geely Automobile has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on Wednesday.
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co, Ltd (Changan), one of China's biggest carmakers, Tuesday reported its net profit surged by 4,323.36 percent last year.
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd (JAC), an auto producer based in Hefei, will start construction on its first overseas plant to produce trucks in Vietnam in April, the company chairman said on Tuesday.
China's auto sales maintained steady growth in the first two months of 2010, buoyed by the nation's car purchase incentives and strong demand brought by the week-long Spring Festival holidays.
SAIC Motors, China's largest carmaker, said its vehicle sales rose 45 percent in February as Beijing's policy incentives continued to drive buyers into showrooms in the world's largest auto market.
China is considering offering a subsidy of as much as 60,000 yuan ($8,797) to consumers who buy a new energy vehicle, Li Yizhong, minister of Industry And Information Technology, said Monday.
Toyota has dropped from the top 10 list of the best selling cars in China this month, for the first time in years.
