Chinese automakers are gaining an increasingly larger market share of their home market, but industry insiders said they should not be overly optimistic as there is still a long way to go.
Autonomous cars are gradually driving out of science-fiction books into reality - as auto part suppliers, automakers and dotcom companies come up with continuously updated solutions.
Popular Chinese actor Jin Dong (second from right) and executives from FAW, one of the country's biggest auto groups, pose beside the new Red Flag H7 at a launch ceremony for the large sedan on Thursday in Beijing. The model retails between 249,800 yuan ($37,885) and 479,800 yuan. It has three engine options - 1.8-liter turbo four-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder and 3.0-liter V6. The 3.0-liter version produces a maximum power of 170kW/6000rpm and offers a peak torque of 300Nm/3000rpm. The sedan comes with a 6-speed automatic gearbox. It also has a slew of high-tech features, such as adaptive cruise control, a night vision system and blind spot detection. Targeting the business elite, the model competes with the likes of the Audi A6 and the Toyota Crown. The H7 is 5095mm long, 1875mm wide and 1485mm high. Actor Jin Dong, 40, is the first image ambassador of the icon Red Flag brand, according to FAW. The group's newly-installed Chairman Xu Liuping said on Thursday that the new H7
Ford Motor, looking to give its lagging Indian operations a boost, has rekindled a partnership with local SUV-maker Mahindra & Mahindra that executives hope will put it in the fast lane to sustained profitability in the expanding market.
A foreign author who once lived in Jiangsu province shared his insight in a column - that people from Nanjing have quite similar characteristics to Germans, thanks to their precision and carefulness.
In Jiangyin, a small city under the administration of Wuxi, an economic powerhouse in Jiangsu province, apparel giant Heilan Group Co is sustaining its leading position in the men's clothing sector, thanks to the rapidly emerging internet of things.
Those arriving at the Jiangsu provincial capital of Nanjing and disembarking via its central train station are welcomed with a glorious vista of the city, which is set upon the opposite shores of Xuanwu Lake.
Reporters from around the world head to economic powerhouses to learn of influence, prosperity
In Dongguan Street, part of the Nanhexia Historical Cultural Street Area, overseas reporters were very impressed by two wellpreserved tablets with Emperor Xianfeng's (1831-1861) personal calligraphy: fu, meaning luck, and shou, meaning longevity, granted to the Zhang family.
Perhaps best known for its classical gardens and winding ancient canals, Suzhou is a city of wealth, opulence and beauty.
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