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Sunday, Nov 1
QQ3 to be given a massive facelift!
The QQ3 is ultimately the Chinese peoples car, France had its 2CV, the UK had the mini (and not the MINI), Germany had the Beetle and Italy had the Fiat 500. The launch of the QQ signified the rise of the Chinese automotive industry and what was to come; a wave of clones filled Western auto media...
Monday, Oct 19
Fiat says they’ve never copied a car ever, especially not a Greatwall effort
It will be interesting how this most recent Fiat-GWM spat will play out, the Chinese court system has before ruled in GWM’s favor by saying that the Perry is not a clone of the Fiat Panda, however an Italian judge ruled against GWM and refused to allow the Perry into Europe.
Tuesday, Sep 1
Guangzhou-Fiat hoping to get license to sell Fiats
Fiat-Guangzhou are reportedly looking for official approval to begin import sales of Alfa Romeo cars in China. Other Fiat models such as the Fiat 500 are also expected to hit the streets in China to give competition to the MINI line up. The 500 Fiat costs between 100,000rmb and 160,000rmb in...
Tuesday, Aug 11
Guangzhou-Fiat hoping to gain business license in October
Fiat and Guangzhou Auto are hoping to receive their business license for their recently minted joint venture later this month according to recent news reports. This is Fiat’s second joint venture agreement in China after its first joint venture with Nanjing Auto died a fiery death in Dec...
Tuesday, Jun 23
GWM Perry: Starting price at 36,900RMB
The Pery looks nothing like a Fiat Panda, or exactly like a Fiat Panda depending on which countries courts you believe, but as the Panda starts at around 10,000GBP, and Perry at 3,600GBP we we’d prefer the GWM offering and save a few RMB.
Friday, Jun 5
Fiat Linea to be made in Guangzhou
The Fiat Linea is set to be the first Fiat to be made in China in two years via the recently signed and sealed Fiat-Guangzhou Auto JV. The JV is still awaiting central government approval, but this hurdle is likely to be an easy one to cross, as Fiat are expected to invest a lot of [...]
Thursday, Jun 4
Roewe 150 Spy shots - Bland to the bone!
Roewe 150 spy shots made it onto the internet early this morning, complete with an ‘artists rendering’ of what the finished product may look like. Previous ’spy shots’ of a Roewe 250 showed a Fiat Punto with some wires hanging out from under the hood, although that was likely to have been a te...
Friday, Mar 20
Fiat and Chery postpone JV, according to WSJ
The postponement also highlights Fiat’s difficulty in making inroads in the Chinese auto market. The Italian auto maker used to produce passenger cars in partnership with Nanjing Auto, but it exited that money-losing joint venture after Nanjing Auto was merged into Shanghai-based SA...
Monday, Jan 5
Greatwall: “Copy? What Copy?” - Fiat clone claims dismissed in China
Fiat claimed that the Great Wall Perry was a total clone of the Fiat Panda, but Great Wall said otherwise. An Italian court ruled in Fiats favor, and probably less suprising, a Chinese court ruled in favor of Great Wall. Fiat declined to comment.
