BMW: Expanding support for charitable causes

China Charity Federation BMW Warm Heart Fund third Anniversary Warm Heart Night was held in Chongqing on Oct 18, 2011. Besides sharing the experience of a sustainable public welfare fund established in 2008 by the German premium carmaker, BMW also announced a new donation of 20 million yuan ($3.1 million) to BMW Warm-Heart Fund, and the roll out of its "BMW Joy Home" Children Care Program, which would bring Warm Heart Fund to a new stage and extend its corporate social responsibility efforts.

Spotlight on homegrown brands at Macao auto expo

MACAO - The largest-ever automobile exposition in Macao special administrative region was on show from Oct 28 to 30 at the Venetian Resort Hotel, with a rich display of around 300 vehicles with both Chinese and foreign nameplates.

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BAIC forms aviation venture

World Golf Championships: The showdown in Shanghai

The 2011 HSBC Champions is gathering one of the most international fields ever assembled at a World Golf Championships (WGC) with 18 nations to be represented in the season finale Nov 3 to 6 at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai.

Poulter envisions an 'exciting week of golf'

Thirty-five-year-old English golfer Ian Poulter said he is "really looking forward to the HSBC Champions" at Shanghai's Sheshan course, the final World Golf Championship of the season.

Tiger fades, host of new winners emerge

Something is happening in the golf world: 10 of the last 11 Major champions have been first-time winners.

A major innovator in seawater desalination

Two Chinese low-temperature seawater desalination systems, which went into operation at a coal-fired power plant in Indonesia in October, are the first equipment of their kind to be exported overseas.

ChemChina is taking its responsibilities seriously, both at home and abroad

One of China's leading chemical products manufacturers is making a real effort to live up to its social responsibility as a corporate citizen and has taken it on itself to promote the development of the chemical industry, according to a recent company report.

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Toyota to produce hybrid vehicles by 2015

CHANGSHU, Jiangsu province - Toyota Motor Corp announced over the weekend that it will produce hybrid vehicles and key components in China in 2015 to cash in on the fledgling yet promising market for green cars.

China's Foreign brand design centers

As China carries more weight in the global auto market, foreign carmakers have opened new R&D facilities in the country to better respond to local customer needs. Moves earlier this year include:

BMW 9-month sales surpass full 2010 tally

BEIJING - The world's largest premium carmaker BMW Group sold more than 177,000 vehicles on the Chinese mainland in the first three quarters this year to surpass its 2010 full-year tally.