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Nissan Motor Co's factory in central China is making cars almost 24 hours a day, yet Pan Xiaowei still waited three months for her new Tiida compact to arrive at the dealership.
If you ever wondered how wealthy Chinese spend their money, here is some insight from Hurun, a research firm specialized in tracking China's rich and famous.
Mercedes-Benz marked 2009 as their "best year ever" in China with sales in the mainland soaring 77 percent to 68,500 vehicles, German-US auto giant Daimler Chrysler said Tuesday.
French auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroen would recall 14 of its 308 SW model sold to the Chinese mainland due to faulty bolt, China's product quality watchdog said Tuesday.
Official figures Monday confirmed China had overtaken the United States to become the world's top auto maker and market in 2009 boosted by government stimulus measures.
China's first electric carmaker BYD displayed its e6 and F3DM electric vehicles at the North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) which opened in the US auto city of Detroit on Monday.
Everything that Warren Buffett mentions an interest in turns magically to gold, or at least it appears to in China.
Last year was a remarkable one for China's automobile industry. Not only did the country snatch the crown as the world's largest car market from the United States, Chinese companies also branched out to buy up foreign brands and assets.
China has overtaken the United States to become the world's biggest auto market for the first time, with the annual sales exceeding 13.64 million units in 2009, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Monday.
China overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and auto makers should see stronger growth this year, an industry group said on Jan 8.
To Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group, his pursuit of Swedish luxury brand Volvo is the story of a swain courting a princess. Last month when the Zhejiang-based Geely settled commercial terms to buy the Sweden-based Volvo division from US company Ford for an estimated price of $2 billion, the Chinese businessman finally received a nod of approval from his regal heartthrob.
German auto giant Volkswagen AG posted a 36.7 percent surge in 2009 China sales to maintain the top position it has held for more than 20 consecutive years.
