Rolls-Royce celebrates 80th showroom at Auto Shanghai 2007

Rolls-Royce announced at Auto Shanghai that the company’s 80th showroom in the world has just been opened in Chengdu. The opening of the fifth Rolls-Royce showroom in Greater China signifies the company’s confidence in the region’s continued growth. The appointed Rolls-Royce Motor Cars dealer is Chengdu Sanhe Automobile Technique Co., Ltd which will operate a [...]

Shanghai Auto to Produce Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car

Shanghai Automobile Industry Corporation (Group) (SAIC), China’s leading auto producer, will produce its first independently developed hydrogen fuel-cell car under the brandname of “Shanghai”, announced Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of the SAIC Board.

Listening to the A5′s heartbeat and horn

Audi has done a great job of staying in the news lately, and the one product that’s gotten the most face time is the brand-new A5. From the minute pictures of Audi’s newest coupe were released to the media dogs, the A5 has been everywhere. We’ve posted several times on the A5 and S5, and [...]

Altima coupe on sale in May

We recently told you about the pricing of the new Altima Coupe. What we didn’t know at the time was when we would see the sharp fwd coupe on showroom floors. Well, now we do. The release date has been announced as May 25. Just in time for summertime buyers to get out and enjoy [...]

Shanghai Auto Show: Geely Mybo II concept

We showed you spy shots of this car earlier in the week, but our man on the floor in Shanghai met up with the Geely Meirenbao II on the show floor today. Apparently the Meirenbao on display today is the second generation of an earlier concept produced by Geely. The new model’s front clip has [...]

Chrysler workers making long shot bid to buy automaker

The Detroit News is reporting that a group of 25 Chrysler employees in Toledo have formed a group called the “Employee Buyout Committee” and are actively exploring the necessary steps required to see the fate of Chrysler end up in the hands of its employees. Their proposal would give Chrysler employees a 70% stake in [...]

Shanghai Auto Show: Buick Riviera Concept officially unveiled

GM publicly pulled the wraps off its Riviera concept car in Shanghai, releasing an avalanche of photos, sketches, and renderings, as well. The Riv was designed at the General’s China-based Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), and according to design honcho Ed Welburn, it is a rolling showcase of design themes that we should be [...]